Oval Era Hotel Bangued

... fastes papaux, petits peres pourris, et j en passe. Croyez en Moi, oubliez Dieu, lol Comme vous le constatez, il fait chaud, alors un monsieur sur son tricycle, m emmene a la plage, a 3 km de la. C est dimanche, je pensais que ce serait bonde. En fait c est le bout du monde, pas un chat, sauf un jeune couple de coreens (qui rappelons-le, ne sont pas des chats) qui se prend en photo. Ils me demandent de les prendre l un apres l autre (en photo, je precise) et ...

... Le gardien nous demande si on connait quelqu'un, moi je crois qu'il veut que l'on paye. Finalement, il y avait pas mal de monde en dedans. Nous avons fini par debrouiller ce qu'il nous disait pour realise que c'etait la vrai prison avec des vrais bandit dedans. Nous avons tellement rigoler. La prison ressemble a une prison de film de zoro. Difficille a croire que c'est en service. Je ne voudrais pas voir les cellules. Un autre anecdote. Nous ...

... became apparent were built from slighlty more vertically challenged stock then that from whence I came. As Raza accurately described my appearance to them, 'El Gigante' caused quite a stir, with seemingly everyone stopping to stare without hesitation. Mothers scooped up their children for fear I may eat them, dogs howled at the moon and the Mayor said it was a sign from the heavens of a bad harvest. Time to get out of here before they sacrifice me to their gods...

Ok, this travel is one of my favorites! Why? let me share with you why.. 1. I joined this trip eventhough it's only 2 weeks away before the Nursing Licensure Exam! o.O 2. I really saved up my money just to see the famous ancient Calle Vigan. =) 3. I was able to see the breath-taking site of the huge Ilocos Windmills! (which I only see in films ...

I am always amused to see something new. Even new hassles are amusing. There are the same ones over and over again are so tedious. The bus I flagged down outside of my resort putted along normally, until we came into Candon. I had paid for my ticket, and sat at the back listening to overloud 80s ballads for two hours. At Candon, the driver pulled into the bus station, queued behind two other buses. Most of the passengers got off right away. And with them disappeared the driver and ...

Vigan City is one of the must-sees in the Philippines. Having been proclaimed by UNESCO as a heritage site, we just cannot miss this one. SO after giving a Culture of Peace training in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Valley, we then travelled all the way to Ilocos by bus for 9 hours just to visit the historic Vigan.

... to find the dishwater sea slapping at the curb. By the time I reached Vigan I had been travelling for an entire night, and had covered only centimetres of that endless coast. Vigan is a languid town, a relic town. Long after Spain has been subsumed by European Uniformity, Vigan will remain as a preserve for an older Spanish way of life. Once upon it was crossroads in the Pacific, a place where the Spanish galleons sailing west from Mexico could meet with ...

... Nun, hier im Norden kann man beobachten, warum das nichts bringt. Dies ist immer noch Marcos country und die Leute wuerden hier heute auch noch Marcos waehlen (in fact, seine Tochter ist Governeurin). Und das obwohl er die Philippinen als Selbstbedienungsladen angesehen hat. Die hiesige Familie, die die Stadt kontrolliert (die Crisologos) sind ebenfalls Unterstuetzer von Marcos. Gruss Ralf

... its bragging rights. The Luisita compound - consists of a mall, convenience store and dozens of restaurants and fast food chains - stands proudly with a Spanish occupation-inspired architecture. Drive a kilometer or two more, and you'll find the gate to Former President Corazon Aquino's family's vast property: the Hacienda Luisita. Then there's ...

... Vigan, it looked lovely and attractive as well as easy to access. The church was massive and well-built with a Santa Maria statue on the wall. Unfortunately, the church was closed and so we didn't need to spend much time there, too. So my mom looked bored and I had to change plan for the next day. When we reached Vigan, there was a kind of contest, but we were not interested. Another big show was supposed to be held in the park in front of St. Paul's Church at seven. I hoped the ...