OASIS VILLA 

(Oasis Villa, San Rafael --- Puerto Princesa City, Palawan)

Located at Km 59 of the North National Highway is a resort owned and operated by the Rengels.

(Oasis Villa, San Rafael --- Puerto Princesa City, Palawan)

Oasis Villa is a private resort in San Rafael Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines.

(Oasis Villa, San Rafael --- Puerto Princesa City, Palawan)

The Palawenya Explorer's TOP 5 Must-visit Places in PALAWAN! :)

1. TAYTAY

"La Estrella Del Norte", or "The Star of the North" when translated in English, aptly describes the Municipality of Taytay.
Taytay is not as famous as El Nido and Coron, but this municipality has a lot to offer too. Unknown to most of the tourists, Taytay also has a lot of beautiful beaches. And it has a lot of other things to offer to its visitors, like the Irrawaddy dolphin watching tour, island hopping and exploring beautiful lakes and waterfalls.

Read more about Taytay here.

(Taytay, Palawan Philippines)

(Taytay, Palawan Philippines)

(Taytay, Palawan Philippines)

(Corto Del Mar------Coron, Palawan Philippines)

Combining Mediterranean elegance and the local charm of Busuanga Island, Corto del Mar continuously attracts more and more tourists to experience this little piece of paradise.

(Corto Del Mar's Facade)

From the zest of a city to the brilliance of nature, let the Palawenya Explorer lead you to a wonderful destination.

72 Kilometers away from the city proper of Puerto Princesa is an amazing hidden natural wonder.

(Olanguan Falls--- Brgy. Binduyan PPC, Palawan Philippines)

Come on Bamonos, join the Palawenya explorer as she explores this epic hidden creation of God.

(Olanguan Falls--- Brgy. Binduyan PPC, Palawan Philippines)

(Olanguan Falls--- Brgy. Binduyan PPC, Palawan Philippines)

Along with my cousin and two of her office mates, we navigated our way to baranggay Binduyan to visit the Olanguan Waterfalls.

The municipality of Roxas in the northern part of the beautiful paradise of Palawan has some of the unspoiled and epic white sand beaches in the province.

(Tumarbong Roxas, Palawan, Philippines)

Sitio Olanguan of baranggay Tumarbong in Roxas, Palawan  is home to some of the finest beaches in the municipality.

(The stunning view from the sandbar)

Come and Join the Palawenya Explorer as she explores this Baranggay called "Tumarbong".

(Tumarbong Roxas, Palawan, Philippines)

It was last March 26, 2014 when my family and i passed by this restaurant along Abanico Road near Tiniguiban.

(The facade of the restaurant)

Its bright yellow, red and blue colors caught my attention when we passed by the area. My curiosity about this restaurant grew more when i saw the artistic signages posted outside the restaurant which says Fajitas, Quesadillas, Nachos Etc. Another nice place for Mexican Food in Puerto, yey!!

(Burgos Street Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Philippines)

Along the street called Burgos lies a very old family restaurant.

(Ignacio's Restaurant---- Burgos St. PPC Palawan Philippines)

This restaurant is one of the oldest restaurants in the city of Puerto Princesa.

(Ignacio's Restaurant---- Burgos St. PPC Palawan Philippines)

(Lagen Island Resort, El Nido Palawan Philippines)

One of the famous luxury resorts in the Philippines is El Nido Resorts' Lagen Island Resort.

(Lagen Island Resort, El Nido Palawan Philippines)

It is an eco-luxury Island Resort located at one of the beautiful islands of El Nido in the Northern part of the beautiful province of Palawan, Philippines.

(Manalo Ext. PPC, Palawan, Philippines)

(Manalo Ext. PPC, Palawan, Philippines)

(Hukad Resto, Manalo Ext. PPC, Palawan)

Hukad sa Golden Cowrie is now in Palawan! They're located at Manalo Ext. Puerto Princesa City, Palawan (near Haim Chicken Inato and One Manalo Place).

(Hukad Resto, Manalo Ext. PPC, Palawan)

The word "Hukad" is a Cebuano term for the Tagalog word, "Hain". Hukad sa Golden Cowrie is a Filipino restaurant. Originally from Cebu, this restaurant chain offers authentic Pinoy dishes.

(Bellini's Italian Resto, Cubao Expo QC)

Bellini's Italian Resto, also known as the barkada restaurant in the movie One More Chance, is an authentic Italian resto in the heart of Cubao Expo.

(Bellini's Italian Resto, Cubao Expo QC)

The place is super cozy and it is a perfect dating place!

(Cafe' Dominic by: TCB---Sto. Domingo QC)

Looking for a place with unlimited coffee and cakes?

(Cafe' Dominic by: TCB, Sto. Domingo QC)

They have it here at Cafe' Dominic.

(Cafe' Dominic by: TCB, Sto. Domingo QC)

(Cafe' Dominic by: TCB, Sto. Domingo QC)

Located at the compound of the Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City is a coffee shop called Cafe' Dominic. You can find them at Quezon Ave. corner Biak na Bato side of the church compound.

I have long been wanting to visit this restaurant called The Gypsy's Lair. So, when my cousin asked me to bring her to this place, I immediately said yes and planned our Gypsy's Lair food trip adventure right away!

(Gypsy's Lair Puerto Princesa City, Palawan)

We chose to eat at the second floor of the restaurant because of its cozy ambiance.

(Gypsy's Lair Puerto Princesa City, Palawan)

(Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, Trinoma)

I just can't help it! I super love the place! It's like every little girl's tea party dream brought to life.

(Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, Trinoma)

(Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, Trinoma)

(Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, Trinoma)

(Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, Trinoma)

(Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, Trinoma)

A cute princess tea time experience awaits you here at a Bakery called Vanilla Cupcakes!

It's almost a year after my graduation.

(University of Santo Tomas, Espanya Manila Philippines-- 2014)

The last time i was in UST was during the month of April year 2013.

(Quadri Centennial Park, UST Espanya Manila)

This year, i'm back. Not to pursue further studies, but to reminisce my college life with my long-time college bff's, the JaNiFuJo. It's just a bit sad that the Fu in JaNiFuJo wasn't able to join us in our USTe food tripping adventure. In spite of that, we happily continued our food adventure in Espanya.

(Plaza Mayor UST Espanya Manila Philippines)

(Plaza Mayor UST Espanya Manila Philippines)

Along with two of my friends, Joana and Nicole, we went back to our college lives by going back to our favorite food stalls in and outside the university.

(L-R Nicole and Joana, my co-foodtrippers for the day)

Our first stop, the D2B Multi-ventures at the ground floor of the UST Multi-deck car park.

(D2B Multi-Ventures GF UST Multi-deck Carpark, Espanya Manila)

(Cantonese Dimsum Houses's Fried Sharksfin with rice, P60)

T'was first on our list cause This is what i was really super craving for! 

(Fried Sharksfin with rice, P60)

Aside from having some of the most awesome beaches in the world, El Nido also has interesting places for foodies!

(Bacuit Bay, El Nido Palawan Philippines-- December 2013)

But before we get to that appetizing part of the blog, let me first narrate to you the story on how The Palawenya Explorer came up with her El Nido Food Adventure.

(El Nido Town's beach-- December 2013)

I have always loved Pho! And my love for this awesome Vietnamese noodle soup, more popularly known as Pho or Chaolong, had me searching for the best beef stew noodle soup here in our beautiful province of Palawan.

Nitchie's Vietnamese Noodle Soup House

At the top of my list of  the best chaolong houses in Puerto Princesa (which has the most delicious vietnamese Beef stew noodle soup) is Bona's Chaolong. However, last December 10, 2013, when we tried Nitchie's Vietnamese Noodle House, i've had a change of heart.

Owned by the family of the late House Speaker Ramon "Monching" V. Mitra Jr. is a popular and most frequented tourist spot in the city of Puerto Princesa.

Welcome to our next stop, the Mitra Ranch!

(Mitra Ranch  Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Philippines)

Rancho Sta. Monica or Mitra's Ranch/Rancho ni Mitra as the locals call it, is located in Sta. Monica Heights Puerto Princesa City. It's very easy to locate this place because it is very popular.