Basco, Batanes
11 December 2014
I had been preparing to see the wonders of Yangon and the Old Bagan in Myanmar several months ago. The date had been set. Itinerary validated and plane tickets and accommodations finalized.
11 December 2014
I was so prepared to explore, dream and discover again. I had even printed few photographs captured by NatGeo and stack them in a folder. These were supposed to be my guide when I make my own photographic masterpiece to immortalize the scene of the place.
It is a place made up of eleven islands that were shaped by the forces of Mother Nature for millions of years. I call it – Mother Nature’s Masterpiece!
It’s rolling hills, fine and rocky shorelines and lighthouses can be compared to the settings of the enormously popular movies – The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit!
For four cold days of whistling winds and rain showers, I wandered at the islands of Batan and Sabtang feasting my eyes with magnificent landscapes of which I saw for the very first time and has no parallel in magnificence compared to any place that I had travelled in the past. Many travellers call it the “New Zealand” of the Philippines.
It was cold and drizzling outside and the wind blows at a constant speed of at least forty kilometres an hour at that time.
Upon my arrival, I was greeted by few popular photos of Batanes – The Arc of Nature, The lush green sloppy hills and lighthouses and finally, by the Stone Houses!
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