"Baguio: A faint memory" Baguio City by acemj

Baguio City Travel Guide: 976 reviews and 2,282 photos

The little guy running on that hill, believe it or not, is acemj in 1974. The interesting thing for me is that this was one of my very first memories. I was in Baguio City as well as Manila, but really the only thing I can recall is playing on this hill with my dad and a flash of an image of my sister riding a horse. We were in the Philippines visiting some friends who lived here and the day this photo was taken we were visiting the then John Hay U.S. Air Force Base, which is now a recreational area for locals.

This page will be utterly useless to you if you're hoping to glean some knowledge about Baguio City, but if you'd like to take a look at some old and yellowing photos that I found in my mom's albums, you've come to the right page. Enjoy.

Intro Updated Dec 6, 2003
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I remember this!!! Favorites (5)

My dad passed away in 1998, but I'll always remember him as a joyful person. He loved to play! This is one of the first... more travel advice

Rocky landscape Favorites (5)

I could be wrong here, but I noticed rocky outcroppings in a number of my mom's pictures. On the base, I remember my... more travel advice

Tribal people Favorites (5)

My mom told me that we visited an Ifugao Village. The Ifugao are tribal people that live in and around Baguio and make... more travel advice

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The Philippines is comprised of over 7,000 islands and the tropical setting yields some lush scenery and some wonderful... more travel advice

Comments (20)

iwys Feb 8, 2006 at 4:37 AM Report Abuse

i was there recently. you reach it via a long, winding road. It is probably much more built-up than when you were there, but it still has the relaxing atmosphere of a hill station.
maple_air Jan 8, 2006 at 6:49 PM Report Abuse

Yup, those are bananas indeed! it's nice to look back and recall fond and loving memories of our childhood specially if it's our parents who gave those to us;D Tnx for droppin by my Bled page.
RoyJava Jan 3, 2006 at 3:16 PM Report Abuse

Very nice moments to share,... I've been to Cebu, also too long ago to remember ... thanks, greetzzz RoyJava
Rubik Dec 18, 2005 at 9:36 AM Report Abuse

Wow Mark, you probably started to travel before to walk:-))
Wild_Orchid Jul 18, 2005 at 8:39 AM Report Abuse

nice memories and pics-bananas looked great too. :D
ceswho Jan 22, 2005 at 9:02 PM Report Abuse

You'll be surprise how it has changed through the years, I was myself. it is not as charming as it use to be and not as green as it use to be. Too many people & too many vehicles. You almost have to wear a face mask to walk around town.
rebeccadv Jan 22, 2005 at 8:51 PM Report Abuse

Hi Mark, nice pics...have some old ones too of Baguio. The people from Baguio are Igorot, not Ifugao ;) The Ifugao are around Banaue. And, Baguio was better then than now
Bwana_Brown Oct 5, 2004 at 5:22 PM Report Abuse

A very interesting step back into memory lane!! Nice to do that once in a while - I've got tons of 'yellowing old photos' myself!!
kamfili Sep 30, 2004 at 1:15 PM Report Abuse

Do visit Baguio again! You're lucky because you've seen the greener Baguio so many years ago!
o00o Jun 16, 2004 at 4:46 AM Report Abuse

Awesome tips.