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AN EPIC TRAVEL ADVENTURE Third Itinerary. Just coming from another road trip to
Visayas, a journey in Mindanao I guess would so to
First Itinerary. It’s been my dream to explore the
speak complete this adventure. Region ____ (13) also
world but before going out of the country, I want
known as __________ (14) Region has been famous
to discover first the beauty of our very own
because of its traditional boat ________(15) locally
Philippines which is composed of__ (1) Regions. In
known as “lepa-lepa” or “sakayan”. Its assorted
order to make our journey safe, we decided to visit
vertical colors represent the colorful culture and
first the Church of________________(2) in Paoay,
history of the Muslim community. Upon reaching this
Ilocos _______(3), a World declared heritage site
region, I’ve immediately looked for this delectable
by Unesco to seek for His guidance. Wow, the only
fruit, ________(16). Yeah, testimonies were right, its
word I can say when we reached Ilocos
smell is so awful and I can’t even have the guts to
________(4) and what caught my eyes while
taste it but still I’ve tried it and guess what, indeed the
driving in the city of Vigan is the unglazed earthen
old adage is true not to judge such based on its
jars usually called by Viganos as _________(5). It
appearance. Sooo, delicious! What made this trip
makes me realize how Viganos struggle to preserve
more fun was witnessing the colorful
their traditional way of making those jars made of
_________(17)festival which was derived from the
clay mashed by carabaos and mixed with sand. Oh,
prehistoric word “madayaw” a warm and friendly
my stomach is aching, well we need to have a stop
greeting and also used to explain a thing that is
over and have a taste on the delectable menu of
valuable, superior, beautiful, good or profitable.
this place, an Ilocano dish __________(6), it is a
With so many stop overs, sleepless nights travels and
mixture of different vegetables, a little bit salty yet
sight-seeing, exploring Philippines is not yet over.
so nutritious. A festival was named after this dish
Well, I can’t wait to celebrate Christmas and watch
which is celebrated every month of April in honor
the _________(18)Festival in Pampanga, the
of Sta Maria.
Christmas capital of the Philippines. Of course, this
Second Itinerary. After a long hours of driving and
won’t be enough for Central Luzon without having a
chatting, what a colorful day arriving in the place of
glimpse at the _____________(19) or Shrine of Valor
_____________(7) witnessing their
as a fitting memorial to the heroic struggle and
___________(8) Festival, an Ilocano word which
sacrifices of the Filipinos who fought and died in that
means assembly or gathering celebrated every
historic bastion of freedom. My last stop, “The
September. This is a perfect way of displaying the
Gateway to the Northern Philippines”,
culture, merging of tribes and history of this
___________(20) where the Fertility Rites is being
province. This event makes me reminisce my
observed.
unforgettable journey in Region ______(9), the
island of Western Visayas composed of ____(10) II. Name at least one province in each region below
Provinces. I love the people here, so hospitable and and indicate their notable arts and festivals being
adorable. Their elegant and flamboyant cultural observed.
___________(11)Festival which means “to be like Region Province Festival Notable Arts
Aetas” in __________(12), the oldest Province in II
the Philippines where the famous four kilometer
White Beach Boracay is located is indeed a IV
spectacular one. VII