2014 Throwback Travels

Since new year is just around the corner, it's the perfect time again to share a rundown of all the travels and hikes that happened in this outgoing year. That's right! This post will mainly be all about throwback sheez of my travels this 2014. Here it goes...

Disclaimer: I have been microblogging all my travels and hikes in my facebook page for the past year so yeah. You'll be linked to my FB posts if you click on photo posts below.

Pag-ahon

Sa pagyao ng kahapon, at pagkahimlay ng kaligayahan,

binubulong sa sarili't lubusang inaasam

pag-ahon sa kabunduka't paghimbing kasama ng kalikasan.

Nais nang mapakinggan muli, mga kuliglig at paghuning kagiliw-giliw,   

lagaslas ng batis, at maging pagsipol ng hangin.

Mga mumunting tinig na kailanma'y 'di magmamaliw.

Nais ding muli, masilayan ng mga matang nangungulila

tayog ng punong kahoy, at lawak ng luntian, 

mga banging matatarik at nakalulula.

Anumang sukal ng kagubata'y buong tapang na tataw'rin, 

kung kapalit nama'y kagandahan,

at husay ng Kanyang likhain.

Anumang tayog ng kabunduka'y pilit ding maaabot

kung kapalit din nama'y tagumpay,

kaligayahan ang maidudulot.

At nang  makitang lubos ang ganda ni Inang Kalikasan

Sa sarili'y ibinulong, "bakit pa babalik sa mundong kinagisnan,

kung dito nama'y nahanap na ang tiyak na kapanatagan?"

Pag-ahon

-IBC

Takipsilim sa Bundok Maculot

Taal Heritage Town | A Museum of Museums

Before I became the free-spirited nature-lover, I was a heritage hunter... or maybe, I still am. Actually, I realized that I still have that side of me when my better half has expressed desire to visit Taal Heritage Town in Batangas. Yup, the old quaint town famous for the balisongs, old houses, and that one big church said to be the biggest in Asia. At tulad pa rin ng dati, excited pa rin akong makakita ng luma!