Batanes, Philippines; Scotland of the Orient

[Graham]

Scotland doesn't get hurricanes on your level. It just gets extremely windy and rainy, we get all the left over hurricanes from North America coming from the Gulf stream. Buildings are all solid, most places are built down hill, in less exposed areas, everything made of sold stone in the windy areas historically for everything, due to the lack of trees. Why we still have places like Skara Brae and Jarlshof, thousands year old streets

Highland cattle are built for the weather. They'd enjoy a Hurricane. lol

[simple]

Batanes is beautiful place. the green mountains and scenery is breath taking, it is facing the Philippine West Sea and Pacific Ocean. The villages and those stone made houses

[simple]

Honesty Coffee Shop in Batanes (No Cashier or Vendor, Security, all self Service)

[Iloko]

I haven't been there yet myself, but it's looks quite awesome in photos; hopefully I can vacation next year though:

[simple]

Well the Villages are all well organized

[Iloko]

[Iloko]

Well the Villages are all well organized

Have you been there yourself?

[Graham]

[simple]

Have you been there yourself?

Well I haven't been there yet but I heard a lot about nice things about Batanes because some of my friends already visits the place.
I'll visit Ilocos first and even if I live in Northern Luzon, Batanes is still far and I heard that you have to make sure the weather is okay.
So I guess I have to take plane because it takes more than a day to get in Batanes if by land and Batanes is composed of other islands so lol we need to travel by boat too, Batanes is one of the places I would love to visit.