Driving to Baguio at Midnight

[butchik]

that's another great suggestion, sir imogen. thunderbird... why didn't i think of that?! may bayad po ba entrance dun? but just to be sure, i'd still would like to know how to get to magilas trail coming from baguio.

[Chikselog]

If you grew up going to Baguio before and experienced John Hay when it was still an R&R facility, you'll really be disappointed with how it's turned out to be, today. IMO, if you still like going up there for the cool air and to unwind for a few days, several times in a year or so, it would be more feasible to consider a club share at Baguio Country Club so you don't worry about upkeep on the house, and the place is still quiet and relaxing as long as you avoid going up during Holy Week and after Christmas. CJH Manor/Suites is still okay and quiet as well it seems... kung downtown Baguio sobrang ingay and polluted na. You have to drive out to be able to smell the pine as it was before.



Ahoks... basta walang baku-bako and i know where to expect the repairs, i'll be okay as i'm heading up at night.

Ingat lang sir vinj noong paakyat kami at madilim pa around 5am, may isang part ng Mcarthur bandang Tarlac yata, yung shoulder lane kala mo sementado na lahat sabay may isang part pa pala na hindi pa gawa, yung puro bato at buhangin pa. This was 2nd week of December pa, though, so di ko alam baka ginawa na nila. Was running 60kph nung biglang bumulaga sakin yun, wala man lang traffic cones or any barrier. Ayun medyo napatalon yung kotse, luckily I managed to hit the brakes the last second before the car fell, medyo napabagal ko ng konti takbo ko.

[nelany]

the botanical gardens used to be called imelda park. i first saw it 30 years ago (1982), immaculately manicured lawns, flowers in bloom, VERY CLEAN. now it is just one neglected place trying hard to be a tourist attraction. dami pang garbage.

mines view park used to be a PARK. now it is one big tiangge. over commercialized na, wala ka na maikutan. i remember it when it was a park with benches to sit on and just while the time away, enjoying the mist touching your face as clouds pass by. ngayon wala na mga clouds, usok ng nagiihaw ng mais at pusit ang dadapo sa pisngi mo. wala na din maupuan kasi puro tindahan na. e pare-pareho din naman ang tinitinda, yun at yun din naman. dapat dun e alisin yung mga tindahan at ibalik sa dati yung park.

burnham? dati yung lawn area e bermuda grass. ngayon, carabao grass yung 40%, yung 60% bare earth. dati puno ng flowers yung mga flower boxes saka paligid ng burnham. ngayon konti na lang. dati yung kainan dun sa may jeepney terminal maayos. ngayon, jeepney terminal na talaga siya. oo may kaninan pa din pero di ka na maka-park ng sasakyan mo dun. kakatigil mo pa lang lalapitan ka ng off-duty policeman na nagsa-sideline na maton, mababawasan kasi ang tong na kinokolekta nya sa mga jeepney driver dun kung kukunin mo yung parking slot ng jeep.

write park, in fairness mas maayos siya nung november 2012 kesa nung january 2012. nadagdagan ng flowers, at sa wakas napalitan yata yung water ng pool (or was it because of the rain?) may malinis na CR (dati kasi palapit ka pa lang uurong na yung wiwi mo sa baho nung CR dun, ngayon maayos na).

john hay. enjoy mga bata sa zip line. something new.

the only thing that seems to have remain constant through the years is the lourdes grotto. e kasi private property haha! bawal ang vendors sa taas, hangang dun lang sila sa 1st turn. good!

session road. dami na nabago, it is not the old session road anymore. overpriced place to eat unless you are going for chow king or jollibee. wala na yung mga old restaurants.

Well said. Parang nasa Maynila kana pala! Hehehe

[holdencaulfield]

2 times palang ako napunta ng baguio. sayang lang panahon ko!
yung kilala kong ungas esem lang ang babagsakan.

[CVT]

2 times palang ako napunta ng baguio. sayang lang panahon ko!
yung kilala kong ungas esem lang ang babagsakan.

Bro.,- vng*s nga iyang kakilala mo sa Baguio City....

Ibig mong sabihin,- hindi ka niya dinala sa mga "famous kambingan" doon?.... :naughty2:

You certainly missed "Baguio's magic", bro....

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[Pipefish]

I've been to Baguio five times, once as a kid and four times in the past two years, but did not go there for the city itself; rather, as a jump-off to Mt. Pulag National Park. All by bus.

Would you guys advise a rookie driver like me to drive to Baguio? The farthest I've driven to is Lucena. I've also been on a road trip to Anilao and San Antonio, Zambales.

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[IMm29]

I've been to Baguio five times, once as a kid and four times in the past two years, but did not go there for the city itself; rather, as a jump-off to Mt. Pulag National Park. All by bus.

Would you guys advise a rookie driver like me to drive to Baguio? The farthest I've driven to is Lucena. I've also been on a road trip to Anilao and San Antonio, Zambales.

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So the Anilao and Zambales road trips were only as a passenger?

I think Baguio's not bad. Just don't go at night and during rainy weather so you can concentrate on the drive itself.

[Pipefish]

So the Anilao and Zambales road trips were only as a passenger?

I think Baguio's not bad. Just don't go at night and during rainy weather so you can concentrate on the drive itself.

No, I drove myself.

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[IMm29]

In that case, I wouldn't consider you a rookie. Fayt na yan!

[lowslowbenz]

Another upcoming Baguio tourist attraction ......... Koreana's! ...

[yebo]

Another upcoming Baguio tourist attraction ......... Koreana's! ...

tiisin mo lang yung hininga na amoy ginseng.


edit: yun sa ibaba kaya amoy ginseng din?

[lowslowbenz]

^ No idea hehe. I've seen gorgeous examples hanging out at the Starbucks joint inside CJH.

[yapoy86]

pwede naman hugasan.... ampuputi nyan...

[holdencaulfield]

Bro.,- vng*s nga iyang kakilala mo sa Baguio City....

Ibig mong sabihin,- hindi ka niya dinala sa mga "famous kambingan" doon?.... :naughty2:

You certainly missed "Baguio's magic", bro....

17.9K:cupid2:

talaga? 2003 yung last ko, parang bagong gawa esem. summer pa medyo maalinsangan. tapos nung gabi umuulan.
langhya mga ka opismeyt ko, masaya na sila sa ukay-ukay, palengke at burnham.
pangit ng baguio kalbo na mga bundok dami pang shanty. naloko pako ng bading na binilhan ko ng alige.
nung pagbukas ko ng garapon, parang dinurog na tinapay yung lasa. sama ng loob ko noon, nagbigay pako kay erpats.
may office at staff house kasi kami doon kaya napasama ako pero sana pala dun nalang ako pumunta sa office namin sa banaue. ganda pa ng tanawin.

[holdencaulfield]

tiisin mo lang yung hininga na amoy ginseng.


edit: yun sa ibaba kaya amoy ginseng din?

huwaw! sarap kaya nun korteng ginseng! huwaw ulit!
napaaway pa nga kami diyannsa baguiobsa mga kureyanong lashing. partida pa yun ah lasing na yung isa, tinaekwando yung kasama ko, natae tuloy! hehe

[holdencaulfield]

ingat mga chong! sarap niyan dahil malamig ang temp sa baguio ngayon.
uwi kayo ng pinat britol!

[Hanren]

I couldn't have said it better. Well said. Agree 100% with your observations. Camp john hay was the onIy place that was preserved from the chaos around it. am not insulting Baguio. I am just sad that its a far cry from the beauty it had before.

Development is good... for people, for jobs , etc. But in Baguio its haphazard, undisciplined and uncontrolled. Sayang talaga.

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Halos lahat naman ata ng development projects sa 'Pinas eh haphazard at uncontrolled. Blame the greedy politicians and businessmen for the over-commercialization of Baguio and the undisciplined locals who never follow local ordinances. I would agree that the city has deteriorated in terms of the preservation of its original environment. Hindi ko naman sinabi na napakaganda pa rin ng Baguio after all these years. It is now a concrete city and I am practically a witness to how this city's limited resources and spaces has been stretched and overused for the sake of development. Idagdag nyo pa yung problema sa traffic at overcrowding (dahil sa kawalan ng zoning at urban planning). Yung maayos na kalsada nga binabakbak at sinesemento muli pero pagkatapos masemento, huhukayin ulit dahil nakalimutan daw yung drainage sa gilid ng kalsada.

Yung John Hay malapit na rin yan. Just count the number of new hotels, restos, call centers, log cabins, and stores that have sprung up. I'll just hope that developments there would be tamed compared to the central parts of the city.

But it's another story if you look at the outskirts and other parts of the city. Still, Baguio, with all its filth, dirt, pollution, and what have you, has this that other less polluted and less filthy places don't have : a cool climate.

[taraki17a]

Huwag overexaggerated, huwag tell hearsays...

Matagal ng nagsara ang minahan, kaya wala na talaga mines view. Ang makikita sa view deck mga bubong ng bahay, pero hindi naman 'garbage'.

Ang skating ring at ice cream parlor sa johnhay hindi na kumikita kaya pwede na siguro magsara.

Karamihan ng lugar dito sa pinas, tumataas ang temperatura in the average.

[Pipefish]

I drive an automatic SUV and my concern is overheating my brakes unless I learn how to engine brake using the paddle shifters. What's a safe speed on the way down? Thanks.

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[dualsim]

every time i go to a place that i havent been for a long time, i always say that "DI NA SIYA GAYA NG DATI"... last time i went to baguio, yun ang sinabi ko... last time i went to subic, pareho rin... last time i went to clark, yun din sinabi ko... last time i went to pagudpod, yun din sinabi ko... last time i went somewhere, i would always say the same thing...

can you actually name a place na pagbalik mo after a long time eh pareho pa rin??? and usually ang di pagkakapareho ay in a negative way... we, residents of metro manila, are blind if we think that our place is not filthier than baguio or any other place... the traffic and pollution in baguio is nowhere near the one that we are experiencing here... everyday!!!!

having said that, i concur that, really, baguio is not as pristine as before... it is not as friendly to nature-trippers anymore... but i would trade our heavenly manila to live in baguio.... anytime...