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Philippines is an archipelago and geography affects the way locals prepare their respective cuisines. Every part of the country has a specialty to offer. With the isolation of the province of Batanes, Ivatan cuisine is not that widely promoted in the metro and other areas of the country compared to the famous ones like the…
Everytime I hear Batanes, I always imagine myself sitting on the ridge of a rolling hill with the cool breeze from the ocean shattering on me. But when I browse online for places to visit in the northernmost province of the Philippines, a great structure on a hill overlooking the east side of Batan Island…
This is the second part of my post on my visit to the northernmost inhabited island of the Philippines, Itbayat Island. For the first part, click here. Our dream and eagerness to visit the island-municipality of Itbayat, Batanes, together with the cooperation of the weather, was realized. Itbayat can be reached by means of sea…
Day before our trip to Itbayat Island, transports bound to the island-municipality of Batanes were all canceled due to a gale warning issued by PAG-ASA. On that night, strong winds smashing the trees and houses can be heard as well as the sound of crashing waves on the shorelines of Basco. Staff of the transport…