NLEX or Mc Arthur Highway (Holy Thursday)

[yebo]

All clear from Mindanao Avenue all the way to Ramos exit at TPLEX. Moderate traffic only at tarlac toll gate.

[sparc179]

Never again! I left pasay * 4am, reached my destination (guagua) * 1.30pm.


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Awts! Where did you pass sir? NLEX then OG Road?

I didn't think it would be that bad. So sorry.

We went out this morning and saw the Angeles- Magalang exit was fairly decongested already.

Maybe it was all the vacationers going to Subic passing by O.G.?

[sparc179]

All clear from Mindanao Avenue all the way to Ramos exit at TPLEX. Moderate traffic only at tarlac toll gate.

Nice, as we all expected on a Good Friday.

I bet it's also as trouble free southbound?

[17Sphynx17]

Both directions for nlex, end to end was smooth sailing this morning.

Sctex, from dinalupihan to clark also was cleae. Dont know about tipo/subic exit.

[yebo]

Almost did not see any vehicles going south when we were on sctex.

From Ramos all the way to Anda there were the usual town market traffic. Saw maybe 4 "penitensya" where we slowed down for maybe 300 meters at the most. Then there was the accident before Bani, Suzuki Jimny turned turtle, total wreck. Victim was alive. We made several stops so it took us 6 hours from QC to Tondol.

It's raining here. Hard rain. Nice day to go swimming

[sparc179]

Great! Now we know at least to avoid going on a Maundy Thursday and just waiting at least a day to let all the others go ahead.

Now I'm beginning to wonder what this coming
Sunday and Monday will be like. Hihihi

[CVT]

Left LPC at 9 am and arrived at SJDM at 10:20am... Very light traffic....

Via EdSA- White Plains- Katipunan- Commonwealth- Quirino Hiway...

[CVT]

Almost did not see any vehicles going south when we were on sctex.

From Ramos all the way to Anda there were the usual town market traffic. Saw maybe 4 "penitensya" where we slowed down for maybe 300 meters at the most. Then there was the accident before Bani, Suzuki Jimny turned turtle, total wreck. Victim was alive. We made several stops so it took us 6 hours from QC to Tondol.

It's raining here. Hard rain. Nice day to go swimming

Bro- so you exited at sctex-ramos and took the road to camiling- lingayen- sual?

Maraming tao sa tondol?

Is it better than Bolinao?

[yebo]

Bro- so you exited at sctex-ramos and took the road to camiling- lingayen- sual?

Maraming tao sa tondol?

Is it better than Bolinao?

Yes on the 1st question.

Yes on the 2nd.

Never been to bolinao.

Tondol. Ganda .... sa pictures sa internet. Ganda ... writeups sa blogs. It"s a classic case of expectation vs reality. I was expecting a beach where i can walk for miles undisturbed. Where the beach starts where the grass ends. Disappointed in both.

[CVT]

Yes on the 1st question.

Yes on the 2nd.

Never been to bolinao.

Tondol. Ganda .... sa pictures sa internet. Ganda ... writeups sa blogs. It"s a classic case of expectation vs reality. I was expecting a beach where i can walk for miles undisturbed. Where the beach starts where the grass ends. Disappointed in both.

Oh well bro., ang dami talagang tao sa mga beaches during this time of the year....

Pero, if there were much less people, is it worth the travel?

[yebo]

Oh well bro., ang dami talagang tao sa mga beaches during this time of the year....

Pero, if there were much less people, is it worth the travel?

No. Sadly this "Little Boracay of the North" has been ruined already.

In blogs you'll see pictures of immaculately clean and never ending white sand beach where you can find starfish and washed up corals and sea shells. The reality is a mess of dried sea grass (ok, ok that is natural but they can at least clean up a bit), the beach is actually powdered GRAY corral so it's not actually white like in the pictures, and whatever starfish or broken coral and sea shells that existed here had been picked clean many moons ago. Finding a live starfish, taking a picture then leaving it where they find it is one reason i took my kids here. As per accomodations, the internet tells of small family ran resorts that are far in between, with huts that have lawns at which ends the beach begins. Nope! The whole stretch is full of them, with cars spilling out of their compounds. No lawns either. Instead you'll find a concrete road and some concrete walls and concrete kiosks, the heaps of dried sea grass, more dried sea grass, then the sea with lots of sea grass. There are only a few patches of sea where there is no sea grass. Ok the sand is fine like Boracay's but the sea grass makes it hideous. The only thing going for it is you can walk out to sea hundreds of meters during low tide.

[kagalingan]

Tinanong din sakin ni Wifey yan, bakit sila nakikisabay sa mga tao pag Holy Week?

Simple, this is the only chance most families will have to go on a summer outing. If you work 5 to 6 days a week at a 9 to 5 job and all you get is Sundays off, what real choice do you have except for filing vacation leave? If you've earned it and it's approved and that's a big "iF".

Pasalamat na lang tayo we know better and have the convenience to go on outings even when it's not a holiday ang sabi ko sa kanya.

Ngayon magandang bumyahe sa mga expressways, avoid town and city roads this afternoon dahil maraming religious processions nyan.

Ang point ko lang kasi kung aalis sila ng maundy thursday tapos babalik din lang ng sunday eh ang maalala lang yung disaster traffic hindi na yung bakasyon. So ilan oras byahe ng huwebes tapos friday saturday lang tunay na pahinga pasysal tapos sunday another gera balik na ulit.

Better if before holy week umalis mga saturday or sunday tapos ileave na yung monday to wednesday.

Never again! I left pasay * 4am, reached my destination (guagua) * 1.30pm.

Walandyo ganyan ang byaheng bwisit. Pucha pampanga pa lang yan ah.

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What im trying to point out. Madami pwede puntahan na hindi malayo. Mag updiliman na lang kayo. hahahahah

[_Cathy_]

Ang point ko lang kasi kung aalis sila ng maundy thursday tapos babalik din lang ng sunday eh ang maalala lang yung disaster traffic hindi na yung bakasyon. So ilan oras byahe ng huwebes tapos friday saturday lang tunay na pahinga pasysal tapos sunday another gera balik na ulit.

Better if before holy week umalis mga saturday or sunday tapos ileave na yung monday to wednesday.





Walandyo ganyan ang byaheng bwisit. Pucha pampanga pa lang yan ah.

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What im trying to point out. Madami pwede puntahan na hindi malayo. Mag updiliman na lang kayo. hahahahah

Kasi nga not everyone can file a leave. May mga tao na holidays lang talaga nakakapag vacation.

City ka e di parang di ka rin nag vacation. May mga tao na nare relax sa beach (not me)

And I do agree na let's just be thankful that we can go on vacation anytime we want. Isa yan sa pinapa salamat ko sa boss ko

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[kagalingan]

Speaking of Baguio:

With hotels fully booked, Baguio tourists forced to sleep in their cars | News | GMA News Online

Happy Vacationing!

Ang tibay naman nyan. Pumunta baguio walang booking-booking. Kung sa kotse family of 5 kayo. Paano na postion sa tulog. Mukhang pwede naman sa hood at bubung.

[kagalingan]

ewan ko cathey kung worth it yung disaster traffic tapos yung hassle na napakadaming tao.

Napadaan ako victory liner last wednesday ng gabi to madaling-araw na ng thursday. As in napawow ako sa dami sasakay ng bus going to baguio. Pinaikutan na secondary road to tertiary road iisipin mo may charity event. Nakakaawa yung residential doon naging palengke na.

Ang tunay na bakasyon dito sa manila. Solo ko lugar ngayon,.

Yung sabi mo beach pool swimming water falls, ok yan basta hind traffic papunta. Cathey di ba taga laguna ka so suki ka sa bato-bato.

[absinthe]

Dati napapanuod ko lang sa news o rinig sa kwento, pero totoo pala talaga yung na traffic sa NLEx pag HW (Maundy Thursday, April 18).

Umalis ako ng QC (Diliman) 3:50am, dumating ako Baguio (Romulo Drive) 1:30pm (includes a 30-minute break at PTT SCTEx). SM North EDSA pa lang kaboom na, sa NLEx S10 na ako pinadaan ni Waze. Pag dating ng SMART Connect Interchange...penitensiya na hanggang Dau

Segue sa Tabang Spur Road tapos exit sa Pulilan via Regional Road...kalbaryo ulit. Mabagal na nga traffic flow, mas bumagal pa sa mga sabitan along the way (I think I saw 4-5).

Hindi ko sure kung yung main cause ng traffic ay yung pagbukas ni MNTC nbg counterflow lane somewhere in Angeles. Kasi after nung counterflow point na yun, harurot na until before piling up once again sa SCTEx on-ramp.

OT: Pero pag dating sa SCTEx at TPLEx, sobrang swabe ng byahe. Pero pag exit si Pozurrubio, kabooooooom hanggang sa ilalim ng Bued Bridge (na isang major chokepoint gawa 4 lane poste highway eh naging 2 lanes ulit) going to Kennon Road.

[Lin Dan]

Ang tibay naman nyan. Pumunta baguio walang booking-booking. Kung sa kotse family of 5 kayo. Paano na position sa tulog. Mukhang pwede naman sa hood at bubung.

At saan sila din makakagamit ng toilets ???

Baguio is not known to provide sanitary restrooms during this time of year.

Proper planning is needed for any occasion like this. This is paramount. But then again, Pinoys are not keen to this.

[sparc179]

Ang point ko lang kasi kung aalis sila ng maundy thursday tapos babalik din lang ng sunday eh ang maalala lang yung disaster traffic hindi na yung bakasyon. So ilan oras byahe ng huwebes tapos friday saturday lang tunay na pahinga pasysal tapos sunday another gera balik na ulit.

Better if before holy week umalis mga saturday or sunday tapos ileave na yung monday to wednesday.

Walandyo ganyan ang byaheng bwisit. Pucha pampanga pa lang yan ah.

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What im trying to point out. Madami pwede puntahan na hindi malayo. Mag updiliman na lang kayo. hahahahah

Yun na nga eh, ayaw din naman natin lahat nakikisabay sa Carmageddon na trapik pag Holy Week, pero yung iba yun lang din panahon nila para makapasyal ng malayo dahil wala silang ibang pagkakataon.

Yung isang kaibigan ko na NCR-based na ngayon, tuwing Holy Week lang sya nakaka-uwi ng probinsya para makita kamag-anak at immediate family nya. Hindi sya nakaka-uwi ng ibang okasyon, kahit Pasko pa, All Souls Day or New Year. No choice sya.

You live and work in Manila your whole life, tapos dyan karin magbabakasyon? Hindi ata bakasyon yun.

The point of a vacation-holiday is to get away even for a while and I understand the need for that. We all do, except for a few. LoL.

Anyway, back to topic. Expect some traffic southbound today as people will be trying to avoid the rush tomorrow.

Drive safe every-all.

[sparc179]

At saan sila din makakagamit ng toilets ???

Baguio is not known to provide sanitary restrooms during this time of year.

Proper planning is needed for any occasion like this. This is paramount. But then again, Pinoys are not keen to this.

My brother is there right now and he says he saw the local gov't setting up Portalets in some of the parking lots and tourist spaces.

I always make room reservations at least 1 month in advance whenever we go on holidays. But then again, we never go during the peak seasons. Our favorite time to go is October to November. Less crowds, less traffic congestion, better deals on accommodations if one does research. Trivago is good, but I like Agoda better.

So much for an enjoyable vacay.

[glenn_duke]

At saan sila din makakagamit ng toilets ???

Baguio is not known to provide sanitary restrooms during this time of year.

Proper planning is needed for any occasion like this. This is paramount. But then again, Pinoys are not keen to this.

Maraming malinis na toilet ang Baguio especially around parks and tourist attraction. May bayad nga lang for the maintenance.

Karamihan naman sa hindi na kumukuha ng reservation ay mga one day or night stay lang. Darating ng mid-day and leave midnight or early morning. They usually spend the night sa Burnham Park. Mas malamig kasi sa gabi.