Monday, November 30, 2009, Bonifacio Day, a holiday and also our last day in Ilocos. For this day it’s northward-bound to the ends of Luzon. But first we had to bring along some food for travel and the local Biscocho was the perfect: unlike its Manila counterpart that is hard, Ilocos Biscocho also comes in…
Tag: Ilocos Norte
Pinakbet Chronicles: Race Day, Paoai, and Vigan (Day 2)
Sunday, November 29, 2009, race day. We were definitely not in Manila anymore as we saw the entire number of participants just in the hundreds, not thousands, which was quite pleasant for us. It was definitely a breather from the over-crowded Metro races, and what’s even better was that most of these partakers are really…
Pinakbet Chronicles: Laoag City and La Paz Sand Dunes (Day 1)
Why does a runner travel nine hours by bus to a place he’s never been to? To run! Friday, November 27, 2009. Four guys from takbo.ph camp met in a bus station in Manila for their nine-hour journey north—to run. It was a long weekend so bus seats are scarce leaving us no choice to…
Laoag Tour: The Preview
It was another long weekend here in the Philippines, another chance for a great adventure. For me and three other guys from the takbo.ph camp it would head us north—way up north—to the city of Laoag, Ilocos Norte, primarily for Run Ahead Raising a Roof race tomorrow morning. Of course this city had much more…
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