baguio... the summer capital of the philippines
By akotalagato
@akotalagato (1334)
Philippines
December 26, 2006 7:43am CST
when i was young, baguio was a really great place to go for a vacation. the climate is cool. the air is fresh. and the environment is generally clean and relaxing. but now, although it is still a great place to go to and relax, it is already somewhat crowded. there are lots of people and tourists. the streets are crowded. it is no longer the cold anymore. i guess it is inevitable that baguio will change. i just hoped that it could have changed for the better.
7 responses
@Deane_2005 (1644)
• Philippines
3 Feb 07
I have no longer visited Baguio for a long time now. The last that I go there was with my grandmother. I love Baguio because of its climate as well as the traditions and culture of the place plus it's really nice to see igorots and the rice terraces as well as the haunted houses in it. Did baguio really changed? , because it was so sad , it is still a summer capital of the Philippines and people must take care of the place.
@skeilush_21 (63)
• Bahrain
5 Oct 07
rice terraces is not in baguio my dear. it's in banaue ifugao.. =)
@loriclaire (806)
• Philippines
20 Feb 07
i once visited baguio last september 2004. i thought it was a cld place because i always heard a lot of times that it is a very good place to stay and have a good vacation especially if you bring with you your love once and lover. bu then, when my parents and my 2 brothers decided to go there, i just noticed that it is not what ive been looking for, the weather ic hot there are some place that is full of garbage cans, especially the park itself. this is the one of the best tourist spots here in the philippines. i dont know now if this place is much more improving than i got there way back 3 years ago
@dunetrekker (339)
• United Arab Emirates
6 Feb 07
For my coming vacation there in the Phils., my wife & i are planning a short family vacation and she's suggesting of going to Baguio while im suggesting Boracay coz the latter is nearer to us. With the responses from this discussions, i guess i could stick to my choice and give her some more reasons. Thanks for bringing it up.
@martzkie (110)
• Philippines
8 Jan 07
Today, Baguio is still a great place for vacation. The climate is cool compared to lowlands like manila and other neighboring provinces. It is still a tourist attraction. I agree that the place is already crowded. I think is part of the development of a certain place. In order to promote the city additional attractions and infrastucture were made like Shopping Malls, parks, hotel and factories. I think additional thing why the city became crowded is the development of vacant lots/areas into a residential subdivision. So more people are already residing and coming to baguio.
@bev_arch_20 (842)
• Philippines
14 Jan 07
hey you're right. Baguio is really a great place to go for vacation. I love the environment there. I really love botanical garden. but folks, Im afraid it will soon get polluted just like metro manila. I think the government should consider maintaining it's clean and fresh environment.
@imqt29 (34)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
i miss baguio.. its been a while since I went there.. The climate is cool, people are nice and there are a lot of place to visit.. During our graduating year, our batch went there for field trip for seven days.. We went to Brgy Sto Tomas where we visited a lot of tv and radio stations, these stations are on top of the mountain.. It was a really great experience..
@cheenlly (3476)
• Philippines
26 Dec 06
i have no idea that was happening now in Baguio. So far i havent been there before but i always heard about it like it was really a great place. when i was young until now Baguio is one of the place i like to visit. I hope its still the Baguio i had in mind when i visit it in the near future.