A quest to see the world and to get more out of life
Whether you’re a cultural junkie or a history buff, you’d probably be interested in visiting the capital city of Vigan. If ever you find yourself in the capital of Ilocos Sur, here’s a walking tour itinerary for you. Begin your tour after lunch, and head straight to the Burgos Museum. It’s tucked behind the Provincial…
Narvacan and Sinait may be my go-to places in Ilocos Sur, but every now and then, I pay a visit to the provincial capital of Vigan. Though I’ve frequented the city before, it was actually the first time I visited these places during my last visit to Ilocos. Bantay Church and Bell Tower Perched above…
I may be biased with my love for Ilocos Sur, yet undoubtedly, the tourism campaign of Ilocos Norte is so much stronger. In my most recent visit, I was even handed a tourism map of the province (a scarcity in the Philippines). Allow the visual side of me to divide the province into three — the…
“Iba ang buhay dito sa probinsya,” our neighbor in the province told me. (Life is different in the province.) It’s true. It’s a world apart from the chaos and traffic of Metro Manila. But somehow, this was the world I used to know — a world had already become a distant memory. When I was…
Update: In May 2021, this church has been declared as a Minor Basilica. If I were to sell Sinait as a tourist destination, I could only think of two things to bring guests to — the beach and the Sto. Cristo Milagroso church. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to visit the beach during my last visit,…
After enduring the butt-numbing 7-hour ride, we were finally in Sinait, the northernmost town of Ilocos Sur. The town was quiet, almost dead in the wee hour of our arrival. Soon, the roosters began to crow, signalling the beginning of a new day. The days quickly piled up, and soon enough my feet started to…
Phew! Finally, I found the time to write. October flew by in a breeze, and before I knew it, the month was already over. If what I planned became reality, I would have been regaling you with stories about my travel around the islands of Panay and Negros, even making you jealous of the fun…
Call me and my friends crazy, but we explored Ilocos in just a weekend! The schedule was really packed, but we managed to squeeze everyone’s wishes into the itinerary. Since we were a big group, we had to rent a van for the weekend, which surely paid off given our group size, plus we saved…
Many times, I find myself doing something I never thought I would do. Despite my love for travel, I’m not the most adventurous person out there. Adrenaline rush doesn’t always spell fun to me. Yet, I’ll always be grateful for the friends who often lure me into believing that “danger” is far from reality. Without…
Just a few weeks after our Batad adventure, my friends and I forged another trip before summer became officially over. Our varied interests made it difficult to pick one destination. We initially planned Calaguas, an island off the coast of Camarines Norte, but the number of people who would like to go just kept decreasing….