Fundacion Pacita, House of Dakay, Racuh ah Payaman, Itbud, Ivana, Uyugan, Mahatao, Basco, Tukon, Diura, Valugan and the many sights around this wonderful province in the northernmost frontier of the Philippines.
very pretty photos. I remembered my former boss telling me that batanes had such wonderful people along with its natural resources. how did you get there? are there a lot of flights going there?
thanks, yeah the people there are very polite and very friendly and very honest... think they have zero crime rate! we flew in via SEAIR from Manila, there flights from Tugegagrao but they are seasonal...
that's not the one they call they call the flying coffin, is it? no rattling in the plane and all that? though i fly from time to time, i still have problems with riding on planes. if they shake too much, i'm out of there.
I think SEAIR has a pretty good record compared with QANTAS especially in the past year where QANTAS had a lot of really bad airline mishaps. SEAIR's planes are small but it does the job. and since it is small, you have to expect more turbulence. :) The trip to Batanes was well worth it. ;)
don't forget that QANTAS does its maintenance in the Philippines as well. although, i think after all those problems they experienced, they cancelled the contract with the maintenance crew there. then again, i've never flown QANTAS so i wouldn't know. i did fly those chartered planes when i was much younger, i think it used to be in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya and i was always placed at the back surrounded by baggages. after those episodes, no more flying tiny planes that shake for me even if the pilots are experienced. =)
That's pretty strange since the Philippines is not a major hub, upon checking, QANTAS did its maintenance under a German company based here- Lufthansa Technik (http://www.ltp.com.ph/News.aspx?id=104) and they renewed their contract in Sept. 22 of 2009. I guess QANTAS thinks that we have better maintenance here in Manila than in Malaysia where they found wires stapled or taped down inside a QANTAS aircraft. Anyway, I am happy with SEAIR as they fly to destinations that are not usually serviced by more established airlines. No flights to Nueva Vizcaya around this time though... We are thinking of heading to Solano. NV next month maybe.... :)
Nueva Vizcaya is a nice place. Although, maybe I'm confusing it with Nueva Ecija. One of them, I think it was Nueva Ecija, implemented a TQM-based way of doing things and it was so very impressive going to a government building and seeing everything so neat and clean. The governor at that time was really popular. Sadly, I forgot his name.
No clue, LOL. I have never been there yet. Maybe soon. :) That's great though re TQM. :) Heading to Palawan, this time Puerto Princesa and Underground River in 14 days. :)
very pretty photos. I remembered my former boss telling me that batanes had such wonderful people along with its natural resources. how did you get there? are there a lot of flights going there?
ReplyDeletethanks, yeah the people there are very polite and very friendly and very honest... think they have zero crime rate! we flew in via SEAIR from Manila, there flights from Tugegagrao but they are seasonal...
ReplyDeletethat's not the one they call they call the flying coffin, is it? no rattling in the plane and all that? though i fly from time to time, i still have problems with riding on planes. if they shake too much, i'm out of there.
ReplyDeleteI think SEAIR has a pretty good record compared with QANTAS especially in the past year where QANTAS had a lot of really bad airline mishaps. SEAIR's planes are small but it does the job. and since it is small, you have to expect more turbulence. :) The trip to Batanes was well worth it. ;)
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, I'd rather fly SEAIR whose plane maintenance are done in Germany than QANTAS who does its maintenance in Malaysia. :)
ReplyDeletedon't forget that QANTAS does its maintenance in the Philippines as well. although, i think after all those problems they experienced, they cancelled the contract with the maintenance crew there. then again, i've never flown QANTAS so i wouldn't know. i did fly those chartered planes when i was much younger, i think it used to be in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya and i was always placed at the back surrounded by baggages. after those episodes, no more flying tiny planes that shake for me even if the pilots are experienced. =)
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty strange since the Philippines is not a major hub, upon checking, QANTAS did its maintenance under a German company based here- Lufthansa Technik (http://www.ltp.com.ph/News.aspx?id=104) and they renewed their contract in Sept. 22 of 2009. I guess QANTAS thinks that we have better maintenance here in Manila than in Malaysia where they found wires stapled or taped down inside a QANTAS aircraft. Anyway, I am happy with SEAIR as they fly to destinations that are not usually serviced by more established airlines. No flights to Nueva Vizcaya around this time though... We are thinking of heading to Solano. NV next month maybe.... :)
ReplyDeleteNueva Vizcaya is a nice place. Although, maybe I'm confusing it with Nueva Ecija. One of them, I think it was Nueva Ecija, implemented a TQM-based way of doing things and it was so very impressive going to a government building and seeing everything so neat and clean. The governor at that time was really popular. Sadly, I forgot his name.
ReplyDeleteNo clue, LOL. I have never been there yet. Maybe soon. :) That's great though re TQM. :) Heading to Palawan, this time Puerto Princesa and Underground River in 14 days. :)
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