Lately, my friends have been asking me about Mount Pulag in Benguet. What should I wear? What should I bring? Should I do some training? Is it really cold up there? So I’m writing this post for people who are first time hikers to Mount Pulag. YES! IT’S REALLY COLD UP THERE! But if you [...]

Fare Travel Time Schedule Notes After picking up my pre-ordered Lemon Pie from Lemon Pie House in Sagada, Mountain Province around 6AM I was hurrying back to my lodge to pick up my stuff and run to the bus station to reach the 7AM trip to Baguio. I’ve heard stories of people unable to ride [...]

Every time I see the topographical features of the barangays in the Cordillera, I always wonder how do they carry their babies? Obviously, strollers are not an option here. Mother’s in the Cordillera carry their child by tying both ends of a cloth together and wrapping it around their body and placing the child in [...]

In the span of 5 years, I have climbed Mount Pulag 5 times, 3 of which I arranged. One thing I like about arranging trips is that I get to talk a lot with the locals, guides and porters. And my climb last March 5-6 was one of the best talks I had with the [...]

It all started when the conductor asked me if I was comfortably seated on a step near the door. I was sitting there because I offered my seat to a passenger who rode the bus on the way during my trip to Baguio for the Pilipinas Akyathlon. “Dibali sir, pagdating natin sa susunod na bayan [...]