All was nothing but smile on my face when, I finally decided to go on to this trip to the northern most tip of the PHILIPPINES and its one swell of an adventure- I was indeed feeling down when I took the VIRON Transit Bus trip to ABRA Sunday morning. I know that this was very untimely for me to go out on an early Summer getaway but the weather says its just when you want to do it then do it. I know that the time being that I am working , I have to take off all the stress, and this was it!
12 hour bus ride, going to Ilocos was pretty enduring task, however I manage to have fun along the way. It was one hell of an adventure having more stop overs that I expected. I chose to have my own way of stop over. Vigan, Ilocos Sur I stayed there for like 30 minutes just to pee in Jollibee, that's the only CR that i know is decently clean.
Struggling with the inability to speak Ilocano, I finally arrive Laoag City in 5pm then hurriedly made my way to GMW bus terminal to Pagudpud. It was one hour ride from Laoag. I met some tourist and made friends with them, I almost stayed with them in one room...
I had my dinner with them and had a chit chat, with a beer in my hand.
Getting there was difficult but you find interesting finds along the way so I thought Its really worth the adventure. I traveled alone because, I don't have to consider someone else needs or wants, I only have to deal of what I want. It was really refreshing going to a place, you would have thought you might have knew it but after a while, books puts boundaries to what you can do. The idea of traveling alone sink in to me when I traveled to Russia by myself, one thing that I realized is that-Its only yourself can decide what to Do next. This trip was long planned before, I researched about the place too many times and finally three days before my 25th Birthday I found myself riding the bus to Laoag. My friends were bedazzled by the fact and the logic of me travelling alone. Filipinos don't usually do that and backpack along the country side. I think this Idea should be practice by everyone else. This will increase local tourism thus providing jobs or employment to locals who find their living in serving and tourists who flock their way to our magnificent wonders.
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