I need to visit Basilan soon. Why?

2 September 2010 27 Comments

A Dane riding atop the jeepney from the Saddle at Batad enroute to Banaue. Travels to remote and off-the-beaten path destinations coming soon.

I’ve checked my travel history and guess what!? I need to tick off Basilan off my list of provinces that I haven’t visited yet. And that includes eight others before I can complete all provinces visited in the Philippines. Will strike all off the list before the year ends. And the NINE:

  • Apayao (Luzon)
  • Quirino (Luzon) done December 2010
  • Mindoro Occidental (Luzon) done February 2011
  • Antique (Visayas) done November 2010
  • Guimaras (Visayas) done November 2010
  • Biliran (Visayas) done April 2011
  • Siquijor (Visayas)
  • Zamboanga Sibugay (Mindanao) done March 2012
  • Basilan (Mindanao) done December 2011

These are all interesting places that are off the beaten path and I intend to visit all by 2012.



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  • http://my_sarisari_store.typepad.com/ Sidney

    Never finish your bucket list… if you do… it is a sign you are ready to go… :-0

  • http://journeyingjames.com/ journeyingjames

    naku, madami-dami pa akong pupuntahan. pero atleast, napuntahan ko na yung 5 dyan sa 8 provinces na kulang mo

  • reena

    wow galing! congrats!pero natawa ako sa comment ni sidney. haha…

  • http://www.escapeislands.com dong ho

    you should. hahaha… finally!

  • http://briefstories.blogspot.com joemill

    with just only 9 to go! i say, wow bai! traveler jud kaayo ka! :)

  • http://lakbaydiva.com fetus

    astig! mayta’g ma pareha ko nimo…

  • http://www.backpackingphilippines.com tutubi

    galing! 2 dyan sa list mo napuntahan ko na…but I’ve yet to visit Batanes and Tawi-tawi to. dream ko rin to visit all provinces, i think I’ll be able to visit Maguindanao in a few months, just the peaceful town of datu paglas, not the killing fields :(

  • http://thepinaysolobackpacker.com thepinaysolobackpacker

    waaahhhh…tuloy na tuloy na nga ang Basilan mu! this year, goal ko din yan! *inggit ako*

  • http://langyaw.com estan

    @sydney, its not my complete bucket list :)

    @james, @fetus mapupuntahan mo rin mga provinces

    @reena, @joemill thanx

    @dong, sched ko pa

    @tutubi, i’ve just passed maguindanao. i’m thinking of visiting cotabato again

    @gael, itutuloy ko talaga :)

  • toffee

    i ca help you w/ siquijor. got some relatives who live there..;p

  • Elmer I.Nocheseda

    Basilan is as big as Singapore island. Without the terrorism, it could be a travel hub, and could be as prosperous as Singapore. It could be transformed into a pleasant tourist destination with a mixture of interesting culture, people, festivals, beaches, food, and surrounding island hopping. It also has a wonderful history. But how would you enjoy it when you are greeted with armored tanks, high powered weapons, barbed wires. The church grounds are surrounded by armed men. Sayang. I was there on research for palm leaf art when Erap launched an all out war! My God! I never imagined I would be that close when they were fighting in Lamitan.

  • http://www.flipnomad.com flip

    wow! naikot mo na buong pinas nyan!!! kakatuwa!

  • http://langyaw.com estan

    @elmer, despite that, I’m looking forward to visit basilan soon :)

    @flip, o nga e. hehehe

  • http://www.galapinoyredux.com Cedric

    Wow, konti na nga lang. What’s next after you tick them all off your list?

  • http://langyaw.com estan

    @cedric, concentrate to go out more often abroad and do long bus trips of epic proportions around the country. hehehe

  • http://www.galapinoyredux.com Cedric

    Abroad! Cool! Hahaha. Long bus rides, eh? Sakit sa pwet kakaupo. Haha.

  • http://langyaw.com estan

    @cedric, okay lang. sanay na ako sa long bus rides. :)

  • http://www.jerik76raverz.blogspot.com pinoy boy

    grabe buong Pilipinas talaga! grabe at halos mapuno mo na ang Mindanao! Galing!

  • http://langyaw.com estan

    @pinoy boy, matagal din yan :)

  • http://marcopolo.i.ph Marco

    Basilan sounds interesting. Surely, it will be on my list next year.

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  • http://jonabering.wordpress.com joona

    Antique is seemingly sleepy but the exploration proved me wrong.

    here’s mine:

    http://jonabering.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/mt-igcoron-understanding-one%E2%80%99s-place/

  • http://langyaw.com estan

    @joona, antique is also interesting. 1 day lang ako nakapunta but i have a standing invitation to visit the northern end :)

  • http://my_sarisari_store.typepad.com/ Sidney

    You should visit Siquijor during next Holy Week…interesting stuff going on.

  • http://langyaw.com estan

    @sidney, i’m setting my sights in Anda :)

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