panu pumunta sa pagudpud!

[gtamp]

panu po ang pinakamadaling daan para sa first timer na pupunta ng pagudpud? tsaka mga tips sana? TIA

[ghosthunter]

buy a plane ticket to ilocos and then rent a van or car with driver to get you to pagudpud.

[gtamp]

salamats po,, hindi namin kaya air travel kaya magba- van lang po kami.

[yebo]

8-1/2 hours drive. start early to avoid the traffic, like 3am or earlier.

nlex-sctex-turn right at sctex exit and follow the magilas trail to pozorubio, then rejoin macarthur hiway there. Or kung di mo alam ang magilas trail, then turn left to tarlac city and just follow the signs to join macarthur hiway to baguio. diretsuhin mo lang to la union - ilocos sur - ilocos norte. pag dating mo sa dulo ayun na pagudpod na.

when we made the trip we started out from QC at 3:30 am, got to Candon Ilocos Sur at 8am where we had breakfast (1 hour stop), then we reached blue lagoon in pagudpud at exactly 1 pm. so if you minus the 1 hour stop it will be 8-1/2 hours of driving.

[monty_GTV]

panu po ang pinakamadaling daan para sa first timer na pupunta ng pagudpud? tsaka mga tips sana? TIA

kung galing ka ng manila, wala ka iba pinakamadaling daanan kung hindi via nlex-sctex-tarlac-pangasinan-la union-ilocos sur-then ilocos norte na...it's a long drive, probably 9-10 hrs...

tips? ensure your ride is in tip top shape, some call it pagod-pud as it is a long and and tiring drive, so tag along a talkative passenger

check google maps so you can have an idea of all the cities and towns you will pass by from tarlac to ilocos norte....

[yebo]

better buy a philippine map from national book store if you do not know the way. or get a gps. di naman nakakaligaw, diretso lang naman ang daan walang liko EXCEPT FOR 1 CITY IN ILOCOS, forgot which one. muntik na ko maticketan ng pulis kasi pinasok ko one way e wala naman karatula. forgot which one it was. natatandaan ko lang may old church and dapat mag-left turn before the church.

edit: san nicolas yata yun.

[confused shoes]

Tips?
Hanggan Vigan pa lang ang aking na drive. Started at 3am from Cavite. 2pm kami ni wifey dumating sa Vigan. Nag breakfast kami sa Jollibee Agoo. Nag MacDo kami sa Vigan then nag photo session sa Heritage plaza. Bumili ng langonisa at bibingka. Then bumalik sa La Union.

1. Siguro kelangan wag lang iisang van ang dala. At least may back-up na sasakyan. Medyo malalayo ang mga towns, pag nasiraan sa daan baka mahirap makakuha agad ng rescue.
2. Mag research na rin siguro kung ano mga resorts, hotels, or resto na mga madadaanan. Side trip na rin kayo sa Baguio at Bolinao para sulit ang lakad.
3. Siguro kelangan at least 3 nights 4 days na trip para hindi masyado pagod.

[glenn manikis]

it took me 14hrs.... manila to pagudpod every 4hrs. ang stop over, with konting picture picture... nasa 30-45mins...

you should pullover every 3-4hrs... na try ko na dati 10hrs. straight no stop overs... manila to sorsogon, pag dating namin at pag upo para ka pa din tumatakbo may intervals na nag shake ang katawan namin kahit at rest at nakaupo ka na.....

madali lang pumunta dun... sundan mo lang ang bus... he.he...

may portion lang na hindi pa din tapos ang daanan... kaya wag ka masyado matulin.... ilan beses na ako nalaglag sa ginagawang kalsada....
dun.... medyo matulin kasi ako minsan mag drive.... then ingat ka sa mga stop over nyo over lunch, dinner or merienda at pag nag park ka sa harap ng isang tindahan at hindi ka naman dun kakain asahan mo FLAT Ang abutin mo.... wag ka din gigilid sa area ng may mga vulcanizing shop asahan mo madaming pako dun!!!! kung gabi ka aalis or aabutin ka ng gabi much better to bring kahit foot pump lang... kaya ng foot pump ang tire size like 245 70 r16 papawisan ka nga lang.....

[gtamp]

* yebo, monty, confused, glenn madaming salamats po

plano po namin umalis ng 1am dito san pedro laguna,. yes meron po kaming generic na GPS at map from national bookstore

nagcheck na din kami sa google pero syempre hindi naman namin alam kase nga po hindi pa kami nakakarating ng norte pero nilista na namin yung mga bayan at probinsya na madadaanan..


i assume nasa tip top condition yung van kase kalalabas lang from casa
3days & 2 nights lang kami pero depende kung meron pang budget baka magextend pa kami
ayun foot pump kailangan pala..

hindi po ba nakaka-antok yung kayle na dadaanan?

more tips po. TIA

[CVT]

Agree,- dala ka nag foot pump. Dala ka rin ng flashlight, just in case.

Salubungan lang ang mga kalye. Kaya dapat alerto ka all of the time.

When driving at midnight/early morning,- make sure that you have a wide-awake co-pilot who you can talk with. Or, you have your stereo with mp3s that you can sing/dance along to keep you awake...

When approaching oncoming vehicles,- give them a couple of headlight flashes (and they should acknowledge), just to check if they are "awake" too... Use low beam only. High beam if and only if you're the only one on the road.

Plan your stops... So that you can stretch.. Pero, I suggest that they should be during daylight only...

The road leading to Pagudpud is one fun drive...

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[yebo]

san kayo sa pagudpud mag-stay? saud beach or blue lagoon? iba kasi ang daan. yung saud e papasok ka sa bayan. yung blue lagoon sa dulo pa, yung papunta na ng cagayan lapit na sa patapat viaduct.

kulang 3 days nyo. dami pwede puntahan dun e. saud beach, blue lagoon, yung kabigan waterfalls, patapat and beyond, bangui windmills (although panay yata sandstorm this time of year), etc.

[vinj]

Also, it's very helpful to review the trip via Googlemaps before going out. If you have a smartphone with GPS and Android you can also run it while driving.

I drove up there before with only my map and wala naman naging problema.

[gtamp]

* cvt, yebo, vinj.. salamats po at noted mga tips..

bale ako lang ang magiging driver.

yung mga pupuntahan dun eh inaayus pa. pero ang unang plano eh punta blue lagoon tapos yung mga tourist spot along the way bago dumating ng blue lagoon then tourist spot kapag pabalik na from blue lagoon

[vinj]

Don't forget to stop by Cape Bojeador and Paoay (Church and Malacanang of the North), and Vigan at the least.

[CVT]

^ ^ ^ Agree!

Kaya mo iyan,- ako rin lang ang driver namin....

Don't forget to buy curacha sa may foot ng Patapat Viaduct.... Champion iyan!

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[IMm29]

8-1/2 hours drive. start early to avoid the traffic, like 3am or earlier.

nlex-sctex-turn right at sctex exit and follow the magilas trail to pozorubio, then rejoin macarthur hiway there. Or kung di mo alam ang magilas trail, then turn left to tarlac city and just follow the signs to join macarthur hiway to baguio. diretsuhin mo lang to la union - ilocos sur - ilocos norte. pag dating mo sa dulo ayun na pagudpod na.

when we made the trip we started out from QC at 3:30 am, got to Candon Ilocos Sur at 8am where we had breakfast (1 hour stop), then we reached blue lagoon in pagudpud at exactly 1 pm. so if you minus the 1 hour stop it will be 8-1/2 hours of driving.

8 1/2 hours of driving at yebo's pace, that is. Do leave room for a slower pace of travel.

My first and only time in Pagudpud was in the summer of 2002. It took us 18 hours to get from QC to that forgettable beach resort in Pagudpud. NLEX was being rehabilitated (4 hours from QC to Dau, grrr!), and no SCTEX yet. I'd let to go there now that the roads are much better.

[glenn manikis]

mag isa kalang mag drive!!!

magbaon ka ng ISANG supot ng COFFEE CANDY... and lots of water.... malaking bagay yan para hindi ka antokin.....

dapat sir may kapalitan ka po.... kahit para lang maka idlip ka ng kunti..... yung time kasi nang alis nyo 1am... oras ng tulog yan.... pag pumipikit na ang mata nyo.. wag nyo na pipilitin mag drive... it happened to me na, pumipikit na mata ko, pinilit ko pa din... ayun nananaginip na pala ako na nagdi-drive.... nabanga ako muntik ng tumaob yung nabanga kung jeep... pumailalim yung sasakyan ko..... buti at nakabig ko ulit....

[CVT]

8 1/2 hours of driving at yebo's pace, that is. Do leave room for a slower pace of travel.

My first and only time in Pagudpud was in the summer of 2002. It took us 18 hours to get from QC to that forgettable beach resort in Pagudpud. NLEX was being rehabilitated (4 hours from QC to Dau, grrr!), and no SCTEX yet. I'd let to go there now that the roads are much better.

Tama naman si bro.IMm29,- ibahin natin si Bro.yebo!...

Ako, excluding stopovers(wala pang SCTEX; at medyo traffic sa NLEX for some reason)... from LPC>>>> 10 hours to Laoag; so about 11 hours to Pagudpud....Using our Gen3 Starex TCi A/T.

mag isa kalang mag drive!!!

magbaon ka ng ISANG supot ng COFFEE CANDY... and lots of water.... malaking bagay yan para hindi ka antokin.....

dapat sir may kapalitan ka po.... kahit para lang maka idlip ka ng kunti..... yung time kasi nang alis nyo 1am... oras ng tulog yan.... pag pumipikit na ang mata nyo.. wag nyo na pipilitin mag drive... it happened to me na, pumipikit na mata ko, pinilit ko pa din... ayun nananaginip na pala ako na nagdi-drive.... nabanga ako muntik ng tumaob yung nabanga kung jeep... pumailalim yung sasakyan ko..... buti at nakabig ko ulit....

Coming out of nightime,- masakit at nakakaantok ang tama ng sikat ng araw....

When I felt that I was sleepy,- tigil muna ako sa tabi and wifey bought a San Miguel Coffee (strong).... Pagkainom ko ng kape,- para akong nahimasmasan at nagising... After that, wala na ang antok....

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[vinj]

When i drove to Ilocos Norte before, i spent one day at my friend's house in Ilocos Sur.

Day 1: Manila - Manaoag - Ilocos Sur/Vigan
Day 2: Ilocos Norte (went around Paoay, Laoag and Cape Bojeador)
Day 3: Baguio
Day 4: Manila

That was in 2001... P 12-P14 per liter lang yung diesel nun.

Si Yebo kasi, galit sa road trip, inuubos lahat ng pwedeng puntahan.

[CVT]

O bro.,- para makatulong sa iyong plano at navigation... Heto ang ginamit kong guide papuntang Pagudpud dati....
Note,- wala pang SCTEX noong huli akong pumunta roon....


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