The Wandering Leon

According to Digital Photography School , there are 20 travel photography subjects that must be captured by any traveler, so here are some of the photos (all from a point and shoot camera) I took from my recent tour of Batanes with fellow bloggers who won in SEAIR's contest. 1. Water Taken from the Chawa Viewdeck in Mahatao The Fountain of Youthh in Diura 2. Old People Lola sa Bintana (Old lady by the window in Chavayan, Sabtang Island) 3. Young People Children biking in Uyugan Kid along the beach in Sabtang Port  4. Religion Mahatao Church The Ten Commandments in Ivatan 5. Sports How many balls are in this picture? 6. Socializing Journeying James' drinking session with the Ivatans Sabong (Cockfight in Diura Fishing Village)  7. Icons The house where Iza Calzado's movie "Batanes" was shot The Honesy Coffee Shop in Ivana 8. Rich and 9. Poor (sorry I was not able to take pictures of rich or poor people, or ...

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. -- Mark Twain (RIP Lolo Marcelo, He was 105 years old) On our tour of Chavayan in Sabtang Island, Batanes we had a pit stop in the house of Lolo Marcelo Hostallero, who at 104 years old is still a strong, able bodied man. He is quite a local celebrity as everyone who goes on a tour has to stop by Lolo Marcelo's abode and do a meet and greet with the jolly centenarian. I don't know if I will reach Lolo Marcelo's age or even half of it but I do hope that I will be like him when I am old and gray. I don't want to be like those old folks who suffer dementia and do not remember the people around them. When we had a refreshing drink of buko (coconut) juice courtesy of Lolo Marcelo's daughter, Nanay Tiding, there was a joke that the buko juice was the secret to his long life. Gay Backpacker (that's her beside Lolo Marcelo) and I quipped that we were just aiming to reach at l...