Ryan Lara Cardona's Images of Batanes...

The countryside around Batanes is very different from the rest of the Philippines.

These are the most northerly islands, and people visit to enjoy the scenery, hospitality, and solitude.

Ryan Lara Cardona, Head Tour Guide and Tour Facilitator for Batanes Cultural Travel Agency, has created a Blog which showcases the beauty of Batanes and its people...

Enjoy Ryan's Blog, and images HERE...

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How a New York Dentist used his Life Savings to Start an Airline...

A New York dentist, Joel Alcantara Mendoza, (or Doc Joel as he is fondly called by people around him), used his entire life savings to create an airline to benefit the people of remote Batanes, Philippines.

He left New York in 2006 to embark on an adventure of a lifetime to this  beautiful group of islands north of Luzon, in pursuit of love. He married a girl there, settled on the island, and used his life savings to buy the airplanes and set up the company.

He says as a young boy, he never dreamt of buying his own aircraft.  The idea to buy airplanes began when he was mesmerised by the breathtaking beauty of remote Batanes, where flights were sparse and infrequent. “I was stunned by the majestic beauty and awe-inspiring view of the island” he said in a recent interview.

Read more HERE...

Twelve sights in Batanes you shouldn't miss...

Twelve sights in Batanes you shouldn't miss, according to the latest article from GMA News. It reads:

"Everywhere in Batanes is a pretty picture. Oddly enough, postcards aren't popular in the northernmost part of the Philippines. But then everyone who visits is prepared with a camera - whether it's a bulky professional SLR or a simple phone camera. It doesn't matter much what you’ve got, because Batanes is that beautiful.

Here are twelve sights you'd be sorry to miss..."

The article continues HERE...

The Philippines Most Northerly Islands of Batanes

The wind swept northerly islands of Batanes are as beautiful as they are enchanting, and quite unlike any other in the Philippines. Its native Ivatans are descended from Austronesians who migrated here 4000 years ago.

The Batanes ladscape is quite distinct from any other part of the Philippines with steep cliffs, rolling hills, deep canyons and boulder-lined shores. Here you really are at one with nature.

Compared to the rest of the country, the Batanes weather is rather pleasant, and it has an almost temperate climate from December to February.

Read more about Batanes here...