Snapshot Saturday: Cavern Crazy

by Gay Mitra - January 22, 2011August 13, 201418

Callao Cave in Tuguegarao, Cagayan.Spelunking wasn’t our primary objective, though we obviously did a little. We were there to do our pre-nuptial photo shoot. A chapel inside a cave’s the perfect eerie-romantic backdrop (not in this photo however). Kinda like the vibe of Paco Park, a former cemetery during Spanish colonial period, where our wedding…

Backpacking Borneo: Niah Caves

by Gay Mitra - June 7, 2010August 13, 20140

We arranged a tour with Highlands, our accommodation-cum-travel agent for a hefty RM60 each. We were picked up by our guide, a Miri local who speaks fluent English with an Aussie accent at exactly 9:00 AM. There were five of us: Shervin, me, Keran (Scottish), Toby (British) and his French girlfriend. Niah National Park is…

Callao Cave: 12-hour Trip, 2-hour Spelunking

by Gay Mitra - October 2, 2009August 13, 20144

After celebrating my birthday in Sagada last September 2nd, we traveled to Tuguegarao a couple of days after. My sister was hesitant because she received an SMS from our mom saying there’s a typhoon in the region. I insisted on pushing through and said, “We’re already in north Luzon, it can’t be that far from…

Kwebang Lampas

by Gay Mitra - September 19, 2009August 13, 201414

Armed with P1,500 each, the five of us (Jules, Oliver, Tristan, Erwin and I) met up at Wendy’s Buendia about quarter to one. The original 3am meeting based on the itinerary was changed to 12 noon since Oliver will be getting off work at 7am, and I’ll be done with a badminton match at 11….

Sagada Adventure Packages

by Gay Mitra - September 16, 2009August 13, 201412

After the stroke of midnight, second of September, Shervin and Gabe greeted me a ‘happy birthday’. We were aboard Autobus, and we were traversing Nueva Ecija, bound for Banaue. Prior the trip, I couldn’t choose between Sagada and Tuguegarao. If I choose sagada, it’s going to be my seventh time there, though I’ve never celebrated…