Tagaytay & Taal Volcano: An Island Within An Island Within An Island…
Climbed up a volcano? Check. Climbed up an active volcano? Check. Been to the world's only island within a lake, within an island, within a lake within another island within a country of islands? Check.Compared to Batad, this is a relatively easy trek. Most of...
Be(leaving) Batad
After you've had enough (is that even possible with Batad?), say goodbye to Rita & co. and pack up your gear for the journey back up to the saddle:Once you conquered the grueling hike to the saddle, you're well on your way home to Manila.Enjoy 200+ pictures...
Sights and Sounds Of Batad
11:30 pm:Woke up randomly at 11:30 to complete, pitch-black, darkness. No electrical lights, no fires, nothing. I fumbled around for my flashlight and walked outside my bedroom. There was no light pollution and so the sky was absolutely marvelous; you could see every...
Rita’s Food In Batad
Figured I'd give a shotout to the food made by our very first "homestay" host:Rita's Freshly killed Organic Free-Range ChickenWe saw this poor bastard alive only moments before it was plucked, sliced, boiled and served straight to our hungry stomachs. And that my...
For Next Time…
Hiking Gear: The Filipino woman who was traveling with the apparently short Australian man had some great hiking gear. She was wearing these hiking cargo shorts and tights - keeping relatively cool but still protecting herself from forest elements. She then had an...
The Epic Adventures of A-C-C (Annah-Calvin-Corinne)
What turned out to be an epic adventure to Banaue/Batad started with an overnight 10-hr Autobus ride -- a bus which Calvin had first depicted as an unpleasant ride. It turned out to be any old bus trip. Maybe it was the 32-hr crammed bus ride to Mississippi that...
“I’ve Seen Things, You People Wouldn’t Believe…”
After nearly 5 miles of climbing up a mountain (see the roofs of little houses in the background of the photo below? That's where we started) with 2 backpacks weighing over 50lbs and a DSLR in one hand. . . . A lot of people have been e-mailing me...
Dreaming Of Batad
I once dreamt of being in Batad, only to be awoken by the din of NYC traffic outside my window.2 months later I'm waking up in Batad, looking out a window into the rice terraces that stretch like a stairway to heaven. To dream a dream created by...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
