landing in manila jan 3rd staying there till the 8th so we can see the family, then flying out to palawan for a week we think with ems dad and brother, there first trip in a plane , then its back to manila and thats the problem, 15th to the 21st, we think we are going to stay at the marriot the last 5 days but we are open to the plans , its what to do from the 15th , em wants to backpack north for a few days here and there i am fine with that but would hate to be traveling for hours and waiting hours also, love to hire that car for a week and please ourselves but can that happen,love to fly to borocay or bohol just me and em , i need the beach, a view, a wow thing just to wake up and think this is great, any thoughts from anyone would be welcome,