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...
Manila’s Chinese Cemetery
Today we trekked to the Chinese Cemetery, which has to be one of my favorite places so far in Manila. Other than the fact it was completely serene and separated from mayhem of Manila, there was nobody around except the 3 of us and a few dogs. Plus, a light...
Review On Filipino Food
Walked 7.2 miles today according to my pedometer Adobos: a classic Filipino dish of chicken and pork, in our case just chicken, cooked with garlic and rice. Pretty tasty but nothing too exceptional. Halo-Halo: This fantastic Filipino dessert with ube ice cream (taro),...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
