barbara01
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Batanes

(in Philippines > Cagayan Valley)

Worth visiting!

A review of this place: trip worth taking  — 1 year ago

Batanes is not a party place but it’s where you can go to experience a different kind of travel high… the kind that leaves you in awe of the knowledge that such beauty, simplicity and tranquility exists.

Mar 13, 2007, 10:55AM PDT 1 cheer

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abbydabby
Manila

advice

hi barbara01! i was trawling through the net for info on batanes and found your entry. my friends and i are planning a trip holy week ‘08 and want to DIY the itinerary. from your experience, do you think that’s wise or would you recommend we go with a tour group?

hope you can help out a fellow footloose traveler.

thanks!

Nov 08, 2007, 03:46AM PST | Parent | Respond to this

barbara01
0 places

reply to advice

hi abbydabby =)

how many friends are joining you ? a tour group will be cheaper – i’m not sure if the minimum group size is 4 or 6 though. just pray that you get stuck with people who are more or less like you—less hassle and you make new friends along the way.

if you have time, then a DIY itinerary will be ok although compare it with the tour’s as they might end up as the same.

hope this helps.

Nov 09, 2007, 06:51PM PST | Thread | Respond to this

abbydabby
Manila

more questions

hello again, barbara! i’m guessing that’s your name, hehe. my name is abby.

thanks for your reply. mine is slightly delayed. for some reason or other, it wouldn’t go through when i tried sending it a couple of weeks ago.

anyway, did you go on a tour group? what were the places of interest that you visited and was the tour guide absolutely necessary?

i normally travel with a group of anywhere from 4 to 10 friends and we are used to planning a budget-friend itinerary on our own and just hiring the services of a guide for the “specialized” areas. would that work in a place like batanes, you think, or will we be completely helpless?

thanks for your time!

Nov 22, 2007, 01:08AM PST | Respond to this


 

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