SENIOR BYAHERO “How do we get to Laktas Falls?” I asked the lady manning the tourism desk at Barangay Ibona, Dingalan, Aurora. “You need to ride a Farmall, sir” she replied. “What’s a Farmall?” I asked. “A tractor, sir. It will take you to the waterfalls” she said. “Ah,...
SENIOR BYAHERO I came across the town of Longos while looking at an old map of Laguna. On the map, there were several lakeshore towns such as Longos, San Juan and San Antonio in Laguna that today no longer exist. Further research showed old photos of Longos showing an imposing Spanish era...
SENIOR BYAHERO I was sitting quietly at the far end of the Binangonan Pier doing a timelapse video of the sun setting over Laguna de Bay when two young men approached me. “Are you a vlogger?” one of them asked. I said yes. “How did you know?” I asked. “We saw you taking photos of the...
SENIOR BYAHERO Ever since I retired, I did many things that I never thought I will do. One of them was during my recent visit to Obando, and doing its famous fertility dance. I was not asking Santa Clara to give me a child, but it was more of dance of gratitude for giving me the strength to do many...
SENIOR BYAHERO It was probably the best adventure I had exploring the volcano island of Taal. After doing the usual Daang Kastila tourist trail many times, I was finally able to do again the challenging Mt. Tabaro to crater lake trail, and saw how the volcano island has fully recovered after the...
PHILIPPINE POST OFFICE I saw the Philippine Post Office almost every day during my university years. It was in front of the Post Office, in Liwasang Bonifacio, where I waited for the bus going to Cavite. It was the 80’s and the Post Office was a beehive of activities. From outside, I could see...
SENIOR BYAHERO By Joseph Bautista During my university years, I envied my classmates who traveled long distance just to study in Manila. Especially a classmate who came from Bicol, and he would tell stories of coming to Manila on a train that took almost a day. He would tell us stories of trains...
Senior ByaHERO JOSEPH BAUTISTA I recently went on a solo backpacking tour of Bohol. Nothing extra ordinary about this as have already did hundreds of backpacking adventures for more than 30 years, but this was my first after turning 60 a couple of months ago, and also after staying mostly at home...
