Looking back, I couldn’t recall what came into my mind when I decided to trek to Annapurna Base Camp on my own in December of 2014. Come on! Who, in their normal state of mind, …
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Snapshot: Mahatao’s Sea of Green
So I biked… from Basco to Naidi Hill and back, onward to Chinarayan and then up to Tukon, passing by the beautiful chapel on the hill. In every screech and turn of my pedal along …
Continue readingSnapshot: Sundown in Sabtang
Chamantad-Tinyan Viewpoint Sabtang, Batanes I have seen it. With my two naked eyes. As the late afternoon sun carpeted the green with its soft golden rays. Slowly. Beautifully. There. In a place beyond compare. I …
Continue readingSnapshot: Daybreak at Calle Crisologo
Calle Crisologo Vigan City, Ilocos Sur Walk back in time and feel the old-world charm of Vigan, one of the very few remaining Hispanic towns in the Philippines and a UNESCO World Heritage. Established in the 16th …
Continue readingSnapshot: Summiting Tirad Peak
Tirad Peak Tirad Pass National Park, Gregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur Every Filipino surely has an encounter with Tirad Pass, this whether as a student or as a mountaineer. Tirad Pass is an area in …
Continue readingSnapshot: Buntot Palos Falls of Pangil, Laguna
Buntot Palos Falls Pangil, Laguna Hidden in the verdant landscape at the foot of the southern Sierra Madre Mountain Range is Buntot Palos, an 80-meter high waterfalls in the town of Pangil, Laguna, one of the grandest …
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