Becoming a backpacker badass
As it was time to leave Sagada behind, we jumped on a jeepney which we paid 45P (8 SEK/€ 0.80) for the 45 minutes ride to Bontoc. The best way to travel on a jeepney is on the roof so up we went and there we met two lovely local tourists that we started chatting to. The told us that in the Philippines there is no such thing as seat belts but instead you just have to hold on tight and so we did.
Until we were told that we weren't badass enough and to qualify as a badass we would have to put our hands up in the air, waving them around like we just don't care. We slowly gained some badass points as I at one point managed to put on my jumper whilst my legs were dangling over the roof edge and Therese felt that the roof wasn't high enough so sat on a tire to give her that extra height.
As we arrived in Bontoc, where we were planning on staying the night before heading back to Manila, we found out that there was no direct bus from Bontoc so instead we joined our new friends to Banaue, an 1 hour 45 minute jeepney ride through once again the beautiful Cordillera mountains. The best views of this amazing scenery is without a doubt from the roof.
Turned out we had jumped in to an illegal jeepney though. We figured this out because of two reasons: 1. When we got stopped a man asked something in Philippinese and the other passangers answered Manila. 2. We stopped outside of the town where the driver asked us to pay our 180P (33 SEK/€3.5) so that he could simply drop us and be on his way. Woops.
The main thing to see in Banaue is the rice terraces, we walked the 4km hill to the viewpoint in about 20 minutes and then sightseeing of Banaue pretty much done.
But it's not about the destination but the rooftop jeepney journey where you feel the wind in your hair and see the steep valleys very far below and very close to the edge. That's when you know that you are not only alive but you are becoming a backpacker badass!
Until we were told that we weren't badass enough and to qualify as a badass we would have to put our hands up in the air, waving them around like we just don't care. We slowly gained some badass points as I at one point managed to put on my jumper whilst my legs were dangling over the roof edge and Therese felt that the roof wasn't high enough so sat on a tire to give her that extra height.
As we arrived in Bontoc, where we were planning on staying the night before heading back to Manila, we found out that there was no direct bus from Bontoc so instead we joined our new friends to Banaue, an 1 hour 45 minute jeepney ride through once again the beautiful Cordillera mountains. The best views of this amazing scenery is without a doubt from the roof.
Turned out we had jumped in to an illegal jeepney though. We figured this out because of two reasons: 1. When we got stopped a man asked something in Philippinese and the other passangers answered Manila. 2. We stopped outside of the town where the driver asked us to pay our 180P (33 SEK/€3.5) so that he could simply drop us and be on his way. Woops.
The main thing to see in Banaue is the rice terraces, we walked the 4km hill to the viewpoint in about 20 minutes and then sightseeing of Banaue pretty much done.
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