Month: March 2011

  • Lakbay Norte 2: Kapuluan Vista Resort

    Day 3 of Lakbay Norte 2b ends at Kapuluan Vista Resort in Ilocos Norte. While the group will continue on to Adams, this is my last stop with the group, as I need to fly back to Manila the following day. It was dark when we finally rolled into Mairaira, and we were all speculating…

  • Lakbay Norte 2: Eastern Hawaii, Buguey and Claveria

    The weather remained gloomy, even when we got back to Sta. Ana. It was decided that we won’t head to Anguib Cove anymore, so our afternoon suddenly clears up. We head to our hotel for the night earlier than expected. Eastern Hawaii Eastern Hawaii Hotel room

  • My favorite Pinay travel bloggers

    When I started travel blogging in 2006, there were only a handful of travel blogs locally, and it’s mostly run by men. The travel blogging landscape has changed over the years and women are now traveling as much and as far as the guys. Here are some of my favorite Filipina travel bloggers: Pinay Travel…

  • Lakbay Norte 2: Palaui Island

    We woke up to a grey morning, and immediately, we started wondering if we will push through with the morning’s itinerary. Two hours after the original call time, we were out in the docks and boarding the banca (outrigger boat) for the nearly hour-long ride to Palaui Island. Moe at Palaui Island

  • Lakbay Norte 2: Checking in at Cagayan

    After a 4-hour delay, we finally made it back to Cagayan. We’re on the second leg of Lakbay Norte 2, and we’re going to explore more of North Luzon. First stop: Cagayan Museum Tuguegarao Due to the delay, we had limited time to spend in the Cagayan Museum at the provincial capitol complex. Just enough…