Oval Era Hotel
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Vigan, moving back in time
... house is situated. Also known for food:
- famous Vigan longganisa (sausages); bagnet (deep fried crunchy pork); chicharon (puffed and crunchy pork skin); lechon (whole roasted pig);
Not much for vegetarians!
And just like a frosting on the cake – we chose a hotel, one of the most beautiful and old places with antics, dark and heavy staircases, big rooms and beautiful garden where breakfast is served every morning. Gordion Hotel has over ...
PHILIPPINES, ILOCOS SUR, VIGAN:RESTAURANTS & RUINS
... mai on every corner, and chau fan and lumpia in almost every restaurant. In general, though, the native culinary approach doesn’t differ much from that of up-country Thai, if not Thai restaurants abroad, meat and veggies in creative combinations over rice. They’ve even got sticky rice in very similar forms to that of the Thai. Too bad they don’t have brown rice. Noodles play almost exactly the same role, as alternatives to rice. Then there’s quail eggs, ...
All Driving, No Sleeping: Wedding Crashers
... places, it was cheap. The room was only $120 with gratuity and resort fee. Not only that, but you can get a full house (two stories 3 bedrooms) with private pool area for $500. CRAZY. Food and drinks were incredibly cheap, too! As well as their surf lessons which were only about $10 an hour (rental included). The only real downside to this resort is the location in terms of accessibility. It is quite a trip to get to San Juan, and even more to find the ...
Road back to Manila
After an early morning start, I took a bumpy jeepney ride to Bontoc, a bustling but still quite small, town just under an hour from Sagada. I found a shared van that was heading for Banaue and while waiting for it to depart I bought some moma from a street vender, intrigued by the numerous locals with red teeth and the popular signs stating 'no spitting moma'. The vender avidly warned me that first timers should only try a little due to the risk of getting very ...
Lights Out
... Banaue town. Found some other tourists and hopped on for a seamless ride up the mountains. Drove by some houses wrecked by landslides and the mud had been cleared out just wide enough for the van to pass. The first time I had ever witnessed such a catastrophe. Mud, rocks and uprooted trees. Huge chunks of mountainside broken off.
Banaue has been out of electricity for over two weeks. We relied on gas lamps and candles. A good break from the usual comforts. It ...
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