Tag: La Union
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Extended Weekend in La Union: Side Tours to Ma-Cho Temple and Baluarte Watchtower
La Union is often known for its beaches and surf culture, but the province has more to offer beyond the saltwater and the waves. I’ve been to the province twice before, but I’ve never had the chance to explore outside San Juan, particularly Urbiztondo Beach. Thus on this particular trip, we do a couple of…
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Extended Weekend in La Union: Beachside in San Juan
As the school year dragged on, my craving for the beach intensified, leading me to planning a trip to La Union province during a recent long vacation. I, together with my sister and two of her former colleagues, spend three days and two nights in this province in northern Luzon. It’s all about relaxation. We…
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San Juan, La Union: Thirty-First
Five hours after a heavy dinner in a restaurant in Makati, I’m in a van that has passed through the North Luzon Expressway, then the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway. The roads have become narrower since we entered the Ilocos Region, where I’ve been a couple of times in the past year. A few hours more and the familiar sign pops up, saying we…
The Tourist Gaze 