Three years ago, this exact spot was where my brother proposed to his ex-fiancee. The whole family planned it all along. Sadly, some things are not meant to be, but this place will always leave a trace of that memory. So when we dropped by for a short stop over while we were cruising on a motorbike,I can't help myself from remembering that time.

Along Coron Busuanga Highway before reaching town, Coron Westown Resort Hotel proudly sits atop a hill.The kind that will draw your attention while driving along a tree lined road. This quietly elegant and inadvertently imposing structure welcomes us after an hour flight from Manila.

My husband and I went for a post-baby honeymoon getaway.  We agreed to treat ourselves. This served as our late birthday gifts by booking  four days and three nights in this resort haven.  

If you're wondering where to eat in Coron, Palawan, Philippines, here's another interesting discovery. 

Los Guapos. It was among the list of restaurants to visit on Trip Advisor. It wasn't there yet when I visited early last year. Much to our curiosity and a mood for Mexican cuisine, we were happy to have found the place. 

It is located at the ground floor of Casa Coron Hotel along Calle Real, Poblacion 2, right across Coron Eco Lodge. It is hard to miss.  This inviting and well-lit  place opens up to the street.  

"Sometimes, despite all the careful planning we have prepared well ahead, life will throw a curve ball." 

Remember in my previous post, I sent a box of baby items several weeks in advance before our trip? Well, that box never made it.


A package of this size usually arrives within a month or 45 days at the most.  Unfortunately, while we were in Manila, the shipping company informed us that this box of milk, diapers, crib, clothes and presents for the family were stuck somewhere in a ship in Singapore.  The failed idea of a declared truck ban in Manila that was recently lifted caused shipping congestion that didn't help either.  Large containers queued for days in the narrow streets of Manila port. It was a huge logistics mess.

On our second day in Manila, after the first phone call of tracking the box, I had a gut feeling, we will leave the Philippines and we will never set sight on this package.

I've learned that no matter how much planning or managing we do, we simply can't control everything in life.