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In the small town of Banaue, which is perched high in the Cordillera Mountains overlooking 2,000 year-old-rice terraces, a girl rides on the back of a tricycle.
Tricycles are a popular form of public transportation in the Philippines. They’re the equivalent of a tuktuk (Thailand) or rickshaw (India).
Photography & text © Tricia A. Mitchell. All Rights Reserved.
Hi! My name is Tricia Mitchell. I delight in telling stories about my slow travels through more than 65 countries. Some of my highlights have included sharing meals with locals in Armenia, Cambodia, and Tunisia; sipping sparkling wine with French cousins in Alsace; milking goats in a sleepy Bulgarian village; and training with a Japanese mine-clearance team in Laos. My husband, Shawn, and I are based in France’s Loire Valley.
So, you have been to Banaue. That’s nice. It’s in my Top 10 list here in the Philippines and two weeks from now as soon as school year is over, I’ll will be able to climb the “Stairway to Heaven”.
That’s exciting to hear that you’ll be trekking there soon (I have a post with our Batad trekking adventures under the Archives tab.) Be sure to sport comfy shoes; I broke in a pair of often-worn sandals and my feet were adorned with blisters for a few weeks thereafter! Happy hiking & be sure to post your travel tales, Mheg.
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