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2024 Travel Guide to Buscalan Village, Tinglayan, Kalinga
As a Filipino national, I have always been proud and fascinated with how Philippines has very rich, diverse and unique culture. I would brave long drives and take flights and ferries from an island to another just to experience it myself. I have seen how a few ethnic groups do their rituals and how their way of lives interestingly are in documentaries and even textbooks but it’s way better to experience it with them. There’s a lot of ethnic groups that still thrive in one of the Philippines’ great divide, Luzon, and they exist in the outskirts – to the highest, farthest mountains. It is not the tradition only that…
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Landingan Viewpoint, Nagtipunan, Quirino Province DIY Travel Guide 2024
We braved a long drive leaving the city behind with the holiday rush all around and headed to the off the beaten path in North Luzon. From the concrete jungles with the twinkling city lights at a distance, our views gradually shifted to a pitch black sky melting into a breathtaking shades of blue turning to pink and orange, the rays of the golden sun shining on the vast verdant plains and what seemed like a never ending hills of the landlocked province, Quirino. The drive was truly a feast for the eyes. We stole ourselves from this beauty for a quick shallow slumber just to rest our minds and…
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ISABELA PROVINCE TRAVEL GUIDE 2024
Seated at the plains amidst the seemingly unending ranges of the north, Isabela province is actually a home to a lot of off-the-beaten path destinations in the country. With great efforts and a desire to introduce its hidden gems to the world, roads and trails have been started and opened to make these attractions accessible. Apart from the undiscovered natural wonders in its outskirts, the province also boasts a lot of historical, religious and cultural heritages that interestingly tell stories from the past that would make you know and understand Isabela even more. About Isabela Isabela province is situated at the northwest side of mainland Luzon belonging to the second…
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Calvary Hills Iguig Cagayan 2023 Travel Guide
Every time I travel to a province, I always see to it that I’ll be able to visit a religious site or a church. Since Cagayan is one of our destinations in our North Luzon loop road trip and backpacking, we decided to visit Calvary Hills Iguig Cagayan after traveling to Callao Cave. Calvary Hills, Iguig, Cagayan – the History Calvary Hills is a popular destination of Catholics most especially during the Lenten Season or the Holy Week. It is located in a sprawling eleven-hectare of rolling hills overlooking the Cagayan River which resembles the world-renowned Jordan River. It has a stairway at the back of the church…
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Valleypoint Campsite: A Whole New Camping Experience Near Baguio City
The province of Benguet is famed by the stunning rolling hills and mountain ranges with the glorious sun rising and setting in between. More often than not, hiking for hours is the only way to get this picturesque view every adventure seeker is craving for. Say no more for this newly opened campsite located in Brgy. Sto. Tomas, Tuba, Benguet gives you this exact view without trekking for miles. On top of that, how about opening your tent up to a sky full of stars in the middle of the night, an impossibly magnificent morning hues with unlimited brewed coffee? Valleypoint Campsite got your back on this one. My Valleypoint…
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North Luzon Loop Road Trip Travel Guide 2023
It was a pouring morning of Christmas day, 25th of December, 2019 when the thought came to us. While everyone in the world was busy exchanging holiday greetings and gifts, a friend of mine who also travels a lot and I were thinking of going somewhere for a week or less during the holiday break. My mom and I initially thought of going to Isabela province, my father’s hometown; and we thought of just taking my friend with us if he wanted to. He thought it was a good idea until we came up with a better one – a North Luzon loop road trip. Once decided with the itinerary…
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The Hanging Coffins of Sagada, Mountain Province and their Burial and Death Rituals
After exploring Callao Cave of Cagyan, we drove to the other side of north Luzon to visit Sagada. I admit, Sagada first got me with its breathtaking and visually-arresting scenes. When I first set foot into it, the thing that primarily came into me was the thought that the photos I’ve seen did not capture everything who and what this town actually is, especially its culture. What has truly made me fall in love with Sagada in a heartbeat are their culture, traditions and how the people strive to keep and safeguard it despite the influences that the time brings. Layad Room of Inandako’s Bed and Breakfast. Book here! During…
