26. Visit Ma Cho Temple
27. Stroll the Botanical Gardens of La Union
28. Dinner at Lola Nanny's and chat wit the owner Lola Nanny Landrigan
29. Surf the breaks of San Juan
For now, I grabbed these pictures from google, and I'm going to write about it when I visit this province. See you soon in La Union.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
1000 Things To Do And See in the Philippines
A few days back, I started on a project for myself. I
want to come up with 1000 things to do and see in the Philippines, before I die
inspired of the TLC program, which has a list for the entire world.
It’s actually harder than I thought it would be. I started by listing down all the
provinces per region and researched as many possible things to do and see in
that area. Here’s what I have so
far:
| Metro Manila | 1 | Kilometer 0 and the Rizal Monument in Rizal Park. |
| 2 | Walk along the Walls of Intramuros and visit all the attractions within the walled city. | |
| 3 | Malacanang Palace | |
| 4 | Binondo Church and a Calesa Ride in Chinatown | |
| 5 | Shop in Divisoria | |
| 6 | Shop in Bonifacio Global City, High Street and Town Center | |
| 7 | Have Halaan Soup at Igmaan, Seaside Macapagal | |
| 8 | Explore SM Mall of Asia and the Bayside | |
| 9 | Visit Malate Church and watch the Sunset along Roxas Blvd | |
| 10 | Coffee in Greenbelt | |
| 11 | Have lunch at Greens near Tomas Morato in Quezon City | |
| 12 | Watch a performance at CCP | |
| 13 | Ride the LRT from Baclaran to Balintawak | |
| 14 | Check out the Galleries and Get some booze at Cubao Expo | |
| 15 | Visit the Bamboo Organ in Las Pinas | |
| 16 | Dinner at Cafe Juanita in Pasig | |
| 17 | Offer a prayer at Baclaran Church | |
| 18 | Try your luck at the casinos of Resort World Manila | |
| 19 | Spa at Wensha | |
| 20 | Ayala Museum | |
| 21 | Night Out in Malate | |
| 22 | Shopping in Ortigas | |
| 23 | Elevation 0 at the Welcome Rotunda | |
| 24 | Ace Water Spa | |
| 25 | Manila Bay Cruise | |
| 26 | Picnic at the La Mesa Eco Park | |
| 27 | San Agustin Church | |
| La Union | 28 | Check out the Ma Cho Temple |
| 29 | Stroll the Botanical Gardens of San Fernando | |
| 30 | Chill and get into conversations over dinner with Lola Nanny Landrigan of Lola Nanny’s | |
| 31 | Learn to surf on the breaks of San Juan | |
| Ilocos Norte | 32 | Watch the Sunset in Pagudpud |
| 33 | Kabigan falls | |
| 34 | Roadkill shot at Patapat Viaduct | |
| 35 | Explore the caves of Bantay Abot | |
| 36 | Sand Dunes | |
| 37 | Paoay Church | |
| 38 | Lunch at Herencia Café | |
| 39 | Bangui Windmills | |
| 40 | Cape Bojeador Lighthouse | |
| 41 | Tobacco Monopoly Monument | |
| 42 | General Ricarte National Shrine | |
| 43 | Aglipay Shrine | |
| 44 | Juan Luna Shrine | |
| 45 | Marcos Museum & Mausoleum Or Balay Ti Ili | |
| 46 | Malacañang Of The North | |
| 47 | Loom Weaving | |
| 48 | Paoay Lake National Park | |
| 49 | Abang Falls | |
| 50 | Sinking Belltower | |
| 51 | Trek up the river of Karingking in Solsona and take a dip by the magnificent waterfalls | |
| 52 | Sample yummy Ilocano chow at Dap-ayan ti Ilocos Norte – the Laoag Empanada is just uber-delicious | |
| 53 | Catch the sunset at Pangil in Currimao | |
| Ilocos Sur | 54 | Vigan Empanada |
| 55 | Calle Crisologo Stroll | |
| 56 | Go Museum Hopping (Crisologo Museum, Burgos Museum, Syquia and Quema Houses | |
| 57 | Check out the churches of Bantay, Santa Maria and St. Paul’s Metropolitan Cathedral | |
| 58 | Take a calesa ride through the Mestizo District | |
| 59 | Visit and shop for Abel Iloco in Barangay Camangaan | |
| 60 | Try your hands in making your own burnay at the Paburnayan | |
| Pangasinan | 61 | Kayak or do island-hopping at the Hundred Islands |
| 62 | Snorkel and check out the Giant Clams at Silaki Island | |
| 63 | Chill out the Patar Beach in Bolinao | |
| 64 | Sample the Boneless Bangus | |
| 65 | Explore the beach of bolinao and Light House | |
| 66 | Our Lady of Manaoag | |
| Isabela | 67 | Bonsai Forest at Sumanget |
| 68 | Sta Victoria Caves | |
| 69 | NORTHERN SIERRA MADRE NATURAL PARK (PALANAN RAINFOREST) | |
| 70 | GUIBANG CHURCH | |
| 71 | PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MATHIAS IN TUMAUINI | |
| 72 | THE CHURCH OF ALICIA (Our Lady of Atocha Parish) AND GAMU | |
| 73 | MAGAT DAM TOURISM COMPLEX (MAGAT HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER PLANT) | |
| 74 | SAN PABLO CHURCH | |
| 75 | AGUINALDO SHRINE in Palanan | |
| Batanes | 76 | SABTANG ISLAND |
| 77 | ITBAYAT ISLAND | |
| 78 | BATAN ISLAND | |
| 79 | MOUNT IRAYA | |
| 80 | Y’AMI/AMIANAN | |
| 81 | DI-ATAY BEACH | |
| 82 | SONGSONG | |
| 83 | NAIDI HILLS | |
| 84 | SITIO JURA AT RACUJAIDE | |
| 85 | NAKABUANG CAVE | |
| 86 | MT. MATAREM | |
| 87 | WHITE BEACH | |
| 88 | RADAR TUKON | |
| 89 | OLD LORAN STATION | |
| 90 | RUINS OF SONGSONG | |
| 91 | SAN JOSE CHURCH | |
| 92 | KANYUYAN BEACH & PORT | |
| 93 | SAN CARLOS BORROMEO CHURCH | |
| 94 | Batanes Houses | |
| 95 | RADIWAN POINT | |
| Cagayan | 96 | The CALLAO CAVES TOURIST ZONE of Peñablanca |
| 97 | JACKPOT CAVE | |
| 98 | ODESSA-TUMBALI CAVE SYSTEM | |
| 99 | SAN CARLOS CAVE | |
| 100 | SAN VICENTE, STA. ANA & THE PALAUI ISLAND | |
| 101 | Cape Engano | |
| 102 | PORTABAGA FALLS | |
| 103 | THE CAGAYAN RIVER OR RIO GRANDE DE CAGAYAN | |
| 104 | APARRI DELTA | |
| 105 | THE BUNTUN BRIDGE | |
| 106 | MAGAPIT SUSPENSION BRIDGE | |
| 107 | ST. PAUL UNIVERSITY | |
| 108 | CARSUMCO | |
| 109 | LALLO | |
| 110 | CAGAYAN PROVINCIAL MUSEUM & HISTORICAL RESEARCH CENTER | |
| 111 | REV. FR. GERRY Z. FILLIPE HO, OFM MEMORIAL MUSEUM | |
| 112 | THE BASILICA MINORE OF OUR LADY OF PIAT | |
| 113 | IGUIG CALVARY HILLS and the PARISH OF ST. JAMES THE GREATER | |
| 114 | ST. PETER AND PAUL METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL | |
| 115 | ST. HYACINTH CHURCH OR SAN JACINTO CHAPEL | |
| 116 | ALCALA’ ST. PHILOMENE CHURCH | |
| 117 | THE OLDEST BELL IN THE FAR EAST is in Camalaniugan’s San Jacinto de Polonia Parish | |
| Nueva Vizcaya | 118 | Mt. Pulag |
| 119 | Mt. Ugu | |
| 120 | Provincial Capitol | |
| 121 | People's Museum and Library | |
| 122 | St. Vincent Ferrer Church | |
| 123 | St. Dominic Cathedral | |
| Quirino | 124 | Nagbukel Caves |
| 125 | Mighty Cagayan River | |
| 126 | Aglipay Caves and Campsite | |
| Bataan | 127 | Las Casas de Acuzar |
| 128 | Climb Mt. Samat | |
| 129 | Visit the Pawikan Conservation Center. Donate | |
| 130 | Admire the panoramic vistas from the viewing gallery of the Dambana ng Kagitingan | |
| 131 | Hit the trail and climb Mt. Natib | |
| 132 | Visit the many historical markers in the peninsula | |
| 133 | Walk the hanging bridge in Morong | |
| Aurora | 134 | |
| Bulacan | 135 | |
| Pampanga | 136 | Foodtrip from San Fernando to Angeles |
| 137 | Gabaldon Schoolhouse | |
| 138 | Nayong Pilipino sa Clark | |
| 139 | Bale Herencia | |
| 140 | Bale Matua | |
| 141 | Camalig | |
| 142 | Pampanga Lodge & Restaurant | |
| 143 | Abe's Farm | |
| 144 | Bale Dutung | |
| 145 | Everybody's Cafe | |
| 146 | These are Guagua (Razon’s), Angeles (Corazon’s) and Arayat (Kabigting's and Jurado's) halo-halo. | |
| 147 | Also check out Aling Lucing's at the Crossing (Henson Street, Angeles City) | |
| 148 | Hot Air Balloon Festival | |
| Nueva Ejica | 149 | |
| Tarlac | 150 | |
| Zambales | 151 | Camp in Nagsasa Cove, |
| 152 | Check out the Wildlife Farm in Botolan | |
| 153 | Do a quick island hop – Camara and Capones Islands; Snake and Grande Islands | |
| 154 | Go waterfall-hopping | |
| 155 | Eat famed Zambales mangoes, the sweetest mangoes in the Philippines after Guimaras | |
| Cavite | 156 | |
| Batangas | 157 | Beach Bumming in Laiya |
| 158 | Taal Heritage Town | |
| 159 | Trek the Crater Island of Taal |
Feel free to contribute if you think I've missed out on some areas.
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