Blogs from Ilocos, Philippines, Asia - page 4

Asia » Philippines » Ilocos » Laoag City April 20th 2006

We made an early start on Sunday morning for the trip up North, first stop was a big breakfast near JP's Call Centre, we (Mummy, Eleanor, the kids and I) were joined by Dicky, Maribel and JP. The breakfast was great value, all you can eat for 80 pesos (a bit over $Au2), the only catch was that you pay double if you leave food on your plate. Michael typically took more than he could comfortably eat but struggled through despite Justine's protests that he was going to be sick. After breakfast we met up with Loni, Helga, Loni's brother Ronnie, his 3 kids and Loni's sister Esty. Loni had invited us to a party that was in the province of Nova Ecija about 2.5 hours from Bulacan, the party was for an infant baptism and ... read more

Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

Asia » Philippines » Ilocos December 28th 2005

Pagudpud 2005

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This is the last leg of our Ilocos Tour. Please refer to the two previous blogs for entries on Vigan and Laoag. Pagudpud! After a really good breakfast of Laoag longganisa (it’s better than Vigan’s!) at Macy’s Diner, we met up with Carol and Hector for a day in Pagudpud. Pagudpud is around 78 kilometers, one-way, from Laoag. There are mini-buses that ply the route from Laoag. On the way, we pass by several Ilocos Norte towns. The roads are very good and driving along, you see snatches of dramatic landscapes: waves on a rocky shore in Burgos, Cape Bojeador Lighthouse, the windmills of Bangui, mountains and flatlands. We reach Pagudpud in 1.5 hours. The Beach We went to Arinaya Beach Resort. Entrance fee is P50 each and the beach huts P300. Day trip facilities were ... read more

Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

Asia » Philippines » Ilocos December 27th 2005

Laoag 2005

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This is part 2 of our Ilocos Trip. Please refer to previous and next blogs for Vigan and Pagudpud entries. GETTING THERE According to our cuchero, we can either take the mini-buses or Partas going to Laoag. He said that if we take Partas, travel would take less than 2 hours. After a breakfast of Vigan longganisa at Aniceto Mansion, we set off towards the Partas bus station. We had to wait 1 hour before the next bus to Laoag came. The trip was boring and contrary to our cuchero’s tip, it took more than 2 hours. It was also double the price of the mini-buses (P121 each, I heard mini-buses were only about P50-60 each). We were meeting a cousin of a friend in Laoag who so generously offered to take us around Laoag. Carol ... read more

Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Asia » Philippines » Ilocos December 25th 2005

Vigan 2005

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This is part 1 of our Ilocos Tour. Do check out the succeeding blogs for entries on Laoag and Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte. GETTING THERE Our Vigan adventure starts off on Christmas Day 2005. Armed only with half a day’s worth of research, money and clothes to last us five days, my sister and I boarded the Partas bus bound for Laoag City at 10PM. First discovery: fare has gone up 25% from P450 last May (according to my notes) to P600. The bus was clean and comfortable, with reclining seats, adjustable aircon vents (unfortunately, you can’t turn it off completely which was especially painful because it soon turned very cold) and best of all, the headrest has side supports so that your head does not fall off the seat as you sleep :) It being Christmas ... read more

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