We all thought it rained throughout the night. That’s what happens when you stay at a lovely inn right beside the river. After a few hours of refreshing sleep, it was time to go on our way to finally meet Fang-Od. We bid the ladies of the Sleeping Beauty Inn goodbye and said thank you to the gracious owner, the town mayor, who in return sent us his well-wishes.Our guide, Francis, hailed a jeep to take us to Bugnay, the

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To meet the last tattoo artist Fang-od in the village of Buscalan, one has to board a bus to Tabuk for 12 hours, and take a 3-hr ride from Tabuk to Tinglayan. Ride from Tabuk to Tinglayan There are regular trips from Tabuk to Tinglayan at 7 and 8 in the morning, but since misadventures seem to love us, we missed both trips. At 10AM, we stood at the jeepney stop waiting for any form of transportation. I asked around

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There is absolutely nothing that could go wrong with a 12-hour bus ride. Or so I thought. Earlier this year I took a smooth 13-hour bus ride to Tuguegarao. I boarded the bus and slept all the hours away. This time around, it was a different story. It all started with a plan to go to Kalinga with a new friend we’ve met at Batad. I called Victory Liner a day prior to the long weekend and the representative said

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