Sunday, April 20, 2008

Philippines Travel - Antique

Intentions:

Hi There to everyone :) first of all thanks for visiting this blog. This blog was created to impart to you some of the sights and amazing views of some of the uncharted parts of the Philippines unknown to most people. And I hope to discover many more other places but... with 7,107 islands and a life to live i guess its a feat I can only hope to achieve. This was also created to give credit to the friends I've made along the way, the people who accompanied me on my journey which is now much a part of my life than just memories for i learned a lot with every person, and lastly for the places I've visited that gave me inspiration, a new view of the world, and old fashioned good time. And besides this is a great way to practice my communication skills and SEO skills :)

Philippines Travel - Antique
Mountain Trail
After gaining an opportunity for a vacation ( which was after a very long time ) I went to the countryside for a good R & R at an old friends new home to keep my promise to visit them there. Antique was the name of the place in a little town called Bugasong. It was a new view which I welcomed quite enthusiastically after being cramped up for so long. And The first order of business shortly after arriving there was going for a swim, at first I thought it was the beach or something but they took me to a mountain resort (unfortunately i only took pictures along the way and can't show you the pool) which the waters used are of course directly from mountain springs. The water was cool and clean even drinkable and quite refreshing after a long summers day travel. We went together with some of his wife's family member and had a rather funny time with jokes. I was acquainted with the local flora, either rare type of wild orchid or bush.

TreesPanay Sunset
But what i really enjoyed aside from the company was the beautiful view of nature ( this picture on the left was taken on our way to the mountains and the one on the right was taken on our way home ). The skyline was crisp blue and the shades was a refreshing retreat from the summers sun. After the bath and the Quick tour of the surroundings ( I didn't get to see the monkeys though) It was time to go home and alas an end to my days vacation. But fortunately not an end to my vacation. A 3 day vacation which hopefully I can get it up on the post soon.

( Yes all of this are Photographed by ME and I've really been there)