PALAU TRAVELER'S NOTES

大家好。我現在帛琉居住。有時候，我去骑自行车 然后拍照片。你們可以看這個美麗的海島的圖片！




Biking around Koror- In Palau i found one bike shop that offers bike rental and is just a few steps away from Palau Hotel (帛琉饭店), a diver's hotel in Palau that offers the lowest hotel rates to divers and palau travelers. The bike shop is closed in the morning and only opens around 7:00 pm daily (though i'm not sure if they're open on Sundays). Biking is a lot of fun and for those who are into exercise while having fun would never mind waiting until late afternoon to get themselves a bike.

We usually go bike riding to the nearby places and ocassionaly bring with us a camera. You really never know when you'd see a beautiful spot worthy of your shot.

Palau is a small country consisting of a number of islands. Life here is simple and time passes slowly . Naturally everything follows, no rush hours unlike so many other countries. Here, we live like most of the people around the world only here we do it the island way. Most of the weekends and holidays are spent enjoying the clear blue waters of Palau. Now what could be more exciting than biking your way around Koror, Palau.

When biking, it is recommended to equip yourself with additional protection by wearing a bike helmet. For everyone here, clothes are simple, shirts and shorts are handy, wear slippers or snickers, shades will do and a hat too if you're up to it. The sun is at its hottest most of the days of the week so don't forget your sunblock as you go have fun under the sun.

Transportation is also not a problem here in Koror, Palau. Taxis can be found at the parking lots or just a phone call away. In fact, just outside Palau Hotel a Palau traveler can get a taxi or ask a hotel front desk to call a taxi for them. Riding a boat is the only way to get from one island to another or a tourist bus if you join a land tour group. My point is, if you're not into biking there are other means to go around the area.

Going north from the center of Koror (both an island and state), takes a lot of my stamina, but knowing where i want to go makes me endure cycling my bike passing the ups and downs of the main road.

These pictures were all taken in going to Malakal, the south of Koror. The first picture is a Bai, its a meeting house in the history of Palau were their leaders meet and plan actions that should be taken for their tribes. This Bai was inside the Narchamayong (a cultural center). The third picture are the small islands you will see on the right side in going Malakal, just a few meters away from Long Island Park (soon to be Palau National Park). It's a sight to behold. The picture on the middle is a lone tree i saw at the Long Island Park.

While biking back from Malakal one late afternoon, i spotted this snail at PCC (Palau Community College) pathway near the parking lot. The yellow background is attributed to the post light that was on that time. The other picture is of a Noni tree that is fast becoming known for its health benefits. Palau is now into noni production; you can find a variety of noni products at the local supermarkets.

The picture scribbled with Palau is one i took while we were in Rip Tide, a beach resort near the south end of Koror. The sky was partly cloudy so the sun was still in hiding even at around 9:30 am that Sunday morning. And lastly, here is a glimpse of a rock island here in Palau. Mushroom shaped and uninhabited. A Palau Traveler gets to see a lot more of this when they visit Palau Rock Islands.

There are still more in Palau that you can explore. A lot of tours are arranged every day. You can pick your choice where you'd want to go first either do the marine tours like diving, snorkeling, kayaking or the land tours for visiting museums, tourist spots, trekking/hiking or going to Ngatpang and Ngarrard waterfalls.

Either way, you are sure to witness the beauty that Palau is now beginning to be known. Palau, one of the best dive spots in the world!