Doha (Arabic: الدوحة‎) is the capital of the peninsular Arabian Gulf country Qatar is a modern city on Doha Bay. Once a fishing village dependent on pearl diving, Doha was founded in 1825. It was officially declared as the country’s capital in 1971, when Qatar gained independence from being a British Protectorate. Following the accession of […]

Venice and its lagoon are a UNESCO World Heritage site used to be an independent republic, and remains one of Italy‘s most important cities. This sanctuary on a lagoon is virtually the same as it was six hundred years ago. Venice, the world’s only pedestrian city, is easily walkable, and the absence of cars makes […]

Pass Island is part of the Calamianes group of islands in the Philippine province of Palawan, which includes Coron Island and Busuanga. Pass Island is registered in Coron, Palawan but geographically speaking, it is part of Bay Concepcion, Busuanga, located at around 30 kilometers off the port of Coron. Private and secluded, with white sand beaches and a […]

Coron also refers to Coron town on neighbouring Busuanga Island where the airport and most accommodation is located, as well as daytime boat trips that are the only way to visit the tribe-protected Coron island itself. Coron is best known for world-class WWII-era wreck diving, though the area also offers limestone karst landscapes, crystal-clear freshwater lakes and shallow-water coral […]

AL FARO COSMIO is a lighthouse resort on Busuanga Island, Palawan Philippines. AL FARO meaning ‘lighthouse”. COSMIO, the spirit of nature. An environment for body and mind, combining nature with functional comfort and design in a real lighthouse resort. You will be taken by speedboat over to the pier of AL FARO COSMIO hotel, right at the […]

Coron Island is the ancestral domain of an indigenous tribe who manage the island in a sustainable way, keeping outsiders at a distance and offshore at night. A wedge-shaped mountainous island, dominated by steep cliffs and rock formations made of limestone of Jurassic origin. Coron Island is the third-largest island in the Calamian Islands in northern Palawan in the Philippines, about 170 […]

Boracay is a tropical island about an hour’s flight from Manila in the Philippines. It has superb long white sand beaches, and is one of the country’s most developed tourist destinations. Boracay is a small island in the Philippines located approximately 315 km (196 mi) south of Manila. The island is approximately 7 km long, dog-bone shaped with the […]

El Nido is a coastal town in Palawan comprised of 45 islands and islets;  beaches, clear waters, jungle, steep limestone cliffs and stunning inlets make for one of the world’s most beautiful seascapes. Before El Nido became a popular tourist destination, fishing and harvesting swift nests “Nido” were the main source of income. Nowadays tourism has become […]