Exploring Itbayat and Sabtang | Batanes | Philippines 2016 | Female solo Traveler
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- This week we explore Itbayat and Sabtang!
Especially Itbayat get's overlooked by many visitors of the Batanes region.
NOTE article is coming up!!!
Both are beautiful islands, with their own charm. What you'll find here will be peace, quiet, nature and beautiful people!
What I saw in Itbayat:
A local Filipino wedding in Raile (if I remember correctly)
Torongan Cave
Torongan Hills
Viewdeck
Rapang Cliff
Paganaman port
Sleeping:
In Itbayat I slept at Miss Cano's place.
What I saw in Sabtang:
I combined the two tours Sabtang has, so to see all of the island.
Savidug village
Chamantad Tinyan viewpoint
Morong Beach
Malakdang Lighthouse
Limestone Arc Formation
I slept at miss Margie's place in Sabtang. A driver just brought me here since many of the other guesthouses were fully booked.
Note that all guesthouses cost 300 pesos - no matter where you sleep!
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Music.
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We survived :D The famous rough ride to Itbayat. It's all worth it. The northern most inhabited island of the Philippines is simply BEAUTIFUL! If you go to Batanes and you have time on your hand, it's definitely a must see.
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Hi everyone my name is MADEN. I miss Philippines. huhuhu
Travel Gretl nice
Travel Gretl , Awesome!
Travel Gretl I love it!
Im sabatang where you stay is our lola
can someone from DOT(dept. of tourism) hire this woman to promote the country..your travel vlogs are great, calm & relax, nice editing with no fancy edm songs, nice to see some local participation, educational, and with your smooth calm voice...hehe
Hahaha, thank you so much! Love the compliment :D
I would actually really love that, but till that happens I'll just be coming back myself to keep on exploring ;)
your very welcome, hahaha, yeah I've just realized you are travelling all around the globe...you are everywhere!, keep up the good work.....
Yeah, true 😊😊 but between you and me - the Philippines will be back very soon 😀
can i go with you? :)
:)
TH-cam is messing up the thumbnails. So when you see the one where I look utterly bewildered - please forgive me! If all is working fine again, you'll get the thumbnail that was promised ;)
TH-cam loves to do that, did it to my last vlog to :( I love your filming, that's my biggest weakness. You keep nice steady shots at all times.
It's also WARP stabilizer going over it and the camera doing some of the stabilisation for me ;) Of course a gorillapod every once and then helps! Yeah, TH-cam is aseholly about thumbnails this week! There are many more complains about this behind the scenes...
what camera did you use maam? your shots are beautiful
+tricia santos thank you! A sony rx100 mk4 :)
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The rustic charm of Itbayat and Sabtang is otherworldly.
+Alfredo Lopez it is 😊😊
Great video, you really did explore: jungle, mountains, cliffs and cave. You even caught a wedding. Very peaceful locations, thumbs up =)
:) Thanx my friend :D
I love how you always capture the people as well as the beautiful landscapes in your videos, looks like such a fun place to explore!
Thank you! It really is :)
Your interaction with the locals is always awesome, Gretl. Top notch editing and narration as well.
Thank you so much!! :D
You're the true definition of a traveler. Amazing! And I really like how you edit your videos 👍
Thank you so much :D Great to hear you love the edits :) :) And what makes you say I'm a true definition of a traveler? :) Curious!! :D
Well common foreigners always visit mainstream tourist spots and would settle themselves with convenience.
But you're always up for an adventure and tries almost everything even though its uncommon and bizarre. You even hang out with the locals and that's totally amazing of you 😊.
By the way are you planning on traveling back to the Philippines again? I'm really looking forward to your videos and I enjoy them 💞.
😊😊😊 thanx so much!!! Was surrounded by friendly local tourists and locals in Batanes - really loved that 😀 I am actually - but don't tell yet 😉 if it isn't working out I don't want to disappoint 😊😊
Travel Gretl hahah okay I'll keep an eye on that :) Happy travelling!!!!
😊😊
Have been living in the Philippines for 21 years but never had a chance to visit this beautiful place before i left for abroad. Might go here someday.
Great video, Gretl! It was fun for me to learn about these two Philippine islands, see the beautiful scenery, including water, cliffs and a cave.
Thanx!! ☺️☺️☺️
This is probably next on our list of places to visit :) Thanks for showing us around - we'll be watching more videos to get a feel of The Philippines :)
Oi, cool! you'll find some beautiful nature here 😀 is Itbayat on the list too? 😊
Yes it is :) We plan to explore as much as possible in 30 days
+Travel in Twos oi, you'll see a lot! And miss out on much, there's just too much to see and do ;)
#How long would you recommend visiting for?
+Travel in Twos pfoeh... the whole Philippines? there are these three Filipino guys who go and see every province in 7 months, and that's crazy already 😉 I can only say something useful about banaue, batanes, palawan and mindoro 😊
A British accent speaking lad promoting our tourism,, thank you very much go on island hopping, we have seven thousand one hundred island and more, when low tide.
Authentic documentation! Thanks for this, Travel Gretl!
+Ireno Alcala thanx Ireno 😊
Thank u so much. Love to visit Batanes again. Never thought the Philipines has an island that is much like paradise.
Still watching this ❤️ Thanks much for visiting our country! I really love to go to Batanes. The news about the earthquake there was really shattering. 😪
Yeah! My heart broke a bit from it too 😞😞😞
Such a well done video! I am impressed :) Even better that you got to join in on a local wedding!
Thank you! Yeah, that was a great moment :)
Thanks for touring us. Ur such amazing woman and a unique traveler. Thumbs up! Mabuhay!
Thanx :D
Why didnt see this before😭 This makes me more Appreciate the Beauty of Ph😢♥️...btw your Style, music even the Camera angle is perfect♥️✨ Now im looking forward for more content when this whole situation & pandemic will end...Greatings And Love from🇵🇭
That was awesome! I hope one day, you can visit us again! Thank you for coming... Specially to itbayat where i was born and raised...
Wow.. I must say that you did an amazing video and very informative article. It is great to see that you as a foreigner find Batanes so beautiful contrary to majority of Filipinos that prefer going in abroad just to get for a short vacation. I hope you should come back here in Philippines and make another video blog.
Tnx For Loving Itbayat BatanEs. Miss My Birthplace
Wauw, you're from an amazing place! Are you planning on living there again?
I've been to Batanes twice. But, I took the Itbayat tour during my first vacation. It's true, it's a rough and tough ride to be in that boat going to Itbayat. Plus, u must be a person of balance to be able to hop on their very basic port. It's exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. But above else, the view in Itbayat is gloooorrrioooous! I appreciated the rough travel going there. Worth it!
Travel Gretl is one of my favorite. Her videos are so clear, she explains everything well, the camera angle, cinematography are just amazing. Just want to fly there the next day. She goes beyond to travel and explore where most Filipinos haven't even been there. Like me hehe... I don't like touristy area too, they ruin nature.
Thank you!! People can be pretty bad to places and other people, even when they don't have bad intentions and just come as tourists... I always think I'll never be able to fully know what I squash under my feet - but really try to be aware :) Thanx for appreciating the vids, and the shots (yeey, people notice :) - have a good evening!
Philippines are definitely on the bucket list and this video has reminded me it needs higher priority. It just looks so stunning!
Cool!!
did you eventually go?
idk how or why but it's a commonality between all Filipinos to be warm, friendly, and welcoming.
hi, i just stumbled on your video travels from palawan, mindoro and batanes. Great job, and i loved watching all of them in just one night. The Philippine islands loves you!
😊😊😊 cool!!! Thanx for your comment! And love to hear you've been binchwatching 😀😀
Haha, love them back!
That looked like such an awesome time! Really enjoyed the video!
Thank you!!
Those are like Star Wars scenery. Beautiful
They do :D
Great video showing the good things about the people and the island. Your respect for the local culture speaks volumes about your open mind that other world travelers should take to heart before they venture out. Keep on chugging!
+Remy Reyes thank you so much for the kind words!! 😊😘
Thanks to youtube and video travelers like you that we get to see how places we've never been to look like. I was from the northern Philippines (province called La Union) and I never knew that Batanes is that beautiful. Hope to see that place when I get to visit the Philippines in the future.
I haven't heard of La Union before! Yeah, Batanes is real stunning :)
you're so blessed. I wish i can go back there soon. I lived in batanes for almost 3 yrs and I've always wanted to go back.
You're blessed too, living in an amazing place like that for a while! Want to go back myself too :) Maybe one day, right :D
Been waiting for this, thank you for sharing. Very impressed with your editing very well done.
Thank you! Great to hear you love the edit :) it's one of the best compliments to get since it takes so, so much time ;)
hi gretl...thank you so much for travelling to my country, i truely appreciate for choosing Philippines as your blog show...We love you...
Thanx Jul!
seriously I cry😄 bcause its so beautiful thats why I Love the place for so long yet haven't been there yet. You have a perfect way of narration so natural and candid💕Super Love your work. Nice to have seen it today.
+Cherie Love thanx so much! And very happy to hear what the video did for you. Loved Batanes, especially Itbayat - and tried to put all love into it 😊😊
unbelievable beautiful
You deserve millions of views.. nice video! Hope to see you more blogs about the Philippines!
Thanx so much! Would be amazing, but also would not be looking forward to people starting to be haters then too ;) Love the cool people watching the vids now also - getting so many amazing reactions :D
Like yours.
Well, keep an eye on the channel somewhere end of this year, you might be surprised ;)
It's great to see you back in the Philippines, Gretl.
yeah, thanx 😀😀
So nice video...in a right place and right time.....
thank you for exploring the worders of our country, the Philippines.
😊😊😘😘
The songs the you put in your videos are very soothing and appropriate, im a fan already just after watching one of your videos👍🏻☺️
+jeivi siguenza Cool 😀😀😀 thanx so much 😘😘
My parents are from Batanes---and it's fun to see others enjoy it, too. Makes me want to travel again. Just subscribed and will be checking out your channel more. Godspeed.
thank you! from which island are they? and welcome, great you're joining in 😀😀
+Travel Gretl they're from Basco and itbayat
:) Beautiful!
love your video because you reallty explore the beauty of Batanes, some i never heard of, its more fun in the Philippines
And your excitement and enthusiasm makes us crave to go to places you've been
:D
What a great travel experience for you to share, just fantastic. I'm originally from the Philippines but haven't been to Batanes. I'll keep it in my bucket list now. Thanks! :)
+jun zaragoza Oh, yeah! It's an out of world kind of place 😁😀
the landscape is absolutely beautiful in those islands I did not realize you are in Philippines. So serene and peaceful , lovely nature. Thank you for sharing the videos.
It is! I am already back :) shoot on the road and edit back home ;)
Breathtaking/Superb shots and blending with nice background music again Gretl, you really explored almost all the islands of Batanes...
thanx!! just not the ones that are not inhabited ;)
That's true, some islands are indeed uninhabited...
+Willard Cardona which also must be amazing to see! Good reason to come back maybe :)
Great vlog! Simple living in the 21st century, sometimes I wish the whole world is like this and there is peace in everyone.
+nes oh yes! would look a lot better then!
I love watching Gretle wish you to have more video's I am from Philippines but not having enough time to travel but seems look like I explore the word with beautiful traveller.... blue eyes gold hair lovely voice funny 😂🤪👌🙇♂️
Perfect videography. Beautiful place. Thanks for sharing
Thanx very much :)
Love your vids and music! Corky, heartfelt and natural!
Cool! Thanx so much :D
This is posted 6 years ago and I've watched countless vlogs since I'll be going this summer. Yet, this is the most humbling and heartfelt one. It's not too loud or overdone. The simplest things like the rooster and your experience with the children are wholesome. Thank you 🙏
I LOVE BATANES. One of the most COOl and PEACEFUL PLACE ON EARTH.
+इ आम योउर लोर्ड. Orang berani amongst them - yes absolutely 😀😀😀
hi, i am a filipina and im happy you like my country,i would love to go there someday and meet the beautiful place and my felloe filipinos there
:) I hope you will!!!
Helpful! I'll be having my Batanes Trip too this coming August and I'm so excited on what Batanes can give to me. Thank you for this vlog, it helped me boost my morale before getting there!
Cool, great to hear! If you think about it: let me know what you think about the islands! Curious to hear 😊😊 will you visit Itbayat also?
+Travel Gretl Unfortunately, I only have 5 days to explore Batanes. It will be hard for me to include Itbayat to my 5-day trip also knowing that Batanes is prone to typhoons that season. So, maybe Itbayat will not be an option for this time.
+James Dimatulac ah yeah, it would be too risky and you'll lose too much time 😊 always good to have a reason to go back right?! 😀 enjoy!!
What a beautiful place.
It is :D
Even as a Filipino myself, I have yet to visit our 7000+ islands but buget is hard to get. Maybe someday I'll visit these places. But first I have to explore the island where I'm birthed in, Cebu. 😁
Thank you Greth for the beautiful videos of my dear beloved county, the Philippines. We are poor but beautiful. Come back again soon.
😀 would love to be back soon again - the Philippines sure are amazing
Great video! I like the fact that you got some natural 'clips' from local people. Nice to hear from them too.
Thanx! I don't do sounds from the scene easily cause I hate it when the sound isn't that great - but this one I had to feature 😃😃
+Travel Gretl Sounded great!
+Let's Discover ON vlog 😃 in contrast to all the shots on hills where I left the sound out - all so windy ;)
Thanks for the expedition to explore the our country Philippines. It seems to be interesting and remarkable. I am a Filipino and I appreciate it so much.
Thank you. I wanted to go back to Batanes Island in Itbayat.
I really like your adventure Gretl! Fun and Amazing🤗🤗🤗
First,I like to thank you Miss Gretl for posting this video.Very nice presentetion.I didn't know about Batanes until now.It's a beautifull place and so different from other places in the Philippines.It looks like a different country like Norway maybe or Ireland.If only the Philippine gov't now do something to keep developing Batanes,It will attract many tourists in the future.No doubt.More money will be coming in.
True, though I also cross my fingers for the government to really start thinking about preserving everything. Not sure what they do about it already, but the money will flow for a few years, though much more can be broken in that time. So I think there should be a double focus :)
You are perhaps a little braver than I would be...to leave all amenities behind for a few days to explore these islands. But what a beautiful place! And how wonderful to get to know the people and the culture in a way you could not if staying in hotels and touristy areas.
Thank you!! ☺️☺️
Awesome: i was looking for some travel videos about Philippines and wow!
:D Thank you!
I really really love you’re amazing blog, I am Envy my gosh. Thank you Travel Gret for uploading and sharing this beautiful videos.
thank you for featuring our country in your travel blog....may Godbless you and keep u safe
thank you 😊😊
A newbie TH-camr but you're indeed A great Travel Vlogger! I can see your awesome success now in this business!
I loved most your Vlogging style. Simple and great! Keep it up!
Thanx so much :D
:) 😊👍
yehey..finally..waiting for this..tnx for sharing☺keep safe😊#itsmorefuninthephilippines
:D Banaue will be coming up too :) And tattoo village!
+Travel Gretl whaaat...my hometown...welcome to cordillera ☺cant wait to see your tattoo..i love apo wang od😊
Oi, such a beautiful place! I love Wang Od too - but I think she really get's an overload of people like me now ;) I am not gonna tell you yet if I did get a tattoo ;) Maybe I'm not so brave...
i always love the music you put on your videos..
+reydante hebunan thanx! Do my best to find good songs 😊😊
Also visited these two islands during my trip my Batanes. I remember stopping by to visit the rolling hills on the way to the village of Chavayan. Had some wonderful photo session there with my companion. I didn't see much of the stone house village in your vlog but I remember going to one village there in Sabtang. All in all, this is again a very good vlog!
Thanx! It's true, they're only a bit there :) I think that is because I am more a fan of nature and people than of buildings in general ;) haha. Love it you've also been to Itbayat!! That was my personal favorite in Batanes :)
I enjoyed watching this. One of the places I dreamt of visiting. . .
Gretel you just visited my most favorite place in the world! Ive made some acquiantances there and been returning a few times already. Its good to see that you discovered Itbayat! I must say, aside from the grand beauty, the people and the experience is very humbling to the core. Very very personal experience for me that touched my life!
+Johnny Garcia oh wauw, you've lost a piece of heart there! I can imagine - it's truely an amazing place
Great photo. Looks like you had a wonderful time there.
Thank you :D
Im from Batanes thank you for exploring the beauty and nature batanes you just missed basco haha that's my place
Finally i will come and visit you batanes. Was able to book the cheapest seatsale from cebupac. Woohooo
Hi! Thanks for showing this beautiful part of our country especially the hospitality of its people :)
+Zian Natividad 😊😊
Itbayat yes. Miss you Guys there at San. Rafael Raet. What I like also in Batanes is the Wonderful Bright Stars in the evening. Ang The Shooting Stars. OH. You can see the Lights of Taiwan in the Evening too if you are at Itbayat. 😇
+Blue Marshall you can?! Wauw! Hadn't looked so far when I was there :)
Such an amazing!
Thank you for featuring the Philippines in your blog...
More than welcome!!!
The eastern seaboard of Luzon Island starting from Appari down along the seacoast and east of the Sierra Madre Mountains down to Baler is untouched by tourists. Transportation and accommodations could be a problem though. Well, you're a charming traveler and my countrymen are known for their hospitality, that's an excellent ingredient for adventure. Good luck and enjoy!!! As always, take good care of yourself.
Thank you! I got a tip about this route before and was seriously considering going here - but I was too curious for Batanes. Had I not gone here, I'd have done what you describe :)
+Travel Gretl I am so happy to see you there :)
:D
... your Batanes series my fav among your islands uploads... looks similar to Frodo's village but your experience is real... and... spectacular... thx a mil... be safe and God Bless...
:D Cool! Yeah, definitely more real than Frodo's town :D very much worth a visit :) Loved this spot!
Another great video.! Always amazing..and Everytime you face the camera, it seems we're like ah overwhelmed with excitement as you did... you moved our senses. It seems as though we're also traveling just beside you..
Thank you so much! I hope you are all traveling with me :) I did not feel alone during this solo travel - so I think you all have ;)
thanks for visiting Philippines.
My dream is to visit Batanes... I love your videos.
:D Thanx Derek!
i'm filipino but never been to batanes. i envy you..great video!
Thanx! 😊 and yeah, it's not the cheapest and easiest accessable place 🙁
Batanes was such a beautiful place thanks for this video Gretl.
Be theres soon. Thanks for sharing. Be safe
Wow napaka ganda naman jan sa batanes
Omg hahahah the wedding you got into was my uncle's way back 2016🥰🥰
love this travel guide. I'am actually planning visiting Batanes next month yay!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!
Our budget is limited but i hope i can still have a great time to travel more as we can around the Island for a days.
+darlen canta so cool!!!! Jealous - would love to be looking forward to that too 😊😊😊
Its really more fun in Batanes..
It is!
love how you capture the beauty of Batanes... not to mention, love your music too! ^^ cheers to more travel and let's explore! :)
Love the glimpse of daily life! Too bad you couldn't stay for the wedding! I bet the food would have been delicious.
:) glad we ended up at multiple weddings ;)
all song was freaking good omg!
+Romeo Co 😊😊 cool! it's all creative commons music 😀
your pick of songs is the reason i click the subscribe! keep it up!
Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for taking me to places that I have never been before.
Great you're traveling alone this way 😃
That wedding in the village looked really fun, very nice of them to prepare food for everybody.Miss Margie's place in Sabtang looked really nice and peaceful.You must have slept like a baby!!
Haha, yeah I did! We left all the doors open and it was really cool for the first time of my stay here. That helped :)
We Filipino don’t count how many people are going to a party we just keep cooking food..a lot of food.
You know how to travel with a style👍🏼
Thanx!
Wow I miss my home town ITBAYAT batanes
Thanks for exploring our beautiful country Philippines. It seems to be interesting and remarkable.
:)