Tag: volcano

Jeju-do, South Korea: The Manjanggul Lava Tube

After a long time, I just spent the entire day yesterday on a dayhike – a major one, at that – and I’m feeling all sorts of sore and achy, especially in my muscles that haven’t seen some mountain action in what seems like forever. And I loooooove it. I’d do it again in a heartbeat. But I won’t say no to a visit in a dark cavern or cave somewhere, because that is fun, too. Like this one “cave” that we visited when we were doing a taxi tour of Jeju.

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Jeju-do, South Korea: A Not So ‘Tuff’ Hike Up Seongsan Ilchulbong (Sunrise Peak)

Weeks ago, Mt. Mayon was acting up with minor eruptions, spewing lava and ashes. Predictably, photos of the phenomenon kept popping up mostly on social media feeds. I distinctly remember seeing one particular night shot, and thought, “That. Is. Gorgeous.” It felt wrong at the time, but the truth in those words somehow also made it feel right. Because isn’t that something amazing? That a cataclysmic tragedy could still result into something so strikingly beautiful? Even today, many of the places we visit for appreciation and sightseeing were results of such events in the past. Just like Jeju’s Sunrise Peak, or Seongsan Ilchulbong. Continue reading “Jeju-do, South Korea: A Not So ‘Tuff’ Hike Up Seongsan Ilchulbong (Sunrise Peak)” →

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Vulcaneering at Mt. Bulusan Pt 2: Lake Aguingay to Lights Out

This post is going to be short but sweet. You see, in just a few hours, I will be seeing G-Dragon, TOP, Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri perform live yet again. It’s the second time I’m seeing them, after their ALIVE Tour in Manila a couple of years back, and the moment I heard their MADE tour is going to have a Manila leg, it was a no-brainer. I had to go. Sometimes, you have to feed the fangirl in you. You know, to make sure she stays fun. (Haha!) But that’s not what this post’s all about. This is about our short sojourn at Lake Aguingay, which was pretty close to our campsite. (Check out Part 1 of this vulcaneering adventure here.)

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Vulcaneering at Mt. Bulusan Pt 1: From Bulusan Lake To Camp

As early as the end of January, plans have already been made for us to go on a climb to Mt. Bulusan in Irosin, Sorsogon during the Holy Week on the first week of April. Calendars have been marked, leaves of absences from work have been initially filed, bus tickets have been booked… Holy Week came around, and Typhoon Maysak loomed, with all forecasts saying that the region where Mt. Bulusan is located will get the brunt of the typhoon. (So we moved things around a bit and decided to head up north, instead, to Batad. I chronicled that trip in these posts.) We then moved our Mt. Bulusan adventure to Labor Day weekend.  Continue reading “Vulcaneering at Mt. Bulusan Pt 1: From Bulusan Lake To Camp” →

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