In your life as a traveler, there will come a time that you will have to travel alone. The thought of it can be frightening specially if you are doing it for the very first …
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Batanes Travel Guide: Escape to the Northernmost Frontier
Batanes Beckons I guess no other place in the Philippines exudes much mystery and curiosity than Batanes, the group of volcanic island in the northern border of the archipelago. Apparently, every image of the place …
Continue readingBiking in Batanes: Batan Island Loop
Route: Basco Town Proper – Mahatao Plaza – Ivana Town Proper – Uyugan Town Proper – Songsong Ruins – Alapad Rock – Marlboro Hills – Tayid Lighthouse – Mahatao Town Proper – Basco Total Time: …
Continue readingWhere to Travel in the Philippines Every Month of the Year
That is the big question! But understand that the Philippines is an archipelagic country with different climatic types due to differences in geography and distances between the islands, so it is possible that it is raining hard in Manila and yet it is sunny and blue sky in Boracay. So forget about the weather! After all, there are other reasons why one place is best visited on specific month.
Continue readingSnapshot: Itbayat, the Northern Frontier
Torongan Cave Santa Lucia (Kauhauhasan), Itbayat, Batanes There are too many monickers given to Batanes. Some call it as “The Home of the Howling Winds”, others hailed it as “The Land of Ivatans”, “The Highway …
Continue readingSnapshot: 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 …
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