Philippine Travel Notes

Happiness is when and where you opt it to be. I felt just that, while entering the otherwise sleepy town of Tabango! That was of course and obviously because of the engagingly hilarious nomenclature of things I saw on the road, like Campokpok Bridge ! But my mood easily shifted (once again) to being enthralled by remnants from our charming past - the beautiful big old wooden houses. Tabango is a small town, but yes, there are old era houses here too! Compared to how small the poblacion is, the number of such houses in Tabango are quite admirable a percentage. Fewer than what you'll see in Villaba, but enough to fill your day of just admiring them. Some residences are impeccably new and nice, like this one (and its neighbors) near the munisipyo. Am not sure, but I think, what attracts me most to provincial residences, old or new, even 'rich or poor', are the enormous lot areas. They're almost always wide! How I wish I could someday live in one such! Oh, I s

This ride was between two coastal towns of the north-western Leyte district, but the road to Tabango (from Villaba) is not at all coastal . The highway isn't near the ocean for it to be visible as we drove by. Thus, I didn't have good views of the sea during this run. Just a few snippets or I might say none at all. But thanks to the interesting sights along the highway.., this was still a fun ride! From the L3DEO in Villaba (that we spoke of in the last part of the previous article), the town center of Tabango is only some 14kms, on a northward run, passing by 3 of its rural barangays that have rice as a main crop, therefore, mainly verdant 'rice plantations' is the "general scenery" in whichever direction. Wonderful enough actually, with unexpected sights that made this joyride at times hilariously fun. Like this one.., a nice portion of the highway and an anxiety-inducing motorcycle rider! He was running at normal speed. I say that, since our vehicle