TripJournal
PHILIPPINES
May2016
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TUGUEGARAO
VIRAC
ZAMBOANGA
HuieTorres
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JovyCarlAcueza
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XephSuarez
Filmmaker
AREACODE
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TUGUEGARAO
AIRPORT
GETTOTOWN
TRICYCLE
AREACODE
+52
TOUCHDOWN
VIRAC
AIRPORT
GETTOTOWN
TRICYCLE (LESSTHAN
PHP10TOTOWNCENTER), TAXI, JEEPNEY
AREACODE
+62
TOUCHDOWN
ZAMBOANGA
INTERNATIONALAIRPORT
GETTOTOWN
TAXI,
JEEPNEY, TRICYCLE
Go toFatKid Inside inPengueRuyu
andorder their famousFatKidburger
(PHP150) loadedwithSpam, crispyhoney
baconbits, home-madeaioli anda lot
more. Also findavarietyof foodoptions
— frompares toCubano sandwichesand
churros—at LunaStreet FoodPark.
Don’tmissachance toexplore the
sevenchambersof theCallaoCave, and
then float down theMororanRiver ina
woodenboat.
Experiencegoingaround townby
ridinga
kalesa
(horse-drawncarriage).
Thereareplenty still left inTuguegarao.
Try the local laingatBlossoms
Restaurant inRizal Road, and the
crispyporkbinagoonganatSeaBreeze
Restaurantnear theport area for a taste
of trueBicolano fare. Pricesarenot that
expensive.Thenhead toCafédeAu,Quezon
Avenue, for thebest coffee in town.
For theheritage junkie, visit theSt.
John theBaptistChurch inBato,which is
almost 200yearsold.
Moreadventurous types should
put on their trekking shoesandclimb
toMaribinaFalls inBato, orhead to the
townofBaras toget their surfing fixon
thehugewavesof PuraranBeach.
Try themany restaurants that serve
Malaysiancuisine, but onlyafter trying
Sulucuisine.DennisCoffeeGarden
servesboth: order the
tiulah itum
(beef in
brothof roastedcoconut and spices) and
their pastries,
bangbang sug
.
VisitSta. Cruz Island. Zamboanga
takesgreat pride in the island’spink
sand— theonly such instance in the
Philippines. Youcanalsovisit theDulian
Fallsor themore famousMerloquet Falls,
about 78kmaway from thecityproper.
Experience riding thecolorful vinta
boatsduring themonthofOctober at
PaseodelMar and/orRTLimBoulevardat
theRegatta.
PHOTOSBY
LESTERLEDESMA
(TUGUEGARAO&ZAMBOANGA);
ERICKLIRIOS
(VIRAC)
