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WujouMao · 21-12-2008, 01:05 AM

My North Luzon trip started after i was in Manila for a few days. i 1st went to Baguio, then towards Sagada to see the hanging coffins in Echo valley

Baguio Jeepney stop

serious big moth or butterfly

Echo Valley coffins

this is me, fully loaded

i backtracked to Banaue to see the rice terraces, but i always choose the wrong time of year.

foggy and misty. still, i've seen rice terraces before.

my next point of call was the cave mummies of Tinglayan. After peaking to a Canadian girl in Sagada, she told me its impossible to see the Mummies, cos she's tried. well, only one way to find out!

found the Museum with a display, plus a map of the area's walks, but not the mummy caves.

a few hours later and lots of looking at the map, found this

a good few more hours walking, then a climb uphill for another hour with our guide we found a village. almost all the caves have a door on them, to stop them getting sold, and he has the key.

anyway, he's asks me if i want to open it, sure, do you want me to get him out! SURE!

next stop, Kalinga. head-hunter country

look at his toes

scared shitless

and 20 mins later.......

beautiful countryside

My guide's Uncles funeral. the woman is banging two stick together with a chook hanging by the leg with rope. when the casket is sealed, she lets it go

slaughted a carabao for celebration

nothing is left to waste

my guide's Mother. see her tattoo's. she has more than me lol

another slaughter, but for a wedding this time. dont worry, i wont show the picture that was taken after, i just say the pig had a stake through its neck and drained.

want some pig fat?

typical, the day i want to leave is the day i wake to find the roads washed away, and blocked

went to the next city which decided to accept my bank card in the ATM. Laoag
meet some cute girls on the bus

and met some that thought they were girls

Laoag Church

colourful jeeney in good nick

i bought a burger and laughed when she gave me this from the fridge, as she ran out of ketchup. told her it looks like a blood bag lol

next stop, Vigan

thankfully it survived the american bombing of WWII

after that, i headed south, towards South Luzon, but i went and saw my 1st active volcano, which was Taal Volcano. i knew the old crater was big, but i didnt know the furthest body of water away was the edge of the old volcano!

* wiki

Volcano Island contains a lake about 2 km across, called Crater Lake. Within Crater Lake is another small volcanic island, called Vulcan Point. Vulcan Point is the world's largest volcanic island within a lake on an island within a lake on an island

terry57 · 21-12-2008, 06:31 AM

Thanks for the piccys, nice work.

Takeovers · 21-12-2008, 08:40 PM

Nice pics.

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Originally Posted by WujouMao

i backtracked to Banaue to see the rice terraces, but i always choose the wrong time of year. foggy and misty. still, i've seen rice terraces before.

You were not impressed? They are ancient and enormous. Nothing like them in the whole world, I'm sure.

WujouMao · 21-12-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeovers

Nice pics.

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Originally Posted by WujouMao

i backtracked to Banaue to see the rice terraces, but i always choose the wrong time of year. foggy and misty. still, i've seen rice terraces before.

You were not impressed? They are ancient and enormous. Nothing like them in the whole world, I'm sure.

lol, mate, you're missing the point. if its foggy and misty, you're not gonna see jack, so i didnt bother. there is always a next time

Takeovers · 21-12-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by WujouMao

ol, mate, you're missing the point. if its foggy and misty, you're not gonna see jack, so i didnt bother. there is always a next time

OK missunderstanding. I interpreted your

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Originally Posted by WujouMao

i've seen rice terraces before.

as the rice terasses of Banaue are nothing special and wanted to express they are something very special in my eyes.

sunsetter · 23-12-2008, 03:46 PM

some great stuff youve been and seen, nice pics wu, hope for more, welcome to TD btw

WujouMao · 23-12-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sunsetter

some great stuff youve been and seen, nice pics wu, hope for more, welcome to TD btw

Cheers matey. thanks for your replies too. well i had a fun time in North Luzon. ive spent a long time in the visayas, but i havent got anything of the sort of pictures that i have with the Tribes of the North. And not as many pictures either

jandajoy · 23-12-2008, 05:56 PM

Great pics, when was this?

WujouMao · 24-12-2008, 01:18 AM

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Great pics, when was this?

erm, some photos were taken at differant times. between early 2005 - 2007, that iincludes the others in south luzon & visayas which i'm uploading.

KID · 24-12-2008, 03:51 AM

so how did you like the bannana ketchup? nasty crap it is !!!

WujouMao · 24-12-2008, 04:01 AM

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so how did you like the bannana ketchup? nasty crap it is !!!

lol, what? i could barely eat purple sweet pototo and congeled pig fat from the night before, let alone that. i guess its never caught on over in the west?

sabang · 24-12-2008, 07:04 AM

Nice pic's- some great travelling to be had in the Fil's.

Thai Pom · 24-12-2008, 07:25 AM

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so how did you like the bannana ketchup? nasty crap it is !

I have had some fun in Thailand with that and Thai Kids. Cook up some fries, put the Ketchup in a dish and watch their faces as they taste it. Looks like it but...

mancon · 28-12-2008, 05:50 PM

Great pictures, thanks for posting!

Happyman · 28-12-2008, 08:54 PM

keep 'em coming

KID · 31-12-2008, 06:46 AM

Had Some Great Pics Of The Phils, But The Ex Took Them Like Everything Else !!!!! As Long As The Bitch Is Gone It Was Worth The Price To Get Out !!!!

phuketbound · 05-05-2009, 11:51 AM

Great pics! Some of the rice paddies look a lot like Sapa in Vietnam. Did you notice that too?

KID · 27-06-2009, 08:52 AM

WujouMao DID YOU TRY THE BALUT???? NASTY CRAP BUT THE QUAILS EGGS ARE GREAT !!!

WujouMao · 28-06-2009, 04:18 PM

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WujouMao DID YOU TRY THE BALUT???? NASTY CRAP BUT THE QUAILS EGGS ARE GREAT !!!

funny you should say that. yes, i did have duck fetus the 1st time i was there and made a right pigs ear of it, and i was eating in the dark as thats what my x told me to do. i couldnt even swallow the last bit cos of a bone, i kept reaching cos my mind was thinking, mate, you're eating a fetus with feathers.

but now, now that i explored Malaysia KL a bit more, i found out where the Filipino's hide and where to eat balut. its not as shocking as what i first remember it. better stick to 2 cos its too high in colestril [spell?]

vin · 01-10-2009, 02:58 PM

Hello!

You been here in our place! I'm from Iloilo, Philippines....

21-12-2008, 01:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
WujouMao Nakhon Ratchasima Last Online: Today 02:13 AM Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Peterborough Posts: 245	North Luzon My North Luzon trip started after i was in Manila for a few days. i 1st went to Baguio, then towards Sagada to see the hanging coffins in Echo valley Baguio Jeepney stop serious big moth or butterfly Echo Valley coffins this is me, fully loaded i backtracked to Banaue to see the rice terraces, but i always choose the wrong time of year. foggy and misty. still, i've seen rice terraces before. my next point of call was the cave mummies of Tinglayan. After peaking to a Canadian girl in Sagada, she told me its impossible to see the Mummies, cos she's tried. well, only one way to find out! found the Museum with a display, plus a map of the area's walks, but not the mummy caves. a few hours later and lots of looking at the map, found this a good few more hours walking, then a climb uphill for another hour with our guide we found a village. almost all the caves have a door on them, to stop them getting sold, and he has the key. anyway, he's asks me if i want to open it, sure, do you want me to get him out! SURE! next stop, Kalinga. head-hunter country look at his toes scared shitless and 20 mins later....... beautiful countryside My guide's Uncles funeral. the woman is banging two stick together with a chook hanging by the leg with rope. when the casket is sealed, she lets it go slaughted a carabao for celebration nothing is left to waste my guide's Mother. see her tattoo's. she has more than me lol another slaughter, but for a wedding this time. dont worry, i wont show the picture that was taken after, i just say the pig had a stake through its neck and drained. want some pig fat? typical, the day i want to leave is the day i wake to find the roads washed away, and blocked went to the next city which decided to accept my bank card in the ATM. Laoag meet some cute girls on the bus and met some that thought they were girls Laoag Church colourful jeeney in good nick i bought a burger and laughed when she gave me this from the fridge, as she ran out of ketchup. told her it looks like a blood bag lol next stop, Vigan thankfully it survived the american bombing of WWII after that, i headed south, towards South Luzon, but i went and saw my 1st active volcano, which was Taal Volcano. i knew the old crater was big, but i didnt know the furthest body of water away was the edge of the old volcano! * wiki Volcano Island contains a lake about 2 km across, called Crater Lake. Within Crater Lake is another small volcanic island, called Vulcan Point. Vulcan Point is the world's largest volcanic island within a lake on an island within a lake on an island

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vin Bangkok Last Online: 01-10-2009 03:10 PM Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	............ Hello! You been here in our place! I'm from Iloilo, Philippines....

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KID Wat Traimit Last Online: 15-11-2009 04:40 AM Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 943	Had Some Great Pics Of The Phils, But The Ex Took Them Like Everything Else !!!!! As Long As The Bitch Is Gone It Was Worth The Price To Get Out !!!!

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phuketbound I am in Jail Last Online: 03-11-2009 01:40 AM Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,400	Great pics! Some of the rice paddies look a lot like Sapa in Vietnam. Did you notice that too?

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