The trail to Tineg, Abra’s Kaparkan Falls, our travel organizer warned, is “physically and emotionally taxing”. This was reiterated by the tourism representative who did the briefing for all travelers before we were allowed to load ride 6×6 SKW Military Trucks. Now, sometimes the tour organizers and tourism officers would exaggerate for safety reasons. This time, though, it really […]
I missed Carmel Youth last August because of a supposed trip to Kaparkan Falls in Abra. They discussed Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation released March, 2019, addressed to everyone especially the youth entitled “Christus Vivit“. I spent some days reading this piece and inspired by Pope Francis’ teachings and the beauty I saw at Northern Blossom […]
At times, because of traffic and over familiarity, we run out of new things to see in Baguio City. But just a few hours away, there are still places within Benguet Province that offers spectacular view of sea of clouds and fields of flowers in chilling temperature. Such is the case of Northern Blossom Flower Farm in […]
Wanting to maximize an elusive long weekend and hotel late check-in time are just no match. We reached San Fernando, La Union at 9AM and check-in time at our reserved hotel room in Plaza de Castiel is not until 2PM. We had to kill time so after some google searches, we decided to do a sidetrip to […]
The start of the trail to Mt. Binacayan is a concrete road, with residential houses of a typical Filipino province on both sides. This uphill road is a challenge in itself and made me stop for rests at this early point of the climb. At the foot of the mountain, where the concrete road ends […]
Intentionally ignoring the time, I did not monitor the exact hours and minutes it took to climb Mt. Pamitinan. Based on how the sun shone that morning, I guessed it was still hours before noon when we went back to the jump-off point, plenty of time for two more mountains. For those who would like to […]
Photoshopped? Edited? I had a good time replying to comments when I posted the photo below on the right. I take it as a compliment when people can’t believe some of the things I am capable of doing. Photo was taken on the “buwis-buhay” rock formation on the first mountain I climbed during my Montalban […]
Montalban Trilogy v.1 refers to the three mountains of Montalban, Rizal called Mt. Pamitinan (3/9 Difficulty), Mt. Binacayan (3/9 Difficulty), and Mt. Hapunang Banoi (4/9 Difficulty). Conquering 3 mountains in 1 day was a challenge I posed for myself for my upcoming 31st birthday. Since I am into challenging myself lately like how I finished […]
This is hard. I decided to choose just 10 photos to share with you. Just to give a glimpse on the 3d art experience at Art in Island without really spoiling all the fun and amazement for you. Ang saya! I didn’t expect it to be fun. I’ve been to a few 3D art museums […]
New Must-See Place in Baguio If you’re like me and my friend, Joy, you also think Baguio is always a good idea. That’s no matter how crowded or traffic the city has become year after year especially during long weekends, Christmas breaks, or during Panagbenga season this February. When you’ve been to Baguio more than […]
Stone Hand Gallery
Family Trip to La Union
Laki Beach: Sidetrip to Five Fingers
Space EDSA: An Urban Dorm Review
How to Conquer Montalban Trilogy v.1 Solo
Hospicio San Juan de Dios
Paano Labanan ang Fake News
Baluarte Watch Tower
A Dip at Malangaan Spring
Five Fingers of Mariveles Bataan
Bro. Carmelo Cortez and White Rose Petals
5 Perks of Staying at San Juan Surf Resort
Valleypoint Campsite Travel Guide: New Must-See Place in Baguio
Family Trip to Puerto Galera
Pope Francis on Fake News
