Saturday, February 11, 2012

Take me where the horses run wild

 


Mention Batanes and images of rolling hills, stone houses, light houses, friendly people come to mind. Only a few people associate Batanes with horses. But when you come to think of it, horses and rolling hills together create a surreal image. In fact, it is one reason out of many, why I love the place.

 



 



 



 



 



 


Imagine the wind on your face, while you are standing on top of a hill, the ocean not far, with the image of horses running wild. No place is quite like it. At least in the Philippines.

 


 


How to Get There:

Seair (http://flyseair.com/) flies twice daily to Basco, Batanes. To minimize on cost (one way costs Php 7,039.20) watch out for promos that Seair regularly gives away — Feb and Sept, for half the price during the Philippine Travel Tour Expo and the Philippine Travel Mart, and for various discounts year-round online.

 


 


 

13 comments:

  1. OMG almost naiyak ako.. no kidding.. i love sceneries like this and the effect of the white horse it is heavenly! ang ganda talaga ng Batanes.. hope to visit this place.. sana.. sana!! ;) thanks for this post..

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  2. thank you very much for your kind comment! i really appreciate it..

    i truly hope you can visit the place. you will appreciate nature and the Philippines more. :)

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  3. I really love your Batanes series. Your pictures are so crisp and the colors are so vivid kaya talagang nakaka-engganyo tingnan. Add to the fact that it looks so warm! Soooo inviting for someone like me who's shivering now in the cold wave in Europe! Wahhh!

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  4. It's amazing how you can still make comments to other peoples blog even while you are on vacation.. Enjoy europe!

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  5. Batanes is one of my dream destinations. :) I love your pictures and it inspires me to save up so that I can go to Batanes personally in the future. Hope other airlines can offer flights to Batanes too. :)

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  6. The only thing you need to save up for is the plane ticket. Everything else in Batanes is affordable.

    Sana nga maging mas mura na ang plane fare papunta dun... :)

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  7. What a lovely horse! Lalo lang akong pinasabik ang pangarap ko na makarating ng Batanes. Parang nasa ibang daigdig lang yan. :-)

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  8. dali! mag-ipon na para sa plane ticket! :)

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  9. haha ... hayaan mo, andiyan lang naman siya. i have faith in the efforts of people there -- for the preservation of their culture.

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  10. lucky you! wala akong nakitang horse :( puro cows lang lol

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  11. lol that's funny, vin! sometimes, luck also plays a big role in photography.. better luck next time. :)

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  12. wew! one of my bucket list :) BATANES :)

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