Dive and Trek, Anilao (aka Batang Yagit goes Diving) – May 12, 2012
People go on lakwatsas for various reasons. Once it a while, it isn’t about you. Sometimes its about sharing an experience with a friend. For around a week, Benj Espina and I had been chatting on Facebook bringing Winston Almendras (aka Batang Yagit) Scuba Diving. I had been hearing about this from both of them for months, I thought it would make for an awesome adventure.
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Mapanuepe Lake, Zambales – April 5, 2012
If you are looking for an adventure to a place virgin to tourists and campers in the same way Anawangin Cove was just a few years ago, there is a small out of the way town in Zambales home to a young lake formed after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo.
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Laiya, Batangas – April 28, 2012
Laiya, Batangas is a great beach just 2.5 hours south of Manila. Clear water, calm waters. great beach. It's definitely a peaceful alternative to Boracay. That said, aside from the beach... it lacks Boracay's nightlife and variety of activities.
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Easter Island – April 1-4, 2012
One of the “must-see” items on my bucket list has been to see Easter Island located 2,180 miles (3,510 kilometers) west of the coast of Chile in South America and is the south easternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle. Ever since I was a child, I was always fascinated by pictures of the “big heads” and the theories over who built them and why (of course, these included the “they were built by aliens” theory).
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The Highs and Lows of Easter Island – April 3-4, 2012
With my formal tours done, I scheduled myself for two additional adventures while on the island. On the afternoon of April 3rd, I scheduled...
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Ana Te Pahu and Ana Te Pora, Easter Island – April 3, 2012
From Ahu Akiviki, a little of change of scene. This time it is all about caves.The caves are a series of tunnels formed by lava flows which were used during wartime to hide from the enemies or for ceremonies.
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Ahu Akivi, Easter Island – April 3, 2012
While not as grandiose as Ahu Tongariki with its 15 colossal moai… or as beufully set as those on Anakena Beach… my favorite set of moai would have to be at Ahu Akivi with its seven moai. The location is also popularly known as Siete Moai.
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Puna Pao, Easter Island – April 3, 2012
Puna Pau… the quarry for the “pukao” also known as the “red hats”. The pukao or topknots are not really “hats.” but rather, they are the hair of the statues,
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Anakena Beach, Easter Island – April 2, 2012
Anakena is a white coral sand beach within Rapa Nui National Park. There are two Ahus on Anakena. One with six moai… another with one. According to island oral traditions, Anakena was the landing place of Hotu Matu'a, a Polynesian chief who led a two canoe settlement party here and founded the first settlement on Rapa Nui.
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Ahu Te Pito Kura, Easter Island – April 2, 2012
From the majestic Ahu Tongariki, we make our way to Ahu Te Pito Kura. While hardly as impressive as Tongariki, Te Pito Kura’s claim to fame is that it has the largest moai transported from Rano Raraku to an Ahu and erected called Paro, 10 meters high and weighing 92 tones.
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