I met someone in Vietnam, a Canadian writer and a traveler for years, who said she haven't had the time to write in her blog. Her last entry was 8 months ago. No one reads it anyway, she said. Then I told her, you shouldn't stop writing, you have a lot to share to people. Then that night, as she was sitting in front of our hostel's computer, while waiting patiently for the slow internet to upload her video, she wrote in her blog. And there I was, happy to have convinced someone, I thought of my own blog. Saying to her you should not stop blogging was like saying it to myself. Hehe. It's been nine months since my last entry! So here it goes. My first birth for 2012, and hopefully ten more or so.
Me and my friends went to Sagada last March 2-4, my second travel for 2012 (my first was in Vietnam, but I'll deal with that soon). I lived in Baguio for almost one year, been to Ifugao thrice, but never have I stepped in Sagada until days ago. In general, Sagada was tiring, serene, simple, cheap.
GOING THERE: We took Cable Tours Bus Line, Manila-Bontoc. It leaves daily at 8:30 pm. The station is just between Trinity College and the line of restos and coffee shop after St. Lukes, E. Rodriquez Ave. It took us twelve hours to Bontoc, with a short stop over to see rice terraces. Ticket is P650.
When we reached Bontoc, we took a jeepney going up to Sagada for about an hour; we arrived at about 10am. Once we're there, we registered at their Tourism Office, a few blocks from the jeepney stop. They said it was for safety and for their statistics. There are a couple of guest houses and home stays to choose from, and we checked in at Sagada Guest House near the Tourism Office. A single bed costs P250/night, and a shared restroom per floor. It was clean and beds are comfortable :)
And so our day started...
Day 1: THE ECHO VALLEY, WEAVING and SMALL FALLS
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| Letting his lungs out! |
