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Adventures Up North
Our first major trip for 2007 was very memorable for me. It was 5 whole days of fun and adventure as our group of around 12 went to Sagada, one of the adventurous spots north of the Philippines. For those who have no idea where this place is located, it's about 12-15 hours away from Metro Manila (by land). It was a good decision for us to take the …
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A la montagne ... non loin de la Bretagne
... au moins centenaires, c’était la tradition de la tribu locale auparavant. Maintenant on dirait que tout le monde est catho et se fait enterrer au cimetière. D’autres cercueils sont suspendus à des falaises, ceux là étaient pour les riches car ils devaient sacrifier 20 porcs et 4 fois plus de poulets pour avoir ce droit. La deuxième grotte est bien plus palpitante, elle est immense et très profonde, on descend pendant longtemps dans ...
Mountain Province
I caught the 6.30am bus to Sagada which involved getting up at 4.30am since the only bus line that runs to Sagada is yet to realise the benefits of adopting a pre-booking ticket system. I had a 5am breakfast of chinese food and lined up in the muddy bus terminal for my bus. Baguio was bigger than I was expecting whereas Sagada was a lot smaller than I was expecting. The fact that there was only one bus company with a fleet of rundown rickety buses should have been my first clue ...
The rice terraces of Batad
... better to have shared the cost with others!
I had spoke to a Dutch guy en route to Batad and he was at my guesthouse while we killed time till the night bus to Manila. I grabbed some fried rice and picked up some snacks for the overnight journey.
The bus left at 7 am and was packed. I got some sleep, but the driver played some pretty loud music driving south to Manila.
Next stop, ...
The story of the ATM
Sagada, Philippines - The epitome of mountain cool, Sagada (1477m) is where you go if you want to escape from civilization for a few days. The area has caves, peaks, waterfalls and hanging coffins. I didn't reach Sagada till late in the afternoon. I quickly found a cheap single room and explored the quaint and peaceful little town.
My main plan in North Luzon was to head ...


