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Lighthouse at Brooke’s Point, Palawan

March 4, 2013 by Josiah Leave a Comment

After our adventure trek to Bacbacan Falls, Makinit Hot Spring and Cabcaben River the next stop of our Tricycle tour around Brooke’s Point, Palawan would be to go around their town proper. And our goal was to visit the famous lighthouse reportedly build by Sir James Brooke himself. We went there after a quick visit at St. Joseph Parish Church, also located at the town proper.

Brooke's Point Lighthouse as seen from the beach near Port Miller, Palawan

Brooke’s Point Lighthouse as seen from the beach near Port Miller

Upon arrival at the Brooke’s Point Lighthouse, the gate was closed and we asked around on how we could get to the other side of the gate to get near the lighthouse. A lady pointed us to a Philippine Coast Guard, one of the few that were guarding and operating the lighthouse. We asked kindly if we could enter to get close to the lighthouse and luckily, he opened the gate and let us through.

There were two lighthouse inside. One was tall, white and new, it was the new and operational one to guide seafarers. The smaller one was the original lighthouse that was believed to be build by the British explorer Sir James Brooke.

Brooke's Point Lighthouses

Dong Ho was the first one to go up the smaller lighthouse while I was observing a peculiar stove that borders between the medieval and the modern.

Posted in: Brooke's Point, Palawan Tagged: Brooke's Point, Palawan, Lighthouse, Palawan, Sir James Brooke, Southern Palawan

How much did I spend on our trip to Southern Palawan

September 1, 2012 by Josiah 4 Comments

I’ve been wanting to visit Southern Palawan lately as it remains a total mystery to me. I’ve been planning and researching for quite some time but there is minimal information about Southern Palawan in terms of where to go. Fortunately, Dong Ho of EscapeIslands.com messaged me last March and we planned to go around Southern Palawan for 3 days in late August.

Rio Tuba Pier

Rio Tuba Pier

Time passed and it was time to meet Dong Ho at the Puerto Princesa airport. Unfortunately, I got busy for the past few months so I had minimal idea on where to go and how to get there. So when we met that’s when I asked “What’s our plan?”, Dong Ho answered go as south as possible. It was simple and easy to understand – I like it!

Without breakfast, we went straight to the San Jose Terminal and rode the earliest van going to Rio Tuba which is a 4 hours and 30 minute ride from Puerto Princesa. And the rest is an epic adventure through the towns of Rio Tuba, Brooke’s Point and Narra.

Posted in: Brooke's Point, Palawan, Narra, Palawan, Palawan, Rio Tuba, Bataraza, Palawan Tagged: Bataraza, Brooke's Point, Palawan, Narra, Palawan, Rio Tuba, Southern Palawan

12 for 2012 Travel Project

January 14, 2012 by Josiah 39 Comments

Since Lakas ng Trip is turning 2 years old this coming February I decided to take a leap of faith by leveling up this travel blog with a travel project. I present to you my 12 for 2012 Travel Project.

What’s 12 for 2012 Travel Project?

12 for 2012 stands for 12 local destinations for the year 2012. Each month of 2012 I will be travelling to a place here in the Philippines to establish contacts, create detailed travel guides and create budgets & itineraries to help travellers plan their trips on the places that I will visit.

Why are you doing this?

One of my goals is to encourage Filipinos to travel around our country. The more we travel, the more we will see how special the beaches, mountains, waterfalls and our culture is and how great a country we have.

I want to tell you how beautiful places in the Philippines are, but I want to tell you more on how to get there, what you can do, where you can stay and where you can eat for you to be able to personally experience how magnificent it is to travel around the Philippines.

What mode of travel will you be doing?

BackpackingThe mode of travel that I do is backpacking and that’s what I also encourage people to do. Backpacking is a form of travel that supports small businesses such as tricycles, jeepneys, bangkas, sari-sari stores, affordable lodgings and karinderyas.The more you do backpacking in the Philippines the more you help Filipinos to have a sustainable income for a living.

Backpacking is also a form of travel that also supports your thirst for an adventure by not eating much of your hard-earned money but still provides you with the same great experience. Plus you also get to know more about the places you visit by talking more with the locals.

But that does not stop this blog from featuring comfortable alternatives. The goal is for Filipinos to travel regardless of the type of travel you do.

What are the 12 places you plan to visit for 2012?

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