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WikiPilipinas: Pagudpud Treat 2008-05-08 08:55:44 Warm turquoise water of PagudpudWikiPilipinas and FilNet Team was treated by Gus Vibal, executive director of Vibal Foundation to the northernmost tip of the Philippines. It is a yearly adventure trip he gave to his staff as days of relaxation after the hurdles of projects he initiated for the foundation. He tagged it as "knowledge sharing initiative".PinoyExplorer was there and a witness to their merry making and island adventure in a comparatively perfect charms of Ilocandia. When we reach Pagudpud, Gus who lived in New York for 25 years was amazed by the luxuriant hills, mountains and the very productive valleys. For your information, Pagudpud lies 45 miles north of Laoag City, its provincial capital and about 350 miles north of Manila -- about the equal distance between Los Angeles and
WikiPilipinas: Hanging around Patapat Bridge 2008-05-10 22:45:23 Painted blue sky seems a road to heavenAfter our lunch, I requested to visit Patapat Viaduct before we proceed to Laoag City. From Pagudpud, its about 16 km with zigzag road before you reach the famous bridge going to Isabela.Upon reaching Patapat, we have seen lineup of vehicles parked on sideways and for a brief right turn, the 1.2 kilometers long Patapat bridge that I saw in my friends photos was finally in front my naked eyes. The elevated bridge can be found at the foot of the cliff of the North Cordillera Mountain Ranges. Residence here and some tourist often referred this to as the “French Riviera of the North”.The Patapat road from our car's windshieldWe have seen tourist like us who are very busy taking group pictures and the picturesque view that encompass the whole scenery. Read more:Hanging
WikiPilipinas:Bantay Abot Caves 2008-05-13 03:34:00 We almost missed this place and thanks to the watchful eyes of George. He had been able to see the signage going to Blue Lagoon and so we immediately go back to the place and find ourselves what's in there. We've been hunting the blue lagoon when we're having the boat ride in Pagudpud. Its only 10 minutes from Pagudpud if you have your own vehicle.Bantay Abot Caves
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WikiPilipinas: Bangui Windmill Stopover 2008-05-16 07:33:13 One of the finest scene to visit if you're travelling from Pagudpud or coming from Laoag City is the pride of Bangui Bay in Ilocos Norte. A giant alien-looking windmills are its newest attraction after it was constructed in 2005. I just can't imagine that after two years, Ilocos had produced a truly a magnificent scene that you can't imagine and that can be found in the Philippines.WikiPilipinas t Read more:Windmill
Father's Day 2008 2008-06-14 00:21:49 It been 3 years and a half already and enjoyed myself for being a father of a very cute boy I named Chadmartin. But did I really enjoyed him as he grow day by day? Sad to say that I really missed some monumental events of his life. Like his first time to draw a cat, first time to hear him recite his mathematical skills and his first day in a nursery school this year. I'm guilty about it Read more:Father
WikiPilipinas: Java Hotel Accommodation 2008-06-18 08:05:25 Strolling for 5 hours in various destinations of Ilocos is quite tiring, good enough there's a nearby hotel along the busy highway of Laoag. Truly, you have to stay at least 2 days in Ilocos to have treat yourself to the wonders of Ilocandia.We arrive at Java Hotel
by 5:38 pm and its like you've been transported to Bali, Indonesia. This hotel is an Indonesian-inspired and its architectural influen Read more:Accommodation
WikiPilipinas: Marvellous Cape Bojeador 2008-06-18 07:07:14 This is a continuation of my pending blog series on WikiPilipinas Northern Adventure and I'm so happy that I have managed to squeeze a bit of my time to make this post...As WikiPilipinas team drove its way to Burgos, we find time to drop by to another historic landmark in Ilocos Norte. Famously called as Faro Cabo Cape Bojeador, this lighthouse was already a century old and it set majestically on
Pinoy's Guide in Acquiring a Schengen Visa 2008-07-11 09:27:28 If you heard about the word Schengen, it means that a person is securing a visa and is traveling to Europe. It may sounds like Chinese, but it is actually a village in Luxembourg who became famous because it is the place the Schengen Agreement was signed on June 15, 1985 by the five countries Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Since Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Today, it Read more:Acquiring
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PinoyExplorer goes to Spain 2008-07-09 06:16:02 For my next travel blog series, I am quite hesitant to write about my travel abroad because it is not in line with my advocacy in promoting all about the wonders of Philippine travel. But, upon the advice of my friends, I got a second thought since according to them, I'm still tackling a topic of a Pinoy who explore the other side of the world and experiencing how it is to be and live in a foreign Read more:Spain
Philippine Travel Stats that you need to Know 2008-07-01 19:42:32 If you love the Philippine
s and want to know some important facts of our local tourism industry, I have discovered a published article research compiled by Kate Pedroso of Inquirer.There are 276,809 total of tourists who arrived in the Philippines in February this year.We have 2, 419 total number of domestic flights per weekThere are around 285,533 number of available seats in domestic flight per Read more:Stats
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Cebu: The ICT Capital of the Philippines 2008-06-30 23:33:50 Cebu City as we all know, is the queen city of the south. The home of the famous Sinulog fiesta, dangit and beaches. Today, Cebu offers more than that and is going beyond as it surge to the next level and making its wave in the 21st century as it transformed itself into a new hub for ICT. Cebu is now a famous venue for an International Conferences and recently, host to the first International Phil Read more:Philippines
On the Air to Amsterdam 2008-07-21 05:04:47 It was so amazing to know that while you are on air for almost 11 hours, the sun never sets and its getting more intense as I expected. Europe particularly Madrid and Barcelona where I am intended to visit is 6 hours late and that's the reason why KLM jet is flying the other side of the clock.The plane leaves Manila at 10:45 am and when we passed by China around 9 pm (manila time), the sun is stil Read more:Amsterdam
Flight to Amsterdam via KLM 2008-07-21 05:02:55 I'm the early flying bird being at the boarding Gate 11 at 7:57 for a scheduled 10:45 flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). This is where KLM 804 flight going to Amsterdam
is boarding. Do you think that's cool? Well, I'm may be excited that I have never run through the lines. To tell you the secret, I took advantage of KLM online check-in and manage to line up first in the busin Read more:Flight
Pinoy Guide to Schiphol Amsterdam Airport 2008-07-28 08:45:16 Schiphol is a European mainport located in Amsterdam
in the Netherlands. It connects most of european travel. According to wikipedia, in 2007, Schiphol handled 47,793,602 passengers, ranking fifth in Europe behind London, Paris, Frankfurt and Madrid.If you are first timer like me, for sure will like this sleek, modern (and the world's oldest airport), serving 50million passengers a year! It is th Read more:Pinoy
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Islas Filipinas in Metro de Barcelona 2008-08-15 08:02:31 If you are a usual commuter in Manila via MRT, this is a very familiar scene. But unlike the usual passing through the metropolis, watching all the billboards in every stations, here in Madrid all rail stations are organized via its subway transit. They can be considered as underground worms roaming around the healthy land of Madrid. This is the first thing that calls my attention while wandering Read more:Barcelona
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