Waypoints Going to Thunderbird Poro Point La Union.

**cast_no_shadow** · September 2nd, 2013 03:36 PM

Guys and gals!

Tried searching if there is an existing thread about going to thunderbird la union, wala pa ata.

Help naman, esmi and her colleagues are planning to go there this month, since hindi marunong mag drive si esmi

sabit nanaman ako as her driver. Gusto ko din since i never been there.

Ask ko lang what is the best way, to cut it short ang starting point is NLEX balintawak.

Any tips/advice going there? mga spots na pwede hintuan for stop over i assume malayo layo siya.

and yung mga nakapunta na dun, ano reviews niyo? feedback?

thanks in advance!

**xwangbu** · September 2nd, 2013 05:29 PM

sir di pa ko napupunta dun pero based from our trip dati to ilocos, umalis kami 5 am sa Malolos, Bulacan
before 1 or 2pm siguro nadaan na kami sa San Fernando.
from Bulacan to Rosario, misis ko nagdrive.nag-lunch pa kami sa Chowking Rosario mga 30 minutes.

makukuha mo siguro yan ng 4hours kung maaga byahe nyo. madaming trikes and trucks sa macarthur - yun ang
magpapabagal sa yo (plus mga road re-blocking).

OsmAnd lang gamit namin. since alam mo naman yung lugar, pwede ka gumawa
ng route from your start location.

eto pala TA review:

Thunderbird Poro Point (San Fernando La Union, Philippines) - Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor

**yebo** · September 2nd, 2013 06:39 PM

4-5 hours, even less if you leave early morning. Pero pag 5am onwards alis nyo abutin na kayo ng trapik. Kung aalis ka ng 3am baka 6:30am andun ka na just in time for breakfast.

NLEX-SCTEX to tarlac then just follow the same route as you would if going to baguio. Pag dating sa rosario syempre diretso ka lang. Pag lampas mo ng papuntang naguilian may soldiers' monument, may sign dun ng thunderbird, sundin mo lang.

**confused shoes** · September 2nd, 2013 07:48 PM

Derecho ka lang sa La Union. Malayo pa sa NLEX. Sa San Fernando City ang Thunderbird.

Mga bayan ng La Union na malalampasan. Rosario > Sto Tomas > Agoo > Aringay > Caba > Bauang.

Pag lampas mo ng Bauang (La Union), slow down ka na. Anyway, di ka makakapagpatakbo ng matulin dahil mabagal na ang traffic dyan. Bago ka makapasok ng San Fernando City proper, merong by-pass to San Juan (pakanan). Kumaliwa ka to Poro Point kung nasaan ang Thunderbird.

Have a safe trip.

NLEX > SCTEX > Mc Arthur. Walang ibang mas mabilis na dadaanan. Medyo matrapik na rin ang Rosario at Agoo so better take Pugo. Bago ka pumasok ng Rosario, sundan mo yung pa Baguio then left turn ka sa Pugo (La Union) to Agoo then right ulit to San Fernando. Pwede kayo mag side trip sa Kultura o sa Pugad sa Pugo.

**vinj** · September 3rd, 2013 09:06 AM

Don't forget the dried fish na pasalubong.

You can even drop by Baguio (via Naguillan Road) if you want to.

**cast_no_shadow** · September 3rd, 2013 10:08 AM

Thanks sa inputs guys! Actually this is my first time to drive na ako ang navigator

puro bebot kasi kasama ni esmi, walang marunong mag drive what more sa directions

usually kasi going to baguio im with my friends / relatives na may support saken to give directions.

hopefully hindi ako maligaw hehe..

from rosario gaano pa kalayo going to thunderbird?

**kinyo** · September 3rd, 2013 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by cast_no_shadow

from rosario gaano pa kalayo going to thunderbird?

55 kms ... a gps is a big help in times like this

**cast_no_shadow** · September 3rd, 2013 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by kinyo

55 kms ... a gps is a big help in times like this

wow layo pa pala.

can waze do the trick? wala ako pambili ng garmin

**xwangbu** · September 3rd, 2013 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by cast_no_shadow

wow layo pa pala.

can waze do the trick? wala ako pambili ng garmin

kung me data plan phone mo ok lang yung waze. pag wala, try mo OsmAnd (for android).
eto yung map na gagamitin nya:

OpenStreetMap

me offline map sya so kahit wala kang data plan basta me gps android phone mo,
pwede mo idownload yung map bago kayo bumiyahe.

**Goma123** · September 5th, 2013 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by xwangbu

kung me data plan phone mo ok lang yung waze. pag wala, try mo OsmAnd (for android).
eto yung map na gagamitin nya:

OpenStreetMap

me offline map sya so kahit wala kang data plan basta me gps android phone mo,
pwede mo idownload yung map bago kayo bumiyahe.

offline maps sa android:
maps with me lite free or
city maps free.

Ang smart may prepaid 1 day inet surfing 50 lang ata charge. Enable mo, tapos paganahin mo google maps ng cell phone as gps tracker.

Pinakamadali ay open mo google maps sa PC gamit browser, cick mo Get Directions, point A:Balintawak QC, point B: Thunderbird, Poro Point, La Union. Tapos iprint mo. Kasama iprint maplet ng major change in direction.

Nung nagpunta ako sa Banaue last summer, first time ko din pumunta doon, Eto mga ginawa ko kahit walang napagtanungan. Okey naman, di naligaw.

enjoy sa Thunderbird.