Tag: Ilocos Norte

  • Environmental Portraits: Burgos Gamet Gatherer

    Environmental Portraits: Burgos Gamet Gatherer

    She goes by the name of Che. I saw her along with her friends from afar on my way behind the impressive rock formation of Kapupurawan in Burgos and had to look closely. They were gathering a Gamet (or Nori for Japanese), a red edible seaweed which is part of Ilocano’s diet as they make…

  • Dispatch: A Northern Spin

    Dispatch: A Northern Spin

    It was a tiring day but rewarding. It wasn’t really on the original plan but being touristy with the rest of the family and new friends was a welcome spin up north. Upon the request of my sister’s friend to visit their house in Laoag, we were fetched from Vigan and then toured some sites…