Mother & Daughter Philippines Adventure

18/02/2023

Feb 18: After another 17 hrs on an Ethiopian Airlines plane we are back in Canada! It was an amazing journey for both of us and we’re glad to be back!

18/02/2023

Feb 17: After 17 hrs straight on a plane … Hello Ethiopia! And the airline gave Pip & I free accommodations with meals for the duration of our 17 hr layover! Addis Ababa was definitely a culture shock but a great experience none the less!

16/02/2023

Feb 16: Busy day shopping at Green Hills & SM Mall. Tried halo halo … so good! Thank you Yna & Liam! Now sitting at the airport, ready to head for Hong Kong! Goodbye Philippines! ☹️

15/02/2023

Feb 15: Another good day. We were exhausted so Pip & I just toured the mall picking up souvenirs and trying delicious food. The we got to meet a Filipino tattoo artist and guess what! Yep, more tattoos! Then a delicious dinner in with Liam & Yna. The picture below is the wedding tattoo both Yna & Liam got today!

14/02/2023

Feb 14: What a day! We travelled further north today to meet the oldest tattoo artist in the world. We literally climbed a mountain to get to their remote village, where woman there perform the art of batok tattoos! Not only did we get traditional tattoos, but we got to share a meal before descending back down the damn mountain. Then after nearly a 12 hr drive back to Manila, we’re home! Experience of a lifetime!

14/02/2023

Feb 14: Happy Valentines Day! Spent a wonderful night at Native Village Inn - Barangay Uhaj, Banaue Ifugao. We got in fairly late and yet they opened the kitchen & made us delicious homemade meals. We slept in tiki treehouses and ate breakfast looking at the rice terraces.

13/02/2023

Feb 13: We come way up north to see the Rice Terraces!

12/02/2023

Feb 12: My day! We travelled all the way to San Fernando, La Union to spend a few hours at the beach. So worth it! The sunburn … also worth it! After the beach and dinner, we spent an hour on the most terrifying “roads” we’ve ever been on! Then up the mountain to Baguio

11/02/2023

Feb 11: this was pretty cool!

11/02/2023

Feb 11: A walk through Intramuros & then a night tour of Fort Santiago

11/02/2023

Evening tour of Fort Santiago.

11/02/2023