12.29.2009

Vigan, Philippines as a Travel Destination


Up in northern Luzon (the Philippine archipelago's largest island), this Hispanic city shows a fantastic preview of how the country's urbanized areas must have looked like in Spanish times. Vigan seems like an imposing frieze on a multi-dimensional architectural layout displaying how life must have been during colonial times. As such, romantics among us, including those who favor the old and those about culture, will definitely feel at home exploring the city. It has the feel of a transposed time when life was definitely much slower in pace in a hot, humid tropical country.

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