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5 Reasons the Traveloka App is Your Best Friend for a Comfy Baguio Vacation

May 25, 2017 by Josiah Leave a Comment

One of my favorite destinations is Baguio, my main reason is I love cool weather, and aside from this there are a lot of places to visit, food to eat and things to do. With so many things to do in Baguio often times first time travelers and even seasoned travelers gets intimidated, especially when looking for a place to stay in the Summer Capital of the Philippines. That is why you should try the Traveloka App on your next visit to Baguio.

The Manor in Camp John Hay

I have used the Traveloka App a couple of times already during  my travels and it was really helpful when booking flights and hotels. But let me focus on why it should be one of your apps to install when visiting Baguio.


1. Filter Options for List of Hotels

I am a traveler who prefers to stay near parks since generally parks are more quiet than shopping areas. For practicality, I also prefer staying near shopping areas, not because I like shopping, but because that’s where convenience stores and restaurants are located most of the time.

To filter your results select Baguio City as your place of destination then set the other needed details such as number of nights, persons and rooms then hit search. Once the resulting list comes up press Filter on the bottom right of the screen and you can filter the results as much as you want.

Posted in: Baguio, Benguet Tagged: Accommodation, Android, Baguio, Baguio City, Benguet, Hotel, Hotel Booking, iOS, Philippines, Traveloka

12 Reasons to stay at The Forest Lodge at Camp John Hay, Baguio City

April 10, 2017 by Josiah Leave a Comment

When we were looking for hotels to stay in Baguio City, we wanted to be somewhere slightly away from the City Proper where there were lesser crowds and more trees. This decision might be influenced by the fact that I have been to Baguio around 25 years ago, when there were a lot less people in the city and the view from Mines View Park were purely forests and mountains without a house in sight. I wanted that feeling again and when I was checking out accommodations in Baguio I was looking at hotels in Camp John Hay where there are less concrete structure, more nature and less crowds, and we chose The Forest Lodge first.

I love the superbly spacious hotel lobby of @TheForestLodge. #Baguio #BaguioCity #Benguet #Philippines #CampJohnHay #TheForestLodge #Hotel #TravelPh

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Here are some of the reasons why you should consider staying at The Forest Lodge.

  1. Located at Camp John Hay
  2. Clean and Big Rooms
  3. Bathroom and Water Pressure
  4. Generous and Delicious Breakfast
  5. Spacious Hotel Lobby
  6. WiFi Internet, Mobile Signal and Electric Sockets
  7. Near Restaurants and Convenience Stores
  8. Activities inside Camp John Hay
  9. Baguio City Tour from the Forest Lodge
  10. CAP John Hay Trade & Cultural Center
  11. The Golf Club
  12. The Little Things
Posted in: Baguio, Benguet Tagged: Accommodation, Baguio City, Benguet, Camp John Hay, Hotel, The Forest Lodge, Where to stay

Bus Ride from Sagada to Baguio

September 5, 2012 by Josiah 15 Comments
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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 the bus due to many travellers wanting to go out of Sagada that’s why I went to the bus station early but since I was going down on a Saturday there were only a few people.

Bus from Sagada to Baguio

Bus to Baguio at Sagada

The Lizardo Trans Bus started moving at around 7:15 AM and I loved the view of the clouds being lower than us.

Then it changed to the rice terraces and rivers.

Just before we reached the intersection of the road to Sagada and Halsema Highway

Then after some time the crops turned from rice to mountains of cabbage.

Posted in: Baguio, Benguet, Sagada, Mountain Province Tagged: Baguio, Benguet, Bus, GL Trans, Lizardo Trans, Mountain Province, Public Transportation, Sagada, Mountain Province

Photo Wednesday: The Rain Catcher

February 9, 2011 by Josiah 2 Comments

Rain Catcher

During the Akyathlon, we were able to run through farms above Mount Sto. Tomas in Benguet and I noticed this hole covered with

Posted in: Benguet, Photo Wednesday Tagged: Baguio, Benguet, Mount Santo Tomas, Mount Sto Tomas, Photo Wednesday, Rain Catcher

Baguio Food: Strawberry Taho

February 7, 2011 by Josiah 7 Comments

Kuya Franky preparing my Strawberry Taho

Meet Kuya Franky, one of the taho vendors who walks around Burnham Park. He sells taho with the usual arnibal (brown sugar and vanilla syrup) but he also sells taho with another mix, the strawberry syrup.

He first takes a plastic cup, puts in small amounts of soft tofu, adds sago then pours the strawberry syrup with chunks.

(Left) Strawberry Syrup with Chunks; (Right) Pouring in the syrup to the plastic cup containing the Soft Tofu and Sago

Posted in: Baguio, Benguet, Benguet, Out of the ordinary Tagged: Baguio, Benguet, Burnham Park, Food, Strawberry Taho
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