The Ride Series will showcase all my favorite ride experiences including (but not limited to) the scary ones, fun and interesting rides and those that reflect the local color of the places I have been.
Join me. Buckle up and get ready because this is going to be an interesting bumpy ride.
Here's the first five which are not in any order:
1. Caponera (Nicaragua, Central America)
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| Caponera |
This caponera otherwise known as a moto-taxi or pedicab has become one of the affordable routine modes of transportation in Nicaragua. I made sure this was on my to-do list in Nicaragua.
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| Caponera |
2. Motorela or Rela (Cagayan de Oro, Philippines)
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| Motorela |
My country has different versions of the moto-taxi too. Here's CDO's own. It's like a mini-jeepney.
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| Motorela |
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| Motorela |
3. Tuguegarao's Motorela (Cagayan Valley, PH)
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| Tuguegarao's Motorela |
This is a little smaller than CDO's and can accommodate 4-6 people (4 inside and 2 on each side of the driver). Check out my travel entry on Cagayan from this link.
4. Surplus Jeepney (Cebu, PH)
Aside from the different versions of tricycles, you will also enjoy our different versions of the famous Pinoy mode of transportation, the Jeepney.
Here's Cebu's version whose vibrant colors can never be ignored. They are called surplus because these are L300/multi-cab/mini-van bodies that are no longer used in Japan or otherwise known as Filipino ingenuity.
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| Surplus Jeepney of Cebu, Philippines |
5. Habal-habal (Bohol, PH)
Habal-habal is a famous mode of transportation in Bohol. The usual motorcycle that accommodates a maximum of two passengers has been made to carry 4, sometimes 8 (with extended seats to the side), passengers. My experience of habal-habal (with a total of 3 passengers only isn't exactly a habal-habal experience. Nevertheless, it was one scary (especially on steep areas) fun ride.
These are photos I got from the net which will best show you what a habal-habal ride really feels like.
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