Trip to the Philippines

From 5 to 30 April 2012

 

7 - Batad 

 

Back to Manila! We spend half a day in the Mall of Asia, a huge shopping mall, looking for a cheap but reasonable camera 

to finish the holiday with. Then we take the night bus to Banaue, in the Ifugao region, with its spectacular rice terraces

dating back centuries.

In Banaue we take a jeepney to a pass, from where we walk 1 hour to Batad under torrential rain. 

Batad is a lovely village set in the middle of an awesome amphitheatre of rice terraces. We walk with Emilie, a french girl 

who studies cinema in Manila, and who is here to work on a documentary. We will stay in a native hut in Ramon's 

guest house, a very kind and welcoming host, and an open book on local traditions. 

In the evening we gather around the fire, we drink rice wine and listen to Ramon's tales.

During the day we walk to the Tappia Falls, through the steep terraces and then we keep walking up to the next 

village, Cambulo. 

 

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Let's see if this camera works
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outside: Manila
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Mall of Asia
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after the shopping, everybody takes a walk
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Banaue
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On the footpath to Batad, in the rain
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The Real Rain!!

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First sight of Batad terraces
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With Emilie at Ramon homestay
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our Ifugao nipa Hut
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room with a view
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and what a view!!
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the toilet
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breakfast
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This hut is 100 years old!
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These falls are 35m high
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2 brave french friends
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Rambo, Ramon's dog, has followed us all the way to the falls
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Rambo is always with us
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on our way to Cambulo
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Cambulo
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oops! roadblock
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please, can we pass?
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now that's really steep
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like in Apricale
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Emilie interviewing Ramon
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Rambo wants the pancake
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back to Banaue
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on the roof again
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with Ramon and Emilie

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