Blogs from Baguio, Philippines, Asia - page 5

We arrived into Baguio relieved at having escaped the bus journey through hell with our lives, but also exhausted from all the anxiety and having had to death grip the seats to fight gravity and avoid bouncing into the air at every bump or turn. But we were just out of the pan and into the fire. Of course we had tried to book accommodation for the Baguio Flower Festival before arriving, however, everywhere we had contacted had informed us they were fully booked. Adventurous as we are (or stupid, looking back) we had decided to go anyway, in the hope of finding somewhere to lay our heads for a few nights, agreeing we weren't too bothered about where or what it was. We had not however contemplated that we would arrive in a wrecked state ... read more

It’s October 9, 2010 and I’m 26 years old… The only thing I want to do in my special day is to be thankful to all the people who have been a part of my past and present years. And my only prayer is for them to know how grateful and appreciative I am, that they have been an essential ingredient in my simple yet blissful life. They will always be remembered by me… So I took a rewind of my time and saw all the people that have greatly influenced me… First, I want to thank our God the Creator for giving me a decorated life… Second, My Family, from my Grandparents, Dad, Mom, my 2 Siblings, Cousins, Aunts and Uncles… Third, I want to thank my “Barkada” for letting me feel and believe ... read more

Last August 2009, my family and I went to Baguio City, which is located at the northern part of the Philippines. We did not go to the usual tourist spots there such as Mines View, Camp John Hay and Burnham Park since we have already visited those places many times before. What made this Baguio trip special was our stay at the Baguio Country Club. Apart from their excellent facilities, this place is where you can find good food. When you get a chance to go there, I recommend that you try their delectable pastries; raisin bread and ensaymada. Sumptous breakfast is served, and they also offer buffet during dinner time. I also recommend Hamada, a Japanese Restaurant inside the country club where the chefs cook on-the-spot and right in front of you. Baguio Country Club ... read more

Before we left the States we had decided that we wanted to get tattoos while we were in the Philippines. At first we were thinking that we would all get the same tattoo in the same place. Yesterday (2/9) we had the opportunity to go to Baguio City for the day and we decided to use our time there to get our planned tattoos. We still didn’t know exactly what we wanted, but we figured we would pick something once we got to the “shop.” On the drive up to Baguio we decided that it would be a bit boring to show off our new tattoos if they were all the same thing and so we decided to request different ones, still not knowing what we wanted. The decision to put them in the same location ... read more

On sunday morning I awoke to an e-mail telling me to wake up (thanks Kiran x), and a mild excitment about the next leg of my journey, a flight from Hong Kong to Clark in North Luzon, Philippines. My dad drove me to the airport which I'm glad he did cause I had problems... One of the major aims of my trip was to do as little flying as possible, so i will be attempting a lot of overland travel (although, as little as possible here... you'll see), and I will only have a limited number of flights across the whole of Southeast Asia and Australia. When I attempted to check in for my flight I was asked about return details, which I didn't have any, but I did have an onward flight to Kota Kinabalu, ... read more