Part 30 of a series DAY 4 More of Baluarte: Animalandia. The “first and only” white deers in the Philippines. Really?

Sinulog is considered as the country’s grandest, biggest and most anticipated festival. While it is still too early, Sinulog 2011 is already fast approaching and as the big event draws nearer and nearer, booking for flights and...

Libotero is back to regular programming. Here is the 29th installment to the Ilocos Roadtrip series, now on its final week! Part 29 of a series DAY 4 After breakfast, we readied ourselves to check out of...

Part 28 of a series DAY 4 I was not able to take photos of the exteriors of the Vigan Plaza Hotel because it was raining during our arrival so now, let me share to you how...

Part 27 of a series DAY 4 In my previous posts, I have shown to you how Vigan looks like in the afternoon and in the evening. Now, let me share to you how the place looks...

Part 26 of a series DAY 3 Unknown to many, Vigan also has its own nightlife. The only difference maybe is that their parties start and end earlier. When I was exploring every corner of the Vigan...

Part 25 of a series DAY 3 While in Saud, we reviewed our itinerary for the day and realized that for us to reach Bauang, La Union before dusk, we’d have to drive straight, without any more...

Part 24 of a series DAY 3 5:17pm. As we continued driving south towards Vigan, a lot of houses along the highway caught our attention… The Ilocos Provinces’ economy is anchored mainly in the agricultural sector. Vast...

Part 23 of a series DAY 3 Just between Paoay and Batac, Ilocos Norte is the main campus of the Mariano Marcos State University.

Part 22 of a series DAY 3 After our brief visit to Batac, we headed to a nearby town, Paoay, to check out its centuries old baroque church, which is among the four baroque churches in the...

Part 21 of a series DAY 3 From Laoag City, we decided to check out 2 more towns before settling in for the night in Vigan. At 4:27pm, we were at the Batac Church. The church of...

Part 20 of a series DAY 3 After having a “just-okay” lunch at the Cape Bojeador Cafe and Restaurant in Burgos, Ilocos Norte, we immediately rushed back to Laoag to tour around the city. The Ilocos Norte...