Mt. Batulao

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811+ Meters Above Sea-Level
Nasugbu, Batangas 
CALABARZON, Region IV-A
15 February 2013
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First and foremost, look at the travel date. Okay?

Okay. So now that we're all in the same page, let me begin this tale by saying that ever since Mary left for Norway, there had been a scarcity of out-of-town trips on our end but that was mostly due to the fact that our busy schedules weren't agreeing much with each other; and also, at that time, I thought transferring to the Cath Lab was THE worst decision I've had in years. In short, I was sad and home-sick-- and by home-sick, I meant, I was having separation anxiety attacks from my second home which was the Emergency Department. That, in itself, sounded stupid now that I got to think about. It's not like I couldn't visit the department anymore, and my friends were all laughing and saying that they'd all resign pretty soon anyway so there won't be anyone left to visit.

Hahaha. *cough*

Anyway, out of depression, I looked into my FB groups and found that-- thank Heavens!-- Carlo had one planned-out for Mt. Batulao. I called him up a few weeks back; arranged for stuff, and agreed to meet up with him at the bus terminal early on that day...

at peak number 8, with a view of the Pit Boss peak number 11.

Sagada - The Cordilleras (Part 3)

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Rollin' Up North, Part III
Cordillera Administrative Region
15 to 17 December 2012 
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[Part I] [Part II]

And so we have come to the last leg of our Cordillera Region Tour...

 

A local craft shop

Sagada - The Cordilleras (Part 2)

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Rollin' Up North, Part II 
Cordillera Administrative Region
15 to 17 December 2012  
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[For Part One, click me]

Butt-numbing road trip... strawberry picking... more butt-numbing road trip... a sumptuous late lunch at Yoghurt House... a few minutes of rest... coffins within a cave... trekking... spelunking... a semi-failed effort at surprising the birthday girl-- all those things in one day.

So now, we all asked Mary when we woke up the following day, what next?

Bokong Falls

Sagada - The Cordilleras (Part I)

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Rollin' Up North, Part I 
Cordillera Administrative Region
15 to 17 December 2012
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First and foremost, this is an uber-late post; I just felt the need to document my travels now for remembrance's sake-- and maybe even for showcasing to the world the natural beauty of our Archipelago...

Or something to that effect (haha!). Nah, I'm doing this for me. I just love to travel and take pictures.

You see, I'm not like The Pinay Solo Backpacker and THE Journeying James (idol, pare!) who would brave the odds, all for the sake and the thrill of (mis?)adventures. I'm not saying that I'm not at all adventurous or unwilling to try new things (I don't mind sleeping in a hammock or an open cottage, as long as I have familiar company)... it's just, being somewhat of a comfort-oriented control-freak, my risks won't always be anything beyond my ability to calculate. Sigurista kung baga. Yung alam kong sakto lang sa kakayahan ko.

So anyway, if you are planning a low-budget trip, feel free to click on the hyperlink above for tips and tricks. These are your cheat-codes for hard-core low-cost travelling without EVER sacrificing the quality of your vacation (Sir James did a 14-Days-Trip with a budget of less than 250php/day, and an EPIC 100-day journey around the Philippine Islands too on a limited budget as well). I mean, who in their right minds would want to miss out the essential must-see, must-taste, and must-try in all those awesome places-to-be, right?

So  what about me, you ask?

I suppose I'll stick to my own thing, while I gather enough wits for soloing. ;)