ILOCOS NORTE | Batac City, Home of Great Leaders
“A leader is a dealer in hope.” —Napoleon Bonaparte
There are only two cities in Ilocos Norte, first is Laoag City and the other is...
ILOCOS SUR | Calle Crisologo
Calle Crisologo, one of the famous streets of the Philippines is located in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur 408 kilometers away from Metro...
ILOCOS NORTE | UNESCO World Heritage Site in Paoay
Aside from the heritage village of Vigan, another town in Ilocos Norte is known for having a baroque church enlisted in the UNESCO World...
ILOCOS SUR | Hidden Garden: More than Heritage Houses and Burnays
Vigan City offers a scenic view of heritage houses, cobbled narrow streets, horse-drawn carriages, and the concept of preserving history, arts, and culture. Yet,...
ILOCOS NORTE | Crispy Dinuguan and Baraniw Iced Tea
Dinuguan is always present in a menu of a turu-turo or carinderia even to classy Filipino restaurants and buffets. It is a savory stew of meat...
ILOCOS NORTE | Enchanting Beauty of Pagudpud
There I was, walking on the streets of Laoag City when I overheard a couple asking a tricycle driver on how to get to...
ILOCOS NORTE | Bangui Windmills, Kapurpurawan Rock Formation, and Cape Bojeador...
Traveling to Ilocos Norte is useless if you won’t check the attractions I called “The Big 3”. Last day of my solo travel to...
ILOCOS SUR | Walking through the Heritage City of Vigan
Vigan, a city in the north which is 408 kilometers away from Manila, is the only city in the Philippines that was included in...
ILOCOS SUR | When the EXPLORER goes Solo in Ilocandia
It was in 2006 when I went to Batac, Ilocos Norte for a School Press Conference but didn’t have the opportunity to explore the...
ILOCOS SUR | VIGAN vs BATAC: Empanada Battle
Before anything else, everyone can read it because no violence will be manifested on this post when I said “battle”, I mean a comparison...