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Bear Cats (or Binturong) on Palawan
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis Bear Cat or Binturong I'm in love. They are furry, and have the sweetest faces. Above is a close up on one of the fuzzy guys. Or maybe she is a girl? Palawan Bear Cats, also known as Binturong. Two Bear Cat Friends The dictionary definition: binturong |binˈtoŏrô ng | noun A tree-dwelling Asian…
Win a Piglet!
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis Piglet Raffle Promo This sign really gave me the giggles. Anyone in need of a piglet? Let me know, I'll see if I can enter your name in the monthly raffle.
Bona’s Chaolong on Palawan – Vietnamese-Filipino Beef Stew
by Donna Amis Davis / @DonnaAmisDavis View of Bona's from Manalo Street For a quick, delicious meal in Puerto Princesa, on your way to or from the Underground River, you can't beat Bona's Chaolong on Manalo Street. Vietnamese-style beef stew noodles, with a Palawan twist! To find Bona's Chaolong, go to the end of the National Highway, past the Provincial Capital complex,…
La Jolla Coast Walk – Could Anything Be Prettier?
La Jolla Shores View from Coast Walk If you visit San Diego, don't miss the views from the La Jolla Coast Walk! You'll see surfers, ocean kayakers, sea lions, pelicans, bluffs, and the wide Pacific. A quintessentially Southern California experience. I'll admit, I took these pictures in April, on a beautiful spring day, nasturtiums and daisies blooming. If you visit…
Marston Matting – WWII Leftovers on Palawan
by Donna Amis Davis - @donnaamisdavis Recently I was doing some research came across the official name of a common Philippine item. Everywhere you go in the Philippines, you see fencing made from this stuff: Old Puerto Princesa Home with WWII Fence It is called Marston matting. When we first arrived in the Philippines, more than 30 years ago, a…
Road Food
by Donna Amis Davis I'm republishing this post from a year ago for my new readers. A huge thank you for you who have liked and commented and followed this blog. You are the best! As far as Donna is concerned, the best part of any road trip is the snacks. Munching makes miles move. Especially on Palawan buses, if…
Palawan — One of 20 Best Trips of 2011 — National Geographic
Underground River Entrance Palawan was honored to make National Geographic's list of the 20 Best Trips for 2011. And a warm Philippine welcome to all the visitors who are taking NatGeo's good advice and visiting this beautiful island! Puerto Princesa, and the rest of the island has many wonderful places to see and things to do. If you are a…
New Year’s Eve on Palawan – It Ain’t San Diego, Baby
by Donna Amis Davis Top three signs that you aren't in San Diego on December 31st: 1. Fireworks on New Year's Eve instead of the Fourth of July. 2. Stall after stall of firecrackers for sale. They are illegal there, but not here. So be warned, New Year's Eve gets crazy with sparkles, noise and smoke. 3. Piles of fresh…
My Novel’s Plot in One Sentence
This evening I crafted the log-line of my novel. The log-line is the seed idea, or what your novel is about in one sentence. It's the pitch. I want to thank Kristen Lamb for her outstanding post about Keeping Focused & Nailing the Pitch - Understand the "Seed Idea". Also, Nathan Bradsford, with his meaty advice: Do You Have a…
Palawan Grocery Store Dancers
by Donna Amis Davis Several times a day, the employees at the NCCC grocery and department store in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, line up in the aisles and do a choreographed dance to NCCC's theme song. They were good-natured enough to allow me to video them.