Take the road with me to the most epic places in the Philippines.
When in Baler, head down to the next town of Maria Aurora to behold its famed gargantuan balete tree, considered the largest of its kind in Asia.
Dubbed as The Millennium Tree of Aurora, this balete tree has been around for 60 decades, is over 60 meters in height and reputedly will need 60 grown men, holding one another at arm’s length to encircle its gigantic trunk.
The most remote areas of the Cordilleras are connected to the city of Baguio and the rest of the world thru Halsema Highway or the Cordillera Mountain Trail. It is the highest altitude highway in the Philippines with its highest point at 2, 255 meters above sea level.
Due to slippery roads and frequent landslides during the rainy season, not to mention the heavy fog that hungs around these mountains, this highway is considered to be one of the most dangerous roads in the world.
This definitely wasn’t your usual beach scene, under this bluegreen blanket, a few meters from where we were standing, were the most kickass sights I’ve ever seen.
Aside from my Lola’s hometown of Valencia, if there was one place in the province of Negros that I would have not minded going back to again and again, it would have been Apo Island. This tiny island may just make it into my Top 5 Most Epic Destinations of all time!
This tiny province up north is without a doubt one of the ultimate Philippine destinations.
With its spectacular views of land, sea and sky, everywhere you lay your eyes, this place is just postcard perfect!
I have been lucky enough to have been able to visit this dreamy place and explore 2 of its 3 main islands – the islands of Batan and Sabtang and on this post, of the hundreds of reasons to love Batanes, I’ll narrow them down to my top 9 favorites! (And I wrote that line like it was easy doing it. Haha!)
