The Serene Lake: Taal

Growing up in Manila it was the closest highland we could spend our weekends, holy-week, vacations, with family and cousins.  Hence, I was excited to re-visit this place after 10 years.

Batanes - Sabtang - Lost in Time

A visit to Batanes is incomplete without seeing Sabtang. Of the three islands, this is the smallest inhabited.  On our third day in Batanes, we were picked up at 6 am and was sent to San Vicente Port / Radiwan Port in Ivatan, we took the motorize boat: Falowa to Sabtang Island.

 

Batanes - South Batan - Paradise Found

During our second day in Batanes, we visited the South Batan Island. Itinerary for this day was: Basco - Mahatao - Uyugan - Ivana - Mahatao - Basco

The day started with a short stop at Chawa Point viewing deck - it consists of stairs down to sea coast.
 

Batanes - Last Frontier of the North

The province of Batanes is located in the northernmost of the Philippines, and its smallest province, both in terms of population and land area. Batanes is a group of inhabitant, namely, Batan, Itbayat, and Sabtang Islands. With the uniqueness beauty of the Province, it is known as the Last Frontier of the north.

Geographically, it is on the channel where Pacific Ocean meets South China Sea, looking into the globe / map its situated south of Taiwan and north of Luzon.

All flight lands in Batan island, city Basco. Before landing, this is a peek into the plane windows to spot the natural beauty of one of the islands of Batanes,

We took SkyJet airline from Manila to Basco.