January 22, twenty three media participants showed up before sunrise at the Victory Liner terminal in Kamias, Quezon City for the third year of Lakbay Norte, an eight day media tour of northern Philippines aiming …
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I Survived Shotgun!
For mountain bikers based in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, a mere mention of “Shotgun” will surely illicit anxious faces. Not the anxiousness of excitement but more of challenge and restlessness. Shotgun is a famed …
Continue readingOf Travel and Biking: My First (Epic) Ride
After years of dreaming of having a bike, my dream came to reality. I finally got my own, thanks to a very good friend, fellow lakwatsero and now my bike buddy slash biking mentor Kenneth …
Continue readingCruisin’ to Coron
I smiled at Ate Claudia as we were about to board the SuperFerry 2 for an overnight cruise from Manila to Coron. “Why?”, she asked. “Nothing”, I said. “I just remembered everything that transpired today”. …
Continue readingSagada Weekend: From Home to Home
It has been ten months since I last had a glimpse of Sagada. Ten months, though it seemed like years , even eternity. As the agony of terribly missing the place was becoming unbearable, I …
Continue readingCamiguin Island: Return to Paraiso
Seven years after the Island Born of Fire first awed me, I went back to Camiguin and I realized that not much has changed. I was relieved. Camiguin is still a paradise as it was, …
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