Traveling around the country

How I wish to travel around the different parts of the Philippines.

When I met a new friend in med school several months back, I was amazed at the stories of her experiences traveling around different places in the country. I felt so envious that I also wanted to see the scenic and wonderful places that I haven't even seen before in my entire life.

My view of the Philippines has always been within the bounds of the city: tall buildings, stressful traffic jams, jam-packed malls and morbid slums. I barely get to see the scenic wonders the country has to offer. Traveling for me within the country has always been the usual 45-minute to 2-hour drive either down south (to Laguna) or up north (to Bulacan) to the provinces of my parents. The memories of mine going to several good spots in the country are so long ago that these mental pictures are already so vague in my mind. I've been to some good spots that have been common spots like this picture:

Guess where.

Here's another one:

This one was taken by me in Subic Bay. If you check the date on the lower right side of the pic, that was the last time I've ever been there, and It was because of a school activity I had to go to.

I have other pictures of some of the places I've been to but they're missing or in some other HD my Dad may have kept hidden away. But those pics were memorable because those were the places where I have been to only ONCE in my life. Examples of those places were Vigan, Laoag, Pagudpud, Baguio, and yes, Cebu (the only place in the Philippines where I got to ride domestic). 

Someday whenever I'd get the chance to travel, I'd prioritize traveling to some of the best places in the Philippines. I'd definitely want to go to so many places like these scenic destinations, for example:

Boracay

Puerto Princesa

Bohol

Davao City

Camarines Sur

Cagayan de Oro

The Philippines is truly a wonderful place, the problem is that I didn't get to see its inner beauty. City living blinded me from the beauty that remains to be seen in some other places within the country. The beauty of other countries has also shunned me the opportunity to see what my country has more in store. Hopefully I'd get to travel when I have the chance, either with friends, family, or just myself. Loner much? =P