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Batok ia a hand poke tattoo using pomelo or lemon thorn as a needle and mixed charcoal soot with water in a coconut shell as an ink. The ink is mixed with blood when hand poked against the skin which creates permanent ink on the body. For people from Kalinga this body art is more… Continue reading Guide on Getting a Tattoo From Apo Whang-od, The Last Mambabatok
Buscalan is a home for the Butbut ethnic group of Kalinga. They are known as the headhunters of the Cordillera Region and this reputation is related to their culture and tradition of tattoos. Although tribal war and headhunting were already long gone, the art of Batok still continues. Batok (Whatok in Butbut dialect) is a… Continue reading THE COST OF GETTING INKED BY THE LIVING LEGEND APO WHANG-OD
Hooh! Finally! Yes, just like what the title said, after two long years of isolation brought by travel restrictions due to Covid 19. I finally got to wear my hiking attire and carry my travel gears again. As the restriction eases in my hometown Benguet, I got an invitation from my long time friends and… Continue reading MT. PULAG: THE FIRST HIKE AFTER TWO YEARS OF ISOLATION
With most of us still on quarantine we can’t help but to wish to be on holiday somewhere except our house. Given the situation all we can do for now is to reminisce the old days when we used to have all the freedom to be anywhere in the world. As we wait and hope… Continue reading MUSIC VIDEOS THAT WILL MAKE YOU WISH YOU ARE TRAVELING RIGHT NOW!
Benguet, a province in Cordillera Region in the Philippines is blessed with scenic views of countless mountains. Some of the most popular mountains like Mt. Pulag, Ugo and Ulap don’t need introduction but there are still a lot of underrated mountains and trails waiting to be discovered. One of those is a trail lying in… Continue reading TACADANG CIRCUIT: OVERNIGHT HIKE
Back in the year 2016 when Mt Ulap is on the rise, making noise on social media filling my feeds with scenic views of the mountains, clouds and people enjoying the hike. It was my first time to hike this mountain when my friend beep me up and invited me for a day hike. I… Continue reading MT. ULAP DAY HIKE
“Pigingan” in one of Cordillera’s local dialect means slanted, which describes the shape of the summit. It is not as popular as its neighboring mountains, Mt. Ugo and Mt. Ulap but it is really worth to give this a mountain a shot especially its main highlight, its beautiful sunrise. The hike to the summit may… Continue reading MT. PIGINGAN, AN UNDERATED PEAK IN BENGUET
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