A trip to the Orient; a voyage on the steamer Ecuador, Honolulu, among islands of the Pacific, the mandate islands of Japan . ery interesting. It is now possible totravel by automobile from Baguio to Bangui,the northernmost town on the northwest coastof Luzon, a distance of 208 miles. The roadfollows the sea coast practically the whole wayand, except for a stretch of ten miles before thetown of Tagudin, good traveling will be experi-enced throughout. Several sections of the roadare wonderfully like the Petite Corniche on theFrench Riviera, and the road over the moun-tain from Bacarra to Bangui
A trip to the Orient; a voyage on the steamer Ecuador, Honolulu, among islands of the Pacific, the mandate islands of Japan . ery interesting. It is now possible totravel by automobile from Baguio to Bangui,the northernmost town on the northwest coastof Luzon, a distance of 208 miles. The roadfollows the sea coast practically the whole wayand, except for a stretch of ten miles before thetown of Tagudin, good traveling will be experi-enced throughout. Several sections of the roadare wonderfully like the Petite Corniche on theFrench Riviera, and the road over the moun-tain from Bacarra to Bangui is as fascinatingas the Benguet and Naguilian Roads. Consid-erable interest is added to the journey by thenumerous ruins of huge Spanish churches andconvents, and the old Spanish forts scatteredalong the coast. For those who wish for something strange,something new and something different fromthe usual tourist routes, a trip over the trailsinto the innermost heart of the mountains canbe well recommended. It is true it is necessaryto forego the luxuries and some of the con-veniences and comforts of our nicely ordered 89. 90 MANILA 91 modern life, but the experience and pleasuregained amply justify these sacrifices. The main trail is fairly wide and of goodgrade. It follows along the upper heights ofthe main central mountain range of Luzon, inplaces reaching an elevation of 8,000 feet andpassing from side to side of the mountain ridge. The trails are maintained by the Governmentand at present are the only means of communi-cation available to the officials, missionariesand teachers who are engaged in the administra-tion and development of the Mountain Provinceand the education and conversion to Christi-anity of the so-called wild tribes. The American Government has brought abouta most wonderful change in the development ofthe country and the respect of life and propertyby the inhabitants. Formerly the natives recog-nized no laws or government save only the wordof the old men of t
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