Churya Hotel

banaue_013Churya-a Hotel

Bontoc is a hub for travelers visiting the mountain provinces in the Philippines. Most pass on through to Banaue or Sagada but if you are going to spend the night the best place to stay is the Churya-a Hotel on the main drag near the Emanuel bus drop off.
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Tabuk

tabukxtras_037.jpg Tabuk

The road from Tinglayan to Tabuk must be one of the dustiest roads in the Philippines. It goes through some nice canyons but your camera will get covered with dust if you take it out of the case. It is also hard to get a steady shot because of all the bouncing around.
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Pitcher plants

bigcave_530.jpgMountain Flowers

There was an amazing variety of wildflowers growing alongside the road coming down the mountain from Tulgao.
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Francis Pa In Guide

bigcave_282.jpgKalinga tourist guide

Francis Pa In is the freelance guide extraordinair of Tinglayan.

He is based out of the Churya-a Hotel and the Pines Hotel in Bontoc and rides on the jeepneys and buses with his clients to his home in Tinglayan. He doesn't have a cell phone and is just now getting introduced to the internet.



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spitting momma

bigcave_067.jpgBetel nut

There is a big push in Bontoc to put an end to "spitting momma".
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