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  • Travel Guide: Itbayat Island

    A short guide and some tips about traveling to the northernmost inhabited island of the Philippines, Itbayat, Batanes.

  • Traveling: When Fact is Really Fiction

    Those who have been following (if there are) my blog, you probably would have noticed by now my so much gusto for the movie The Beach, which was based on…

  • Gone too Soon

    Rowjie: Palalabs, nag-message si DJ. Kaiz: Oh? Rowjie: Naaksidente si Marie. Kaiz: Oh? Rowjie: Car accident. Kaiz: Okay naman siya? Rowjie: Patay daw yung mga kasama.

  • Basco: North Batan

    Basco, the gateway to the northernmost province of the Philippines, is also the capital of Batanes. Located in Batan Island, Basco is politically divided into six barangays—Ihubok II (Kayvaluganan), Ihubok I…

  • Mahatao: South Batan

    Mahatao is definitely one of the most famous municipalities in Batan Island because of its several popular tourist attractions. It also is the town next to Basco when you’re going…

  • Batan Island on Motorbike

    When Rowjie and I arrived in Batanes, we had no definite itinerary and basically had no idea on what we could do around the province. We were staying there for…

  • Itbayat in One Day

    Half day tour in Itbayat, said someone. WUT? As in WUT in high pitch! After the death-defying three-hour boat ride from Basco,  after becoming a human pachinko ball, after you…

  • Itbayat Island Budget Guide

    Going to Itbayat, the largest among the three islands of Batanes, can be a lot expensive especially when you’re traveling alone because of its distance being the last municipality in…

  • Baby, U still mad?

    One night in late October of 2006, back when I was still a cutie patootie and oblivious of the real world, I sat down on my usual workstation, put my…

  • Embarking on an Adventure

    Have you spent a night with a bunch of trekkers? Not the rated-R type, okay. If not, well then let me tell you how our day ends and starts—constant packing…

  • Of Ramesh, Kathmandu, and Dal Bhat

    The Tribhuvan airport is a complete chaos. From the arriving or departing passengers to the airport staff and even the airport itself. No computers, scanners, or anything digital. Everything is…