Category Archives: Batanes
Chasing Sunsets in Batanes
I have to give credit to Kuya Romy, my dutiful guide, for making sure I don’t miss out on the beautiful sunsets in Batanes. I would’ve been perfectly happy spending … Continue reading
Itbayat on my Mind
When I came back from a week-long trip to Batanes in June, I was so in love with the place I couldn’t stop talking about it. For weeks, this blog … Continue reading
Speaking Ivatan
While in Batanes for a week, I managed to pick up a few Ivatan words and phrases which the tour guides, a fishball vendor, and random people I met or … Continue reading
Surviving Itbayat: Day One
It doesn’t have the smooth rolling hills of Batan or the white sand beaches of Sabtang. Steep rocky cliffs comprise the edges of the island and jagged boulders jut out … Continue reading
Climbing Iraya and Crashing a Fiesta
My brain works pretty much like a primeval single-celled organism: in simplistic one-to-one stimulus-response reaction. For example, stimulus: food – response: eat; stimulus: bed – response: sleep. So when I … Continue reading
Pesky Tourist in Sabtang
I’ve been warned about the boat ride to Sabtang, one of the two island municipalities in Batanes. There were stories about giant waves that are bigger than the faluwa and … Continue reading
Batan Island
An incontrovertible proof that you went to Batanes would be pictures of Racuh A Payaman, the communal pastureland also known as Marlboro Country. Jump shots are better to cement the … Continue reading
First Day in Batanes: Hitchhiking and Getting Drunk with Strangers
I was barely out of the airport when I had my first taste of Ivatan hospitality. I had no idea where my hostel was so the plan was to just … Continue reading
Mahatao Lighthouse
The lighthouse in the municipality of Mahatao is one of the iconic structures in Batan Island. Kuya Romy, my guide, and I went there on a late afternoon when most … Continue reading
Crazy over Batanes
Warning: I’m head over heels in love with Batanes right now that I’m going to flood this blog with photos and stories of this incredibly gorgeous place. I spent one … Continue reading
What’s an Adventure without Airport Drama
I’ve been late on my flights so many times that I’ve practically perfected the art of begging and groveling just to get on a plane. The trip to Batanes last … Continue reading
Somewhere Awesome
Out of the office. Currently having a blast in Batanes. Going to insanely beautiful places like this:
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