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January 27th 2007

Published: February 3rd 2007

Voy donde no hay esclavos, verdugos ni opresores, Donde le fe no mata, donde el que reina es Dios. (I go where there are no slaves, hangmen nor oppressors, Where faith does not kill, where the one who reigns is God.) "Mi ultimos adios",Jose Rizal. Written on the eve of his execution. As I was climbing down some steps towards the village of Tam-an I saw a very little woman dressed in... Read Full Entry

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Hanging coffins/Echo valley, Sagada.

Hanging coffins/Echo valley, Sagada.

Hanging coffins/Echo valley, Sagada.

View from Sagada

View from Sagada

View from Sagada

Tan-an village, near Banaue.

Tan-an village, near Banaue.

Tan-an village, near Banaue.

Rice terraces on the road between Bontoc and Banaue.

Rice terraces on the road between Bontoc and Banaue.

Rice terraces on the road between Bontoc and Banaue.

Poi-tan village near Banaue.

Poi-tan village near Banaue.

Poi-tan village near Banaue.

Would you like to visit the next village? Little did I suspect that my self appointed guide in Tan-an was going to take me on a 2 hour trek, up and down steps and along the top of an irrigation canal.

Poi-tan village

Poi-tan village

Poi-tan village

Rice terraces, Banaue

Rice terraces, Banaue

Rice terraces, Banaue

Rice terraces, Banaue

Rice terraces, Banaue

Rice terraces, Banaue

Mount Mayon seen from the boat trip looking for whale sharks from the fishing village of Donsol.

Mount Mayon seen from the boat trip looking for whale sharks from the fishing village of Donsol.

Mount Mayon seen from the boat trip looking for whale sharks from the fishing village of Donsol.

View from my guesthouse in Banaue.

View from my guesthouse in Banaue.

View from my guesthouse in Banaue.

Searching for Buntanding (Whale Sharks).

Searching for Buntanding (Whale Sharks).

Searching for Buntanding (Whale Sharks).

The trip out of the fishing village of Donsol.

The boat trip from Donsol

The boat trip from Donsol

The boat trip from Donsol

Our boat arriving back in Donsol, after not finding Buntanding (Whale Sharks).

Our boat arriving back in Donsol, after not finding Buntanding (Whale Sharks).

Our boat arriving back in Donsol, after not finding Buntanding (Whale Sharks).

Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila

Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila

Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila

Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila.

Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila.

Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila.

Model of Rizal, the independence hero of the Philippines at the start of his final walk of martydom.

Memorial Cross at Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila.

Memorial Cross at Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila.

Memorial Cross at Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila.

This marks the spot where 600 filipinos were found after the 2nd World War. Victims of Japanese atrocities.

View across the River Pasig from Fort Santiago, Manila.

View across the River Pasig from Fort Santiago, Manila.

View across the River Pasig from Fort Santiago, Manila.

Historic village, Vigan.

Historic village, Vigan.

Historic village, Vigan.

Baguio

Baguio

Legazpi City Hall

Legazpi City Hall

Legazpi City Hall

My guesthouse in Donsol

My guesthouse in Donsol

My guesthouse in Donsol

3rd June 2012

Sagada, Cordillera Mountains

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JohnKaarthik@TravelKlicks

very nice
captured the moment of a man ploughing the field in traditional way. Great shot.

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