Baguio

48 Hours: The Gypsy Gals Weekend Guide to Baguio City

[note:  This is an updated version of our Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide to Baguio City] text by  Prime Sarmiento photos by Prime Sarmiento and Avie Olarte       Summer time is Baguio time!  Baguio 's cool weather and bohemian vibe are one of the things that I miss here now that I'm living...

How I finally learned to let go

       Text and photos by Prime Sarmiento [Note: This  is my entry to “Your Life-Changing Travel Story” travel writing/blogging contest organized by Wego in partnership with Cebu Pacific Air, the Tourism Promotions Board, and ABS-CBN Choose Philippines.]     This is not about a cool weekend escape   from Manila's heat. This is not about the...

Quickie: A Solo Female Travelers Weekend Guide to Baguio City

text by Prime Sarmiento photos by Prime and Nina Sarmiento     There are so many reasons why you may want to get out of Manila to take that eight hour trip to Baguio. For one, it's probably the best way to escape Manila's heat, dust and grime. Located some 1,500 meters above sea level,...

Mum’s the Word: What this gypsygal learned while traveling with her parents

Text by Prime Sarmiento Photos by Prime and Nina Sarmiento     Every year my lil sis and I used part of our savings to give our parents the gift of travel. We usually go somewhere around the Philippines and/or southeast Asia, "educating" them about the joys of experiencing new places. So last month, when...

Quickie: 48 Hours In….Baguio City

Text and Photos by: Gypsygal Prime Better known as the summer capital of the Philippines, travellers usually flock to Baguio to escape the heat and dust of Manila. Located some 1,500 meters above sea level, nestled within the Cordillera in northern Philippines, temperature in Baguio is always below 30 degrees Celsius (this even at the...

Postcard Moment: Baguio Botanical Garden

I took these pics the day after Parma hit Baguio city. It was beautiful – the beauty after the storm. I love going to nature parks – looking at flowers, trees and just enjoying all those positive earth vibes! (text and photos by: Gypsygal Prime)

Resiliency

The word “resiliency”, second only to the term”recession” is perhaps the most used (and abused?) word that we use in writing business stories. I’m guilty of that. Whenever I write a story quoting officials declaring – for the thousandth time – that the Philippine economy is “resilient” that it can continue the grow despite the...

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