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Great pics, do post more! How many days were you in Spain?

^ Thank you for your kind words!

Coron is not at all remote/isolated. It's just a 45 minute flight from Manila like I mentioned. Re. the safety, it seemed very safe to me. I have not heard of any untoward incidents in those parts.

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Another entry I wrote about the trip, mentioned how to get there. And yes, it involves flying to Manila then taking a domestic flight to Busuanga (Coron). http://wanderme.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/coron/ banana island - i like how this place has a crescent-shaped cove another boat shot...

Came back from Coron (Palawan) in Philippines over the labor day weekend. Some stunning landscapes situated in a place not too far from Manila. Some of the land/sea-scapes are a bit similar to places like Krabi or Ha Long Bay -- Palawan is that elongated Philippine island situated nearest to...

^ There for holidays. Yes, most people were ok with taking photos! People in general were very hospitable and welcoming to foreigners

Continued... Rooftop of the coronation hall of the ark fortress in bukhara Moving on to the next city -- Samarkand. This is the Registan which is one of the most impressive ensembles I've seen in the Islamic world. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. the beehive pattern...

A child in Bukhara. What I like about Uzbekistan is that the vendors are not so pushy. People are hospitable and willing to accommodate requests for photographs without asking for anything in return. the walls of the ark fortress in bukhara, was where the rulers lived before soviet occupation...

Continued... Another view of Khiva the unfinished minaret -- there are several stories as to why this minaret is only built half-way a friendly gatekeeper moving to the next city, Bukhara. This is the Kalon Mosque, an architectural highlight if I may say so the...

Went to Uzbekistan for a week-long trip last month. Here are my pictures. My pictures are nowhere up to par to the pros here. But I thought I'd just share my pictures as (I think) nobody here has posted about Uzbekistan before. It's a new place for forum regulars here to see. :) You can...

2012 Feb - Rajasthan, India (booked!) April - Spain / Portugal (hopefully!) May - Coron, Palawan, Philippines (booked!) August - North Korea (hopefully!)

Bukitimah: I went to Laos last year and covered the same places. Wrote about my trip in my blog, hope this helps: November to Feb is the best time to go there. It's a bit cool, and on most days there'd hardly be a cloud in the sky. My Trip to Laos

Some of the places make you feel like you are in the Aladdin story, in the city of Agrabah...