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There I was, walking on the streets of Laoag City when I overheard a couple asking a tricycle driver on how to get to Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. Thinking of my stay and tour in Pagudpud, I approached them and ask if can go and share the tour with them. They agreed and I made new…
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 Ilocandia was spent dropping one by one at Bangui Windmills, Kapurpurawan Rock Formation, and Cape Bojeador Lighthouse. I left Saud Beach around 7 AM in the morning catching a minibus going…
Vigan, a city in the north which is 408 kilometers away from Manila, is the only city in the Philippines that was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List of Sites and Monuments. From the tourism guide of the city, entitled as “Amazing Heritage Treasures,” the best way to explore Vigan city is on foot…
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 place. Now that I’m earning for a living and wants to experience solo traveling, visiting the said places was a good idea. Since I filed and granted a 12-day vacation leave…
Before anything else, everyone can read it because no violence will be manifested on this post when I said “battle”, I mean a comparison of two different parties. Empanada is a stuffed bread or pastry usually baked or fried, a famous snack in Ilocos Sur and Norte. The process of making an Ilocos empanada starts…
I arrived at Bantay, Ilocos Sur 6:30 AM of December 27 after an almost 5-hour trip from Pangasinan. The ticket I got was Vigan but after passing through the Bantay Bell Tower and the conductor shouted “Bantay!,” I eagerly got off the bus and started my itinerary. Popularly known as Bantay Bell Tower, the Bell…
Highlight of my 2012 is the birth of my blog, RJDEXPLORER. This brought out the blogger/writer in me which was all started by traveling to Puerto Princesa City, Palawan last August. Thanks to James of Journeying James for adding me to the Pinoy Travel Bloggers group and now I can say that I am already a…