Travelblog LA#16: Tikal & Uaxactun – Guatemala

  9th – 12th July, 2023   After being in the Flores area for over five days, I finally visited its main attraction. The world-renowned, UNESCO-accredited, former capital of the Mayan world: Tikal. And I am not afraid to admit that it is worth the hype. The only reason I refrained this long was notContinue reading “Travelblog LA#16: Tikal & Uaxactun – Guatemala”

Travelblog#37: El Nido & Puerto Princesa – the Philippines

14th-19th January, 2015 El Nido, with its dramatic landscape of limestone mountains and white sand beaches, is the top tourist destination in Palawan. When we reached there we were greeted by the usual signs of a popular beach experiencing growing pains – inflated prices, cluttered streets, white people outnumbering Asian – but I had alreadyContinue reading “Travelblog#37: El Nido & Puerto Princesa – the Philippines”