Why we Travel by Pico Lyer

"We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves.

We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate.

We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed.

And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again -- to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more."

We "need sometimes to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard, in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what."

I like that stress on work, since never more than on the road are we shown how proportional our blessings are to the difficulty that precedes them; and I like the stress on a holiday that's "moral" since we fall into our ethical habits as easily as into our beds at night.

Few of us ever forget the connection between "travel" and "travail," and I know that I travel in large part in search of hardship -- both my own, which I want to feel, and others', which I need to see. Travel in that sense guides us toward a better balance of wisdom and compassion -- of seeing the world clearly, and yet feeling it truly. For seeing without feeling can obviously be uncaring; while feeling without seeing can be blind"

(by: Pico Lyer on Why we Travel, March 18, 2000)

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Bus Schedules from Baguio City

Bontoc - Dangwa Station - 7&9 am daily -
Kibungan - Dangwa Station - 6/11 am daily - P - ordinary
Tabuk - Dangwa Station - 7&8 pm daily - P418 / regular fare - aircon
Tuguegarao - Dangwa Station - 6 pm daily - P500 / regular fare - aircon
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Van Transportation List Servicing from Baguio City

Van Transportation for rent anywhere in the Philippines:
1. Oliver Manzano -
2. Grace Edoc -
3. Ceasar

(please e-mail basecamp.baguio@yahoo.com for a referral. Apologies but there are about 6,000 van transport in Baguio and I will recommend based on your needs)
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Baguio's 24-hour restaurants

1. ChowKing Restaurant, Lower Session Road, Baguio City
2. Mang's Cuisine, 074-442-1052, Dangwa Station, Baguio City - specializes in filipino & chinese specialties;
3. Good Taste Restaurant, near Dangwa Station, Baguio City
4. Sab-atan Restaurant, Dangwa Station, Baguio City
5. Volante (Pizza Resto), Middle Session Road, Baguio City
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Monday, January 14, 2008

A do-it-yourself Philippine Adventure

http://mytropicalvisions.com/frameset1.htm
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Where to Stay in Banawe, Ifugao

Contact Numbers/ Classification/ Rates:
1. Banaue Hotel & Youth Hostel 074-386-4087/88 standard hotel (to follow)
2. Halfway Lodge 074-386-4083
3. People’s Lodge 074-386-4082
4. Sanafe Lodge 074-386-4085
5. Cozy Nook Inn 074-386-4003
6. Wonder Lodge 074-386-4017
7. Stairway Lodge
8. Green Lodge
9. Banaue View Inn 09205314070 Most recommended P200 per person at the Dormitory and P800 per room for two (2) persons (choice of twin sharing / two single beds and / or 1 matrimonial bed) with hot and cold shower. Overlooking the Poblacion, Banawe, Ifugao.
10. Bangaan Inn 09198809308



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Transportation from Sagada to Bontoc to Banaue

Transportation time of Departure:

Jeepney: 6:00 am to 9:00 a.m.daily at least every 20 minutes for a

Sagada-Bontoc trip, transfer to a jeepney or bus towards Banaue;

Jeepneys 8a.m. to 1a.m. daily for a Bontoc to Banaue trip;

Buses that goes from Bontoc to Manila via Banaue: CABLE TOUR BUS leaves 3pm, Air-Conditioned. This can also be an option, however expect the fare to be a lot more expensive than the jeepneys because it is intended for a longer trip.

Distance: 18 kilometers, (Sagada-Bontoc)

About 60 kilometers, (Bontoc-Banaue)

Travel Time: About 30 minutes ride (Sagada-Bontoc);

About 2.5 hours ride (Bontoc-Banaue)

Fare: P45 pesos (Sagada-Bontoc) - jeepney

P100 pesos (Bontoc-Banaue)- jeepney


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Friday, January 4, 2008

Mount Pulag General Information link

Mount Pulag is has been trekked for different reasons, curiosity, nature trip, the sunrise with or without the sunset, serenity and many other reasons. Whatever they are, the fact still stands, people want to go and visit the playground of the gods.

Please find out more in my other site where tour packages are listed down... http://baguioadventures.blogspot.com/

Should you need Baguio Adventure Guides as tour coordinators/guides:
get in touch with us at 63-928-737-1208:-)
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Baguio-Sagada-Baguio

Lizardo Bus is located at the Dangwa Bus Station behind Center Mall - or just ask for the taxi driver to bring you to Dangwa Bus Station. When you reach the station, inquire where the Lizardo Buses park. If you are too early you can have your coffee at the nearby restaurants such as the Good Taste Restaurant, the Mangs Restaurant, or the other one.

The buses departs daily from 6:00 am to 1:00 pm from Baguio to Sagada, every hour. Towards Baguio: the buses departs from 6:00 am to 1:00 p.m. every hour except 12:00 noon.

Travel Time is 6hours to 8 hours depending on the traffic and road conditions
Road is Halsema High-way; Fare: P220/person
Environmental Fee per person = P10 (to be paid at the municipal hall)
Sagada Environemental Guides Rates = from P200 to P350 per guide depending on the number of people and the destination

Fare: P220




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