When I think of the rice terraces in the Cordilleras, I imagine marriage. Well, I also associate the terraces built by the Igorot over hundreds and thousands of years with seemingly endless hikes and steep climbs to get the best views of the sprawling rice fields. But over and beyond the physical ordeal one must […]
Mount Mayon ATV Adventure
Practice makes perfect. This was my mantra during the 45 minutes that I drove an ATV or all-terrain vehicle at Cagsawa, the area in the town of Daraga in Albay province famed for its postcard perfect Mount Mayon landscapes. I don’t know how to drive though I can manage a bicycle so long as I […]
Southern Tagalog in a Day
It is less than a hundred days before Christmas and there is a festive reason to head now to Paete – the abundance of Christmas decors! At the onset of the holiday season, one of the shops in this small town, M&E Paete Handicraft, otherwise close during the rest of the year, welcomes customers with […]