Inner Sanctum
‘It Girl’ and entrepreneur Jessica Wilson explores the magnificent islands of northern Palawan and shares her experience in safe travelling during a pandemic
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British-Filipina beauty Jessica Wilson has seen some of the world’s most beautiful destinations. From the snow-capped mountains of Niseko and the raw beauty of Nepal to captivating Istanbul, New Zealand, Italy and Spain, her list goes on.
And yet, she keeps going back to Coron.
She explains: “I love the deep blue ocean colour surrounded by massive mountains that remind me of Jurassic Park, untouched and majestic. The fresh open air and space, the most beautiful beaches in the world, the island trips and the kamayan [eating without utensils] lunches, the amazing sunsets and, most especially, the stars that cover the sky at night are some of my favourites.” And confesses after returning from another trip to the Last Frontier early this year: “This is probably my fifth time now [there].”
Coron belongs to the Calamianes, a group of idyllic islands in northern Palawan famous for its karst limestone formations, shipwrecks, breath-taking dive spots and long pristine beaches. It shares this group with major islands such as Busuanga, Culion and Calauit as well as smaller but equally astounding ones like Malcapuya, Banana, Pass, Calumbuyan and several minor islets. “Initially, I was quite nervous and anxious about flying and travelling. But you’d be surprised how quickly you adapt. For me, it’s all just about adapting to the times and not looking for the old normal but accepting this is what life is like now and we just have to move with it,” she says.
Wilson flew on a chartered flight to the majestic island destination with her German-born fiancé Moritz Gastl, her cousin Ava Daza with husband
“For me, it’s all just about adapting to the times and not looking for the old normal but accepting this is what life is like now and we just have to move with it”