Sagada is a mountain travel destination where visitors can go caving, hiking, backpacking and camping.
Posted in Best Things About Sagada, My Random Thoughts, Personal Thoughts, Thoughts of Sagada on Feb 1st, 2009
In all my trips to Sagada, I have yet to visit Lake Danum. They say it is best to go there during sunset and watch the glimmering water and the fading sun beyond the mountains.
Now that would be a lovely sight indeed.
I don’t know but every time I go to Sagada, Lake Danum was just [...]
Posted in 4th Trip, Best Things About Sagada, Places to Visit, Sagada in the Rain on Nov 30th, 2008
I’ve only been to Bokong Falls (Small Falls as people refer to it in relation to the much bigger Bomod-ok Falls) and the one time that I went there, it happened to be raining.
So not surprisingly, the water was brownish from the soil that was washed away from the mountains and rice terraces.
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Posted in Best Things About Sagada, Dining, Food, Places to Visit on Oct 19th, 2008
One of the best places to have breakfast in Sagada is at the Masferre Restaurant. It’s just a few steps from the town hall. I love to sit by the window and look at the trees behind the St. Mary’s Church. Sometimes I could see cows grazing at the early hours of the morning.
Masferre offer [...]
Posted in Best Things About Sagada, Dining, Food, Uncategorized on Aug 2nd, 2008
What’s the best thing to do after a three-hour hike up and down the rice terraces and the mountainous terrain of Sagada? Well, a cold, cold drink, what else!
This tangy lemonade is from Masferre restaurant. I ordered it when I had a late breakfast after a good workout of walking all over the town. It’s [...]
Posted in Best Things About Sagada, Thoughts of Sagada on Jul 28th, 2008
Yes and no.
Sagada is indeed a great retreat for those seeking tranquility and an escape from the urban life. You can relax under the tall pine trees, beside the bushes filled with flowers, on the fresh and damp grass or on top of one of the rice terraces and wonder at the beauty of the [...]
Posted in Best Things About Sagada, Hiking / Backpacking, Reminders, Sagada Tips, Things to Do in Sagada on Jul 9th, 2008
Sagada is a great place to go backpacking. While I highly suggest you hire a guide, for those who are more adventurous, solo backpacking might be the thing for them. Here are some tips you might want to read first:
Solo Backpacking Tips
1. Tell someone where you’ll be, and when you expect to return. It’s probably [...]
Posted in Best Things About Sagada, Things to Do in Sagada on Jul 6th, 2008
First-timers often easily shrug off the adventure a Sagada caving can give, specifically of the Sumaguing Cave. You can hear people saying, “Been there done that, what could possibly be exciting about it?”
But as this blogger experienced for herself, when people emerge from the bowels of the Sumaguing, they feel something short of a life-changing [...]
Posted in Best Things About Sagada, Hiking / Backpacking on Jul 2nd, 2008
I stumbled upon this About.com article on why Sagada is a backpacker’s getaway.
The author mentioned a visit on the caves such as the Sumaguing and Lumiang and of course, the trek to Bomod-ok Falls or Big Falls as most visitors fondly call it.
Sagada indeed provides a challenging landscape even for experienced backpackers and [...]
Posted in Best Things About Sagada, Places to Visit on Jun 29th, 2008
One of the top tourist destinations in Sagada is the majestic Bomod-ok Falls. It’s also known as the Big Falls as the counterpart of Bokong Falls (Small Falls). Between the two, Bomod-ok is a hundred times grander.
It’s also much harder to reach. If you’re not used to really long walks, I suggest you hire a [...]
Posted in Best Things About Sagada on Jun 26th, 2008
Sagada probably is the friendliest place in the Philippines, even the world. It is a natural melting pot of different races. Not a day goes by without a tourist, foreigner or local, that walks its paths.
Europeans love the place. Their yearning for adventure leads them to Sagada where they can go hiking, spelunking and dabble [...]
