Tag: N8
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Dispatch: Rediscovering Ilocos Norte
Like I always said, the north always had a lot in store everyone I go back here. The weather was a lot friendly as we finally saw the chalk like rock-formations of Kapurpuran in Burgos against a blue backdrop of the sky. We also visited a salt making facility and the famous biscocho in Pasuquin.…
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Dispatch: Close to Nature at Adams
Patches of blue sky and sunlight shone through the clouds today while we were at Adams. It’s a province up north that I’m glad to have finally set foot since I’ve been wanting to visit the place. We had a trek to Anupig Falls, got to taste some ants and ant eggs and sip some…
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Dispatch: Storming Through North Cagayan
Stormy has been the story of Lakbay Norte 2, even from our way to Kapuluan Vista Resort Pagudpud from Sta Ana Cagayan passing through Buguey and Claveria. I was able to observe the Minagdaklis (caribaryo shell gathers) in Buguey. At Claveria, I promised to return to see the amazing rock formations at Lakay-lakay Lagoon. Hoping…
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Dispatch: Unexpected Palaui
The rainy weather continued to delay us on our second day of Lakbay Norte 2 but it didn’t stop us from visiting Palaui Island which reminded me a lot of Batanes. The afternoon gave us time for an extended snooze then a sumptuous meal from the night’s host, Eastern Hawaii Resort. Like Sun City Resortthe…
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Dispatch: On the Road to Sta Ana
It’s the first day of the second leg of Lakbay Norte 2 and we immediately faced a delay in our itinerary due to the unforeseen weather conditions up north that delayed out flight for 4 hours. Nothing much has been seen since we arrived late at the sights. But the hospitality of the Cagayan people…
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Dispatch: PSE Bull Run 2011 10k Run
I haven’t been active in running for quite a while but I decided to go back at it recently and has been conditioning for some good runs. For the start of 2011, I decided to go with PSE Bull Run for a few reasons (1) it’s close to where I live (2) registration is relatively…