It's Too Hot In The Philippines... Let's Go to Baguio!

Yes some old time visitors noticed that as well but I think comparing it with temperature in Manila they are still far more cooler. I see the difference of 10 degrees lower is really a big difference already. It has been decades ago when I last visited the place and this weekend would be my chance again to see how the place has changed since I last visited it.

Hi yahnee! I remember the news about the earthquake. It's a good thing that the place were able to recover immediately and now it's a good place to visit again. Thank you for sharing!

Hi emily! There are times when we need to set aside plans for vacation because of other important things. Last year we were not able to go to a vacation because I also had to spend on my training. Well, what is important is that we are with our family. Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for the invitation. It will be a great fun going to Baguio with you.

Hi dpk! You are always welcome in our country. We can go together to Baguio and get lost, he he. Mind conditioning can also apply. Thank you for sharing!

You are always welcome in our country. Have a nice day!

Hi eileenleyva! That might be because of the continuous commercialization of the place. Anyway, I still want to visit the place on of these days. Thank you for sharing!

all i can say is baguio is a good place and also its good to go there if the weather is so hot cause there you can relax :)

and by the way its so sad cause thats true pine trees was been cut thats why i hope the government can do something to stop that cause thats is the one make baguio cool and also beautiful

You are perfectly right. Baguio is totally different now than when it was decades ago. Do you remember the sweet smell of the pine trees as you approaching the zigzag roads? Do you recall how beautiful Kennon Road was back then when it has not yet succumbed to landslides?

Hi louie and yahnee! Thank you for dropping by! I haven't been there so I cannot compare the previous Baguio from the present one. Nevertheless, I will still have to visit the place so that my family could also experience the difference and to be able to see other parts of the country. Have a nice day to both of you.

@yahnee, YES my parents spent their honeymoon in "old Baguio" OMG it was such a beautiful place back then ( still beautiful to people who do not yet know or was not born during those times). Gasoline was only 1 peso per liter back then so my hard working father and us could afford do go to BC even on weekends on our 6 cylinder American car, we have a contact family whose family name i can still remember to this day and we rent their place every summer, very cheap when it's already like a small mansion compared today , a real old house that looks haunted LOL! My father speaks fluent Ilocano and Pangasinense so we got all things cheap cause we were not treated like tourists, I even spent my 3rd birthday in Baguio, hope i find it and post it here, great times, Philippines was really rich! Yes no land slides, not just the smell of pine but you can pick pine cones everywhere! Aries, better see it now and hope the place does not deteriorate just like all the places around the world due to climate change, take time out, yes friend. really fun in the Philippines!

Hi hereandthere! That can be a good alternative, he he. Well, anyway if I will not be able to go there, either I might not have enough time or no money, then I will try to visit the mall to enjoy the cold temperature inside. But I still want to go to Baguio if ever I have the chance. Thank you for sharing!

yeah, they just go to stay cool, window shop, people watch, spend as little as possible. at the food court you see people having meetings, working on their laptops, reading the papers, even sleeping inspite of the noise! if you ever make it to baguio, be sure to announce it here so you can hook up with mylotters based there.

I will consider your suggestion. Have a nice day!

Yeah I hope the weather would be fine since I consulted a weather forecast site and they predicted that on the days that we would be there the weather would be a bit wet in the afternoon. Oh well I hope it would not dampen our trip there. But still that are just prediction and there is still a chance that it would not happen at all just crossing my fingers on that.

Hi rsa! Wow! That would be a great experience for you! I hope I could also visit the place. I hope this plan will not end as a mere plan. Thank you for sharing!

Yes, hopefully the weather will be just perfect so as not to ruin your vacation.

Hi nanayangel! So I'm not alone, he he. I don't think we could still make it this summer. My son enrolled in a speech improvement class in preparation for the coming year. He will be on his third year in college and they be preparing thesis during that time, so he needs to improve his writing and speaking ability. I still hope that we could make it some other time. I really love to go to that place. Thank you for sharing!

That's true! I always eat halo-halo to refresh my self. I can't bear the heat sometime. Yes drinking more water will help. Thank you for sharing!

Yup, its been a long time. Hopefully I can come back again. Explore it more without the rain.. But I really love the place and the experienced we had.

Hi pals! Good that you were able to visit the place already. It was a good experience for sure. Thank you for sharing!

Dear Aries, Thanks for the prompt reply. Truly appreciates it.

Baguio City is one of the few places in our country blessed with cool climate. It is located at the mountainous region of Cordillera. However, based on the sharing of our friends here who have been to the place before, they said that it is a different nowadays because of the commercialization of the place. The original climate was already gone. I don't know because I never been there. Thank you for sharing! I hope I could also visit other countries.

Hi simplyD! I just hope we that I could be able to save some amount that we could use during the travel. Well, if not now maybe some other time. As of now my children enrolled in summer classes so I don't think we can do it this time. I just allowed them to do extra activities during this time rather than staying in front of tv and computer the whole day. Have a nice day!

Hi neelia! It's good to know that you were able to reach that place already. I am just planning and not yet sure if I could really go there. Well, my friends are talking about it because they have been there already for several times already. I am still hoping to be able to go there one of these days. Thank you for sharing!

@ Elvis: Actually, the weather during summer was bearable before as it was not as hot as it was during these past few years. My place of residence is also a good place but my place of work is one that is really hot because of the sea breeze. But there are also place which are colder and one of those is Baguio. Thank you for dropping by. @ rosanna: Yes, that is what other are saying it's a different place now. More commercialized. Thank you for sharing!

its really hot in here specially on summer time but maybe people go to baguio so they can relax and also see more beautiful thing out there baguio is a nice place but now i think its not that much beautiful cause so maybe people destroy trees especially the pine trees :(

Yes, I also heard about Tagaytay before but I was not able to go to that place also. If i could only have the time and enough amount. Well, I will add that to my future destinations. Thank you for sharing!

Hi jenny! Same here, I was able to visit other countries already but not Baguio. Well, still hoping to be able to reach that place. I am glad that you can go there. Enjoy your stay there! Thank you for sharing!

That would not be good if the weather in the place is almost the same with other places. Well, I hope that would not happen. Thank you for sharing!

Hi chum! Yes, it is also far in our place that is why we cannot go there without making a plan. Well anyway, we can go there if the time and finances would permit. Yes, drinking water can be of great help in order to prevent heat stroke. Thank you for sharing!

Hi gara! I already experienced summer in Manila. I got sick when I was there. It's also hot in our place, in my work place specially because it is near the sea. I also noticed that my skin tone has changed already. But not as hot as Metro Manila. Well, going to malls can really help. Thank you for sharing!

I am not yet sure if I could pursue this plan but if not this time then maybe some other time. There are so many things that I need to consider. Well, yes hundred islands is also a good place to visit. Thank you for sharing!