Ilocos Region 2014

Happy Travel Everyone! Today I will be sharing my most recent trip for this year 2014 to the Ilocos Region. As their Vision states that “PASINGKEDAN TI KINATAN-OK NI ILOKANO”(“Together, we can make Ilocos great again!”) I can say that their vision was already achieved to conclude that  this place deserves a post of its own! :)  I always look forward to sharing my little life experiences with my own cyberspace.

1. The Quirino Bridge in Ilocos Sur over the Abra River that going to Vigan.

2. The Bantay Church Bell Tower that Many remember this as the setting of one of FPJ's movies and shooting place of Kampanerang Kuba of Anne Curtis. It is a preserved historical tower

3. Baluarte is a zoo where most of the animals can freely roam around the enormous compound mixed with the rest of the animals except the tigers and peacock. 

4. Pottery of San Nicolas - Banga has an important role in the lives of the Ilocanos. It is a part of their tradition and culture. 

5. The Church of San Agustin in Paoay, Ilocos Norte is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the four Baroque Churches of the Philippines. More popularly known as Paoay Church, it is one of the most treasured churches in the country.

6. If you are a lakwatsera and a traveler, you can’t miss this adrenaline rush voyage in Laoag and Paoay, Ilocos Norte – the La Paz Sand Dunes adventure.

7. The first time I saw pictures of the Bangui Windmills in Ilocos Norte, I thought they were just as tall as those electric posts anywhere else. But I was blown away when I saw them myself.

8. Patapat Viaduct was constructed to solve the problem of land slide in the area, which have caused many vehicular accidents as well as stranded commuters during rainy days. 

9. Saud Pagudpud beach is one of the well-known beach resorts in the northern part of the Philippines. Oftentimes, it is dubbed as the Boracay of the North.

10. The term Vigan can be traced back to Spanish colonization when Chinese settlers refer to the area as Bee Gan.  Castillian conquistadores interchangeably use V and B and spelled it as Vigan.