As far as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to go to Sagada. Back in college it was probably because I heard they had marijuana plantations but as I matured grew older, my interest turned to spelunking, seeing the terraces, and just enjoying nature. Add to the fact that I’m a total camera whore now… all the pictures I’ve seen are amazing and I’m itching to see those picturesque views myself.

It’s been years and I haven’t been able to go to Sagada because my friends are soooo corny. I’m probably the only one willing to go through an ass-numbing bus ride to a rural town. My family was supposed to go last December but since we had three kids (6, 7, and 9 year olds) along, it wasn’t such a good idea. Damn. I was willing to leave the kids in Baguio!

Thank God I finally found a kindred soul who’s as excited as I am in taking a ten-hour bus ride, sleeping in rural transient houses, spelunking in ice-cold water, in a town where everybody walks.

I am totally psyched. Continue Reading…