A wonderful day #saturdaymemories. I am @hae-ra by the way, from Cebu, Philippines. I've been here on steemit since 2018 but I just got here, and the moment I read your post, it's just so wow!!!! I could not wait to do it.
Thank you so much for organizing this very interesting and amazing topic @olga.maslievich. Since I am also a travel-lover, I would really love to partake this contest, unique find for steemgeography.

Way back in time, I was a loner kind of person. All the characteristics of being an introvert one has it all on me. But then, as the time goes by, I learned to enjoy life by traveling everywhere along with my friends and able to got out of my comfort zone.

Being a traveler is so fun. You can go to different beautiful places and able to experience it's history.

Philippines is rich in natural recources and it has a lot of beautiful and amazing spots where tourists are longing to see. Today, I would love to share with you these beautiful spots that I have been, when I went to have a vacation with my friends in Ilocos, Philippines and some part of it, way back 2015.

Cape Bojeador Lighthouse

It is located in Burgos, Ilocos Norte, also known as Burgos Lighthouse. It was established during the Spanish Colonial period in the Philippines. It has an overlooking scenery where early galleons used to sail by.

For more references and the map, please click here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Bojeador_Lighthouse Source

Bantay Belltower

It is located in Bantay, Ilocos Sur. The Bantay Belltower (Watchtower), known as the old historic belfry of the church which served as a watchtower for pirates back in the Spanish colonial era, gave the town its name - bantay (meaning to guard).

For more references and the map, please click here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantay_Church Source
https://app.philippines.travel/experiences/bantay-bell-tower-sur Source

Safari Gallery

It is located in Baluarte, Ilocos Sur. Safari Gallery is a trophy room which features the preserved remains of hunted animals in various parts of the world . The gallery is owned by Chavit Singson.

For more references and the map, please click here.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baluarte_Zoo Source

Burnay Jars - Pottery

It is an earthenware that made from Vigan that are much sought-after by foreign and local visitors. This industry has grown from the making way back to the pre-colonial times when immigrants from China came to settle in Vigan.

For more references, please click here:
https://themixedculture.com/2013/11/04/burnay-vigan-ilocos-sur/ Source

Calle Crisologo

It is one of the best-preserved heritage sites in Vigan that boasts it's unique atmosphere with it's ancestral homes and cobblestone streets that perfectly captures the Spanish colonial period.

Fore more references, please click here:
https://app.philippines.travel/experiences/calle-crisologo Source

Crisologo Museum

It is an ancestral house of former Ilocos Sur Representative - Floro Crisologo and his family. This ancestral house has been turned into a museum, home to hundreds of memorabilia that would give you a sneak peek into the past.
It is located at A. Reyes St, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.

For more references, just click here:
https://www.thepoortraveler.net/2010/08/some-history-some-politics-inside-crisologo-museum-ilocos-road-trip-day-1/ Source

Ferdinand E. Marcos Presidential Center

It is a museum situated in Batac, Ilocos Norte, dedicated to former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos which also hosts the cenotaph of the former President. The museum hosts the memorablia of the late President, from his tint in the armed forces down to his presidency. The large cenotaph contains the glass-encased coffin in which the widely believed embalmed body of Marcos was on public display shortly after his remains were brought in Ilocos Norte from the United States in 1993, until his body was re-interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig on November 18, 2016. A wax replica of Marcos remains to be displayed inside the glass coffin.

But with due respect, taking pictures of the replica was strictly prohibited, because as what the people who guarded it said that, they allowed to take pictures back then, but others put drawing on his face and spread it on the internet. Since then, they did not allow tourists to take pictures anymore.
For more references, please click here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_E._Marcos_Presidential_CenterSource

Paoay Church

It is the magnificent historical icon of Ilocos Norte with it's three-storey coral bell tower constructed separately from the church building. It is a Roman Catholic church which is located in the Municipality of Paoay, Ilocos Norte. The church is famous for it's distinct architecture highlighted by the enormous buttresses on the sides and back of the building.

For more references, please click here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paoay_Church Source
https://www.zenrooms.com/blog/post/paoay-church/ Source

Sinking Bell Tower

It is originally called St. Williams Cathedral in Laoag City, and earned the name Sinking Bell Tower, because it is literally sinking. The tower was built on sand and due to it's heavy load, it is sinking little by little on the ground.

For more references, please click here:
https://iwanderphilippines.com/ilocos-old-churches-paoay-church-bantay-church-bell-tower-and-laoag-sinking-bell-tower/ Source

Bangui Windmills Farm

It is located in Bangui, Ilocos, Norte. Ilocos is known to it's windmills farm that is a source of their enrgy. It was the first project in the Philippines to have the Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement under the clean Development Mechanism and it is also the first Philippine recipient of the Carbon Emission Reduction Certificates from the Executive Board of the Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

For more references, please click here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangui_Wind_Farm Source

Epic of Lam-ang

Biag ni Lam-ang or The life of Lam-ang is an epic story of the Ilocano's people from the Ilocos region of the Philippines. It is notable for being the first Philippine folk epic to be recorded in written form and was the only the only two folk epics documented during the Philippines' Spanish Colonial period, along with the Bicolano epic of Handiong.

For more references, please click here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biag_ni_Lam-ang Source

Patapat Viaduct

Is also known as Patapat Bridge, at the municipality of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, a coastal resort town on the northernmost tip of Luzon Island in the Philippines.

For more references, please click here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patapat_Viaduct Source

Saud Beach Resort

It is one of the best places to visit in Northern Paradise. It is more stunning than the other beaches you've been. It is considered as the crown jewel of Pagudpud, which features a long stretch of creamy white sand coconut trees and thrilling waves. It is located in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte.

For more references, please click here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagudpud Source

"If we we're meant to stay in one place, we'd have roots instead of feet. One way to get the most out of life, is to look upon it as an adventure."

There are so much more to share about the history, and to enjoy for being stunning and amazing about this place, but it is more adventure if you could experience it too.

Most of the times, back then, I would go visit to different places just along Cebu. But this time, I decided to take the risk for the first time to travel in airplane, ahahaha. Yes, this was my very first time to travel on-air and my experience was so breathtaking,,, wahahahaa. I even vomited for how many times while traveling in a van, it was so struggling for me and at the same time, it was fun. But actually, it was more fun when your friends kept on laughing at you while you are having jet lag,,, ahahahaha. It was tiring but it's worth the long run.

Ilocos has a lot of history and fortunately, we did not missed the story about it.

The photos might slowly fade now, but I could not get over all the good memories along with it.

Thank you so much @olga.maslievich for this chance to let us partake on something like this. I hope you enjoy my trip and I hope you could also experience the stunning beauty of Philippines. Have great day ahead.

I would like to invite my friends @jenny018, and @fruityapple00 to take part yours now. I would love to hear from you too.