Are You A Traveler?

I love traveling with friends. I love visiting places with them. I don't like going anywhere alone too. I've been Benguet and Sagada a few years ago. I like looking at the beautiful view travelling up there. We went caving and trekking when we were in Sagada. So tiring to do it but satisfying too. How I wish I could go back again with hubby, my baby and of course our friends.

Such great to know that you have visited also these caves. They are really very challenging and beautiful caves and they are well preserved. I had experienced the spelunking there 4 years ago. and I did survive the caving. Quite difficult but yes, with persistence I just did. I had a hard time rappelling and when I did it, whew I cried after. I thought I can not do it and won't be able to climb the the other side otherwise, we have to go back to where we started and it was already almost 3/4 of the journey. and aside from that feeling, I know that it will be a failure feeling. so I really did try hard... and yes, I did it... we started the caving after lunch and we went out around 6pm...

You have written an excellent description. Sadly, I have not been off this continent. I have been briefly to Canada and to Mexico a few times, but not very far. I have traveled a lot in the US, though. Caves are awesome. I will even probably do an internet search about these places so that at least my laptop can take me traveling. When you travel do you go by car? That is how I do most of my traveling here in the US. I have been in three caves in my life. One is actually a restaurant inside. The other two are famous tourism sites. It has been a long time. I hope maybe I can visit a cave next summer as they are very cooling during the heat.

I have not visited the place yet. I hope one day, I will be able to do so. I am from the Philippines and have been to different places in our country. From Mt. Mayon in Luzon, the underwater cave in Palawan, Mt. Apo in Kidapawan, the springs ion Camiguin, even the enchanted river in Surigao, I have been the. They certainly are great wonders of nature. Upon riding your post, it kind of sparks the adventure in me and perhaps on of this days, I will surely go there.

I like the way you described the cave but I guess I could not go that far as of this time for lack of budget and time. I once went to Bohol and I had also gone to a cave there, the Hinagdanan Cave. It is just a small cave with a river inside it. But I could not bear to stay long in that cave. I'm afraid of the darkness. But there are some who really like to stay, they even swim in that river.

Happy for you that you've been traveled on those amazing tourists spots in the Northern part of our country. I am now proud that I've grew up in the Northern part but unfortunately I do not have the chance to go for a travel or visit those awesome places because of lack of time. But I'm still very happy that I've grew up near the beach that almost living in the city is longing for. I love travelling and adventure and if I get the chance also to go then I'll be the blessed one. Lack of time and budget are my problem too. lol.

It seems that you visited Sagada and I agree with you that it is one of the most beautiful places to travel. I have also traveled other places, but I can fairly say that in terms of people and the sights, the Cordilleras are still on top of my list. I have just spent a weekend in Bulacan exploring some of the historical caves there and I am disappointed with the lack of care or maintenance of the said park, considering it is a national park. I also don't have that much money in terms of traveling but I have a friend who also loves to travel and we do keep a tight budget. We were able to visit Sagada, Banaue, Batad and Baguio in four days for only P3000 (that's roughly $75). No, we didn't eat canned goods during our stay. My friend and I just did a lot of research, so when we would ask and locals would give us tourist prices, we would say no. Like for example, the ride to Batad saddle we were told by the local tourist office that we need to pay P2000 for the jeepney ride which we of course balked. So we decided to have breakfast first and we were lucky to befriend the restaurant owner near the bus terminal and we were told that we could hitch a ride for P150 each, which is the price we know from our research. Money or time should not be a hindrance when it comes to traveling. If you can go, definitely go travel. Especially now that a lot of our natural attractions are disappearing due to neglect, natural calamities or just simply due to the changes in our environment. Also, travel while you are young and your knee joints aren't groaning with the pressures of walking for hours. Best of luck on your next destination.

I really enjoy travelling but I can't afford to do it as much as I would like.At the moment I am a student at university so I can't go away travelling during term time and I have to make the most of the holidays to work and earn money.When I finish at University I would like to be able to go travelling for a while hopefully through most of europe.Though i doubt i will be able to as I pill probably need most of my money in order to pay a deposit on a flat.Though as soon as i can afford to do so i will definitely go travelling.The absolute dream is to have my own boat which I can travel the world in though i know that is never likely to happen unless i win the lottery or something as i mean a pretty big boat.

I want to visit that place. I stayed in Baguio City for five years and I didn't have a chance to visit that place. How I wish I could go there soon. There are lots of places in Philippines that are so amazing. From beaches to caves. I have been to Ilocos Norte and went somewhere where there's a rock formation. It was awesome, maybe just like the walls of Sumaguing cave. Sagada is different place too??

Unfortunately I'm not able to travel as much as I would like. I'm hoping though to work on that. If I can get a better savings going that will help me get started in the right direction. There are many different places I would love to see. I would like to travel to Ireland, Somoa Islands, Belize, Hawaii, and many other places.

I love traveling although i never had the chance to visit anything out of europe. I have visited belgium, germany, netherlands, england, scotland, France, switzerland, czech republic, austria, hungary and many many places in Greece since it is the country I live in. Every one place I have visited has its own things that make it unique!

i would like to be a traveler but i still don't have my own income so this is just a dream for me now. i had visit few places and different places give me different feels and i appreciate i had the oppotunity to travel to the places.

Hi devonavis:) Travelling needs a lot of time and money so for us we have to really save a lot and block dates for it. It's better now that there are flight promos offered. I think I saw the place you're describing in a TV show I can't recall what the show was, or maybe it was another place which has the same descriptions of the cave. I heard in Palawan there are caves like that too. To be honest I'm not really fascinated with caves, not that I don't agree it's beautiful. I know it's beautiful (though I haven't really seen one yet) because of the so many positive reviews about the place. It's just that I imagine it to be very dark and that's what I'm scared of. If I get the chance to go to such places I think that feeling will go away because I know we will go in as a group and there are guides of course. Our country really has many beautiful places, hope we'll have the chance and opportunity to explore them :)

I am not a traveler, however the Cordilleras sounds beautiful. I wish I were able to travel more and go all over the world, however with my kids being so young it is practically impossible. When they reach adult age, my husband and I plan to travel around the world and go to all the places that we have always wished we could visit. This is gonna be such a great time and I will make sure to take a lot of pictures and create a travel diary with many wonderful stories. The location you mentioned will be on my list of places to go.

I used to be a traveller in my younger days, I was always going off to new places far and home, although believe it or not it actually took me 26 years to get on board a plane, I was terrified of flying at the time, then when I first flew I quite enjoyed it. I have never, however been further than Europe which is my home continent. I used to dream of going to places like New Zealand, Australia and China, but the length of the flight put me off. I would always prefer to travel alone, it was more of an adventure. There is so much in this world to see and yet so little time.

I love traveling and have been to around 60 different countries. Earlier this year for one month I visited South America with my 3 year old daughter and my 5 year old son. We visited Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay. Last year we went to the Caribbean coastline of Colombia. In 2010 we went to Vancouver in Canada. Pregnant with my daughter in 2009 I took my disabled son to Cape Town and the Garden Route. Whilst my disabled son was a baby and toddler I visited other countries in Europe. In 2008 we explored Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. He was 13 months old on that trip. His first trip happened when he was 4 months old and we went to Portugal. My best trip happened in 2006 and it was to Central America. I visited Mexico, Belize and Guatemala on that excellent trip. In 2005 I visited the Maldives and in 2004 I went to the Seychelles. I visited New Zealand and the Pacific Islands in 2001 and 2002. In 2000 I went to Western Australia. My trip around the world happened in 1993 and 1994. It lasted just over one year. I let out my cottage and got a working holiday visa for that trip of a lifetime.

no really... I have only traveled from mexico to usa 4 or 5 times in my life. I also went to spain when I was a youngster. Thats about it. id love to be able to travel more places.

Hi devonavis. First of all I would like to thank you for sharing this wonderful information and talking about this experience of yours. Though even I did not get much chance to travel in order to be considered as a traveler. But I love to travel and I never miss any chance if I get any. The caves you mentioned do sound very fascinating. If I by any chance go to Philippines I will definitely make sure to visit it. Thanks for suggestion. Have a nice day ... =SuperShames=