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Welcome to Baguio Series - Featuring Living Gifts Nursery & Mirador Hills

Hey! Welcome to this adventure blog channel. In this series, I will share with you our 2026 tour of Baguio and beyond. Happy reading! Living Gifts Nursery We were really amazed with the way "Living Gifts Nursery" was developed into an eco-tourism destination. Going here is not an easy adventure, believe it or not. From Baguio City proper, we drive up north of Benguet traversing zigzag roads, uphills, downhills, one-way traffic zones, cliffs left and right, and that feeling of nervousness the entire one-hour journey. We arrive there at about nine in the morning, under a cold drizzly weather,  and what welcomes us is truly unimaginable. After about a minute or two of registration and orientation at the welcome booth, the grand entrance is all about excitement. We were suddenly looking at a fairytale land of flowers, ornamentals, trees, greeneries, and on a variety of artistic creations of flora. All we can do at that moment is pull-out our cameras and enjoy the almost-endless p...

Worries All Gone in a Place Called Northern Blossom

 We're one of the early visitors. Juliet and Noriel, that's us. At past six in the morning, we are already in the place. It's cold, really cold. People are queuing up on the ticket booth. We are so excited! Good morning Northern Blossom Flower Farm! Jackets on. Feet ready. Here we walk to the flower farm. Yes, it was our first time and that first time is truly memorable. Flowers here, flowers there, flowers everywhere. And the cold weather of Atok, Benguet makes the experience even more different. You are like in Canada, New Zealand or perhaps in North Pole if you experience the morning breeze of Atok mountains. But there's no place like home, our beautiful Philippines, isn't it? Look at the farmers or should we say gardeners. They bring beauty to the place, with their hands, and their passion to bloom more flowers day in day out. It's great to see everyone doing their part to amuse visitors. Flowers from their heart and soul attracts travelers like us. We were ...

Traveling to the Philippines is a One of a Kind Life Experience

Hello. Welcome to my country - the Philippines! I want to promote the Philippines, not just because I am a Filipino who lives here, but because the Philippines is a country that is so welcoming, so beautiful, and so diverse in a lot of ways. In this blog site, I’ve written many articles about the good places to visit here, the realities of life, and the challenges of the modern times we Filipinos are facing. I know those blogs are just a tiny portion of the whole story about the Philippines so in this another post series, I would highlight good stuffs that would more likely make you appreciate the land of the Filipinos in a more positive and engaging way. Laiya - One of the Most-Visited Beaches in the Philippines During Summer Boats in Hundred Islands, Alaminos, Pangasinan If you’re reading this post right now and you happened to be not a Filipino, I suggest you continue up until the last word. You will get to discover what truly a good life is here in the country. ...