The Backpack Adventures

Day 20:  November 21, 2021 Sunday -  Asahikawa Road Trip Good morning everyone! It's a wet and cold day today. Regardless, that won't stop me from pursuing my plan to go to Asahikawa today. I left home at around 7:40AM to catch the 8:08AM Engan bus to  Asahikawa City .  Waiting for the bus at Motokawacho bus stop The Rapid Asahikawa Engan Bus bound for Asahikawa I rode the  Rapid Asahikawa Engan Bus  from the Motokawacho-1 platform going to Asahikawa Station.  The trip was 2 hours long and cost 1680 yen. What I enjoyed about the trip was the beautiful scenery along the way. There were places with snow already which made me hopeful to see if Asahikawa City is also covered in snow. Sadly, it was not. Like Rumoi City, it was wet and cold. Arrived at Asahikawa Station Asahikawa Tourism and Local Products Information Center I got a free pen from  Asahikawa Tourism and Local Products Information Center I boarded down at the final stop which is Asahikawa Station. From there, I went i

Missed some parts of our  Bicol Road Trip 2021 ? Bicol Road Trip 2021: Summary Here's the summary of our 13-day  Bicol Road Trip 2021 . Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 1 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 2 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 3 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 4 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 5 & 6 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 7 & 8 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 9 & 10 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 11 Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 12 & 13 Places we visited: Quezon Province Zigzag Road Quezon Protected Landscape Zigzag Park Quezon Protected Landscape Herbal Pavilion Baypark Atimonan Albay Province Legazpi City Legazpi Cathedral Lignon Hill Bacacay Sula Bridge Cagraray Eco-Energy Park Jovellar Jovellar Underground River Sigpit Falls Daraga Daraga Church Guinobatan Guinobatan Church Camalig Solong Eco-Park Camalig Church #BicolRoadTrip2021

Bicol Road Trip 2021: Day 12 & 13 Day 12: July 28, 2021 Preparation Good morning everyone! Last full day in Casa Nicerio Breakfast first before attending seminars Although the weather is fine today we decided not to go on a road trip because we are driving back home tomorrow. We spent most of the day packing up our stuff and cleaning the house. I also had to attend some meetings and seminars for work. Thank God, the internet and electricity were stable that day. Time for lunch! That afternoon, my dad and I harvested some of the fruits on the farm that we would bring home with us like bananas, papayas, and pomelos. We boxed them and then loaded them in our pickup trucks. Loading the pomelo in my dad's car Loading the bags and some fruits in my vehicle. Check out my new pets... The bananas To wrap up our 12th day in Albay, we had availed of the services of a " manghihilot ". A manghihilot is a person who specializes in the ancient Filipino way of healing that is very s