Here are 10 ways to enjoy the beauty of Batanes. Open navigation Life and Style. RAPPLER Close menu ... But all the sweat will be made worth it by the view and the freedom.

Batanes is the north beyond the north for us, with three of its largest islands inhabited and making up its populace. ... But the climb up and down is worth the view, ...

The gorgeous view of the Pacific that one gets from the Fundacion Pacita hotel would be everyone’s envy. But the story of Batanes is as much about human ingenuity as it is about picture-perfect ...

It doesn't matter much what you’ve got, because Batanes is that beautiful. Here are twelve sights you'd be sorry to miss. 1. Marlboro hills The famous hills were all our tour guides could talk about ...

In 1989, Batanes was a lot harder to visit. Flights got in only from Tuguegarao, Cagayan or Laoag in Ilocos Norte, ... The view of Diura Beach from Marlboro Countrya—PHOTOS BYALYA B. HONASAN.

'We need to view Batanes in a different light: less glossy than in travel magazines yet less desperate than in weather reports; a real place where people affected by climate change live' I arrived ...