Ilocos Norte

The Beautiful, historic churches of Ilocandia

posted by: Prime Sarmiento I love to travel around Southeast Asia if only because I'm on a temple tripping kick. The region after all has a rich Hindu-Buddhist tradition. The kind that produces the magnificent Angkor Wat in Cambodia and Borobudur in Indonesia. You can't see these structures in my country. We debated the reasons behind...

Ilocandia Diary Part 2: Nature tripping, Beach bumming

Posted by Prime Sarmiento The travel coordinator handed me a list of things to bring in this four-day tour of Ilocos region. The regulars in my travel pack are in there: bottled water, comfy shoes, prescription medicine. The list also advises us to have that spirit of adventure and a sense of humor (as, after...

Ilocandia Diary part 1: Beautiful, Green Power in Bangui

Text and Photos by Prime Sarmiento How can something which is primarily used to generate electricity entice travelers that they will go out of their way just to see it? Or to be more specific: who would have thought that the windmills of Ilocos Norte, which now supplies 40 percent of the electricity needs of...

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