Tag: Luzon

Cave Graves (Destination: Sagada & Baguio, Philippines)

Getting From Banaue to Sagada A good way to get from Banaue to Sagada is to take a Jeepney. The jeepney trip took much of the day.  We stopped at one point and saw these Filipino soldiers practicing on a hill.  Instead of weapons/guns, they practiced with small logs. In Sagada, I met up with …

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Rice Terraces (Destination: Banaue, Philippines)

My flight from Palau got into Manila very early in the morning, so I had 5 hours to kill before my bus to the rice terraces.  I hung out in the arrivals section of the airport.  I killed the time by reading a book and felt safe because a security guard was there and I …

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Manila Philippines (Doing what I Willa)

Manila Philippines is the largest city and capital of the Philippines. I got to spend a few days with my friend Linda, her sister, and her 82 year old father nicknamed “Daddy” in Antipolo, just east of Manila.  We ate at lots of restaurants around Manila – Max’s, Cravings. We made a 1 day/1 night …

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