Laoag, Vigan and Pagudpud Thread 11

[simang]

^go go go sis! This was my first solo trip. Saktong plano lang and i just went for it, bahala na style!

[simang]

^Madali lang itour ang Ilocos. Sa North of course you can rent a car madami naman, or tricycle masaya din! Sa vigan nasa city lang naman lahat ng pupuntahan so madali lang din. Dami pa pwede kainan na masarap

[kamikezo824]

Is pagudpud-Laoag-Vigan a buntis friendly tour? My sister in law is coming home from Dubai next week and we're planning to go. Rent ng van, etc. August 15 ng gabi ang alis namen, August 18 ng after lunch travel back to Manila..

Any tips please pati sa mga stop overs :-) first time ko mag travel ng buntis hehe (32 weeks preggy)

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ honestly, I wouldn't suggest na mag-roadtrip na ganun kalayo ang 32wks preggy.

Malayo ang byahe. By experience, at 3rd tri, mablis na sumakit likod and pwet pag matagal nakaupo sa car. Yes pwede naman mag-stop along the way pero lalo pa tatagal ang byahe. And it'll be uncomfortable. Take note also the legroom of some vans na di masyado maluwag. For a buntis, you'd need room din to stretch your legs during the trip.

Medyo madaming lakad din ang trip na to. On the plus side, exercise yun for the buntis. But then again, me certain limit din naman ang kaya lakarin ng buntis. Like sa Bojeador lighthouse, the steps going up are kinda steep, baka mahirapan esp if medyo basa ang steps (like pag umulan).

If nasa 2nd tri, kayang-kaya pa ang road trip. But then 7mos pregnant ka na during your planned trip, di na masyado advisable, IMO. You can ask for clearance from your OB na lang din if papayagan ka. Mas nakakaalam naman ang OB what's good for you.

[luscious_peach]

^^ I second the motion. If ever you push through with the trip, just skip Kapurpurawan rock formations and Kaibigan Falls. Touring these spots is not for the faint of heart.

[tifay]

we recently toured the north din. nako its super long drive from manila but worth it ang mga ganap from old churches, kakaibang food, shrines, lighthouses, windmills and ang pinaka love ko beaches na wala gaano tao super enjoy ang peg. always important go sa tourism office at sila may maps and mag sabi where to go. we went straight sa vigan muna 1 night then nag kalesa keme ikot ikot 150 per hour sha covered everything na from baluarte, hidden garden etc (yes hindi lang 1 hour ang inabot at kakain ka talaga sa hidden garden ang ganda doon hehe)
then laoag na we stayed sa fort ilocnadia. ang ganda naman doon and it has everything you need na activities kahit di ka na lumabas ng hotel madaming kaganapan from archery, fishing, ktv, casino, spa, billiards, go cart, shooting range etc and malapit sa beach ang ganda ng sunset palagi you can see it also from the pool. the food is also yummy from the room service to the free breakfast buffet hehe then we went around pagudpud ang layo din parang 2 hours from laoag i think and madami kami stop over kase kung ano ano nakikita hehe google google lang nang mga places to go then si gps na bahala. nakita din namin [textspeak!] Kapurpurawan and kung ano ano pang mga rocks kung san san. my gulay effort naman sa lakad at tawid tawid sa dagat na mabato with matching waves pa hahaha all for the sake of picture taking. (madulas super)
I loved the north napaka rich nila sa culture and iba ang tangap nila sa tourists i love how kahit na di kami foreigners super entertain sila. yun lang pag balik nang manila long drive ulit back to traffic and pollution hehe

[nixiquita]

Wow good to hear that most people enjoy coming here in Vigan. Anyway, kasama ang Vigan sa top 21 finalist for the new 7 wonders cities of the world! Sana masuportahan natin lahat by voting

[abbeydasassy]

hello po!

ask lang ako which bus ba maayos like victory liner if going to Laoag?

mga blogs nabasa ko kasi puros nagrent a van or own car or yung lumang blogs mga florida bus pa (na natakot naman ako because of prev accidents)

2 lang kasi kame ni hubby ko pupunta.

thanks,

[shegothim]

wala sis. partas bus or florida ang sinasakyan ko papuntang ilocos.

[abbeydasassy]

alin ang mas maayos sis? ok lang ba partas?

first time ko kasi sa norte if ever. matarik ba daanan? :/ sorry worried lang.

[brandi]

^hindi naman sis. Enjoy!

[shegothim]

wala namang masyadong matarik na daan. ang natatandaan ko lang na medyo mataas ay sa pagitan ng santa at bantay, the rest ay patag lang.

ok lang sa akin ang partas, ok din sa akin ang florida. actually pag pagudpud mas gusto ko ang florida kasi deretso na at may cr iyong mga nasasakyan ko.

[matetreyes]

may bus or van pa ba papuntang pagudpud ng mga around 4pm? balak ko kasi:

day 1-eta laoag at 1.15pm, eat at la preciosa or saramsam, photo op at st william church and sinking bell tower, then commute to pagudpud (ilang oras to?). check in at casa consuelo

day 2-pagudpud north and south trike tour. either stay in casa consuelo o lipat naman sa saud

day 3-back to laoag. tour batac and paoay. overnight vigan. (balak ko sana sumidetrip ng coral rock garden sa pangil kung kaya pa). eat at cafe leona

day 4-last minute tour sa vigan then back to laoag na. 8.40 pm ang flight namin

suggestions? 2 pax lang kami and we plan to do it diy and by trike ibang tours

[iwannabeasupermodel]

^^ I second the motion. If ever you push through with the trip, just skip Kapurpurawan rock formations and Kaibigan Falls. Touring these spots is not for the faint of heart.

For me must see talaga amg rock formation! Though siguro pag wag tirik yung araw. Admittedly mahaba yung trekking to kaibign falls than what i ws expecting.

Btw mukhang magaganda yung mga falls sa burgos (the town where the rock formation is located) though nalaman lang namin nung nakabalik na ng manila. Maybe you can check those out as well mga sis

[ohcmon]

Will be going to Vigan-Laoag this weekend with my parents, overnight trip lang. We'll be coming from the north na din so around 6-7 hrs ang drive namin.

Mas advisable ba na sa Laoag na kami matulog para early kami sa sand dunes the next day?

[shinta]

baby-friendly ba itong ilocos trip? nag-backread ako ng konti, based sa mga itineraries na nakita ko, parang hindi.

my friends are planning to go here next year, nag-iisip ako kung makakasama ako. jan 2015 kasi due date ko, baby will be less than 1 yr old by then.

[traxxex21]

Just got back from Vigan - ilocos - pagudpud. 4th or 5th time ko na to. . ok naman sya kasi guided naman ang trip namin (thanks to kuya eddie na laging nag totour samin ) Next to baguio eto gusto ko minus the init

[shegothim]

if vigan, laoag, batac, paoay, windmills, saud at maira-ira beach (both beach sa pampang lang ah) ok naman sa baby. pero pag pupunta ka ng falls at kapurpurawan medyo mahabang lakaran.

[shinta]

^thanks sis, di ba hassle yung palipat-lipat ng hotels and yung land travel via van pag may baby? mga 7 months old. siguro we can skip the non-baby friendly tourist spots. ang iniisip ko lang is yung pagbiyahe-biyahe in between tourist spots.

may pwede sana kaming pag-stay-an ng libre sa vigan pero narealize ko na kung vigan-based kami, medyo mahaba ang travel time going to the other destinations.

[shegothim]

vigan at laoag na lang siguro muna ang puntahan nyo if ganun. may kalayuan na rin kasi ang pagudpud.