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I mentioned in my previous post that before I'll be talking about Baguio lodging, I'll be talking a little bit about those other things which need to be taken into consideration before deciding where to stay. Let me explain.
First of all, one of the things that also needs to be taken into consideration aside from Baguio lodging is how you'll be travelling to Baguio. If you'll be coming from Metro Manila, the trip to Baguio will entail either a fairly short trip by air, or a bit of a longer trip by land. Personally, I haven't yet experienced traveling to Baguio by plane, but I hear that it's fairly rapid, which really is one of the significant advantages of traveling by air as opposed to traveling by vehicle. I have experienced quite a number of times traveling to Baguio by land. Some of those times have been by bus, other times have been my car. So in addition to worrying about Baguio lodging, you have to determine which of the various travel options you will want to make use of.
Again, I can't actually speak to the experience of traveling to Baguio City by plane, and the experience of traveling by land should actually merit its own separate post, but just let me make a few observations rather quickly in this one. When you're traveling by car, you need to determine who will be driving. Will you be hiring a driver? Do you perhaps have your own family or personal driver? Will you be driving yourself? Will you have someone with you to alternate when it comes to driving? Those are some of the things that need to be considered. The trip to Baguio will actually take quite a number of hours. You'll be driving along some very different types of roads. In the beginning you'll be driving around Metro Manila. Later you'll be driving along an expressway. After that you'll probably be driving along some rather smaller roads which cut through provinces and small towns, some with rather dense population centers and others or other areas will be much more sparse. Finally you'll be driving in a fairly mountainous region, and if the weather is cool and depending on the time of year that you go up, you might have to deal with fog.
The answers to some of these questions are just as important as the issue of Baguio lodging because the drive to Baguio can be rather taxing. If you'll be driving while on your own, with no one to replace you, then you'll probably require a few rest stops along the way, just to be on the safe side. Some of the areas you'll be driving through can be quite monotonous. The danger is that, if you get tired, you might fall asleep at the wheel even just for a second or two, which could lead to an accident. Again, this question of driving yourself to Baguio or taking a vehicle to Baguio City, is an important one and I'll probably be discussing it some more, perhaps in a separate post, and probably in some of the other Baguio lodging posts.
If you'll be taking a bus to Baguio City, however, then you also need to take some precautions which are just as important as Baguio lodging. Let me discuss one quickly. Whenever you're taking public transportation, it pays to be careful with your belongings. Take note of where your things are at all times. Don't leave your belongings unattended. Don't make it easy for someone to simply get on the bus, pick up your bag, and get back off. This is a topic which also deserves a post of its own, but this particular point is fairly important in of itself.
So again, do your research regarding your Baguio lodging, but also do your research regarding how exactly you'll be arriving in Baguio. It's just as important if not more so. I hope this post short though it may be, has been a little bit helpful.
Again, thank you for visiting this Baguio hotel blog. :)
