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Sagada: A Laid-Back Mountain Retreat
Sagada: A Laid-Back Mountain Retreat
People said this town was what Baguio City was more than 50 years ago, when the latter was a relatively laidback city of pines. Indeed one of the things I immediately noticed upon entering this quaint mountain town during a recent three-day stay was the refreshing scent of pine trees. A relatively small town, Sagada is surrounded by several stunning natural attractions: numerous karst formations on pine-covered hills, limestone caves with amazing underground formations, thundering waterfalls...
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Published at 2018-03-08 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Travel
Tags: Retreat, Sagada, mountains
Revisiting Dapitan: A Hero's Retreat
Revisiting Dapitan: A Hero's Retreat
Dapitan became famous after the Filipino hero Jose Rizal arrived on its shores more than one hundred years ago. Jose Rizal’s colorful exile in this place from 1892 to 1896 has had a very significant role in Dapitan’s history making it the ultimate “Shrine City of the Philippines”. Perhaps, Rizal is Dapitan and Dapitan itself is eternally tied to Rizal. Without him, this place would never be known the world over and never become one of the most focal destinations in the nation.
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Published at 2018-03-05 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, History, Travel
Tags: Dapitan, Heroes, Retreat