Baguio stories

A lot have been said about Baguio. But we'll dig a little deeper about the stories behind it. Like why the streets and parks have American names while Manila has Spanish ones.. why heritage houses and monasteries became haunted.. favorite restos of city folks. And then we start to appreciate the city more.

Kidlat Tahimik. Baguio Influential Artist # 2.

Eccentric guy that is a famous Baguio icon that set up Oh My Gulay and Ililikha restos. You'll never know but he is a Wharton MBA grad and a finance guy working in Paris in his younger days. And then one day he saw a movie camera and all bets are off..

More creatives..

Tha Mansion. Summer palace of the Guv'nor.

The Mansion was built at the "insistence" of then Governor-General William Cameron Forbes so he could have a cool mountain retreat from the hot Manila weather. He even named it after his summer cottage in New England. Spoiled guy.

More walks..

Canto Bogchi Joint. American comfort food.

Homegrown resto Baguio folks (and even tourists) learn to love. Fine dining offering the best ribs and burgers in town. At a price a little above overrated fastfood chains.

More eats...

The Chinese mestizos of Baguio.

Ever wondered why some Igorots and Cordillerans looked Chinese? Limahong? Ha! That was just an urban (rural?) legend. Here is an interesting story about a barangay in Benguet that tries to explain this mystery.