Photo Tour | Batanes Travel Photography May 2015
Backpack Photograhy Batanes It’s that time of the year again as we share our love for Batanes! Announcing our Batanes Travel Photography this May 22-25, 2015. Experience Batanes in a new light. Be...
View ArticleEl Nido Photo Tour January 2014 Festival Edition
Backpack Photography El Nido Photo Tour It’s time to share what I love about Palawan and El Nido is definitely one of the reasons why it’s one of my top favorite in the country. To kickstart 2014,...
View ArticleSony SG Batanes Photography and Eagle Creek Travel Photography Talk
Sony Singapore Digital Workshop Batanes Photography Talk There are a couple of Photography Talks treats for you this month of March. For our Singaporean friends, Backpack Photography will introduce the...
View ArticleBatanes: Postcards from Batan Island
The moody morning landscape at Diura No doubt the most visited island in Batanes is Batan Island, the landing point for any plane coming in this northernmost region in the country. The provincial...
View ArticleBatanes: Sunrise at Mt Karoboboan and Sidetrip to Paganaman Port
Tree and Sun at Mt Karoboboan We marvelled at the stars, shining plentifully at the sky. Something we don’t see in an urban night. We played around with the star-gazer on our phones figuring out the...
View ArticleBatanes: Awed at Torongan Cave and Hills, Itbayat Island
Breath taking view at Torongan Hills Itbayat Island The view of the Pacific Ocean, the deep jagged cliffs from the island where I’m standing and Dinem Island, cutting through the ocean like a knife’s...
View ArticleBatanes: Postcards from Sabtang Island
The Nakabuang Natural Arc, one of the distinct landmarks in Sabtang It was the peak season alright for Holy Week in Batanes and our trip almost didn’t push through but thank God (and Seair) for...
View ArticleItbayat | Rapang Cliffs and Stone Bell: Otherworldy Landscape
Sunrise at Rapang Cliffs The summer solstice extended the days in the country. But here in Batanes, the days felt a lot longer. 4:11 AM the sky was already showing shades of blue. The milky way slowly...
View ArticleEchague | Home of the Yogad Tribe
The yogad tribe bayle de bakal performers I’m ashamed to say that when they said we’ll be meeting one of the smallest minority group in Isabela, I was thinking they were some remote tribes still...
View ArticleEchague | Exploring the Madadamian Falls Circuit
Mada Falls in Madadamian, Echague As the second largest province in the Philippines, Isabela seems less explored. Maybe the places are far between that it takes considerable time to explore them. Or...
View ArticleStay | Batanes Pension Ivatan: From Hometel to Boutique Hotel
Pension Ivatan at night In a span of a decade, I can say I am seeing how Batanes transform. Recently, accommodations are on the rise to cater to the increasing number of tourist in the country’s...
View ArticleBatanes | Diura Fishing Village: Languid Morning and Tracing the Archaic
Sunrise at the Diura Fishing Village Oh I am so looking forward to this. After days of hiking around Batanes, and recently a couple of daily hikes in Itbayat I was yearning for a place quiet to rest...
View ArticleStay | I’m Hotel: 5 Star Luxury in Makati and the First Onsen Spa in the Country
The bedroom at the 1BR Executive Suite at I’m Hotel It’s all about you at I’m Hotel. It’s time to celebrate your individuality and indulge yourself with some much deserved luxury. I’m Hotel is a 5-star...
View ArticleStep-by-step Guide in Booking a Budget Sagada Hotel Using the Traveloka App
Using Traveloka App to book hotels in Sagada Sagada has enthralled travelers both local and foreign. It’s a shangri-la 5,000 meters above sea level located in the Mountain Province. Stunning...
View ArticleBontoc | Follow the River Hike from Caneo to Tocucan Trail
Caneo to Tocucan Trail I must admit. The urge to cover as much places as I can when traveling has lost its zing. New places still fascinate me but beyond the established tourist spots. Lately I have...
View ArticleBontoc | Caneo Weaving Wonders
Auntie Benita showing us her finished Caneo weaving “Tig tig tak! Tig tig tak!” I hear the sound of the loom beaters colliding. Creating a rhythmic beat as a weave of pattern slowly forms. I watch...
View ArticleRediscovering Ilocos Sur’s Thrills with Narvacan Outdoor Adventure Hub
Paragliding activity with Narvacan Outdoor Adventure Hub Ilocos Sur is perhaps best known for Vigan’s Spanish-period architecture. But two hours away from the capital, in the windswept shores of...
View ArticleLakbay Norte VI: 3 Awesome Pasalubong from Cagayan
The pottery industry in Iguig (Photo by Martin San Diego) To travel is not only to see. It is to feel, to hear, and to taste. There is a compulsion to take a piece of every place back home. Hence, the...
View ArticleBiliran | An Island of Waterfalls
Biliran Waterfalls It’s not since Iligan when I got excited at the prospect seeing and enjoying a number of waterfalls in one area. Tablas in Romblon also have a good set of waterfalls on the island...
View ArticleLakbay Norte VI Part 5: Through High Water and Back
Celine and Gretchen taking in the view at Palaui Island That Friday morning, we all prayed hard for sun and blue skies. After the drenching of yesterday, still vivid and sharp, we wanted nothing more...
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