One day (long before the Motorcycle accident), Say and I made a spur of the moment decision to go to Baguio.
Baguio is famous because it is the city with the highest elevation (1,500m) in the Philippines. This also means that it is the coldest city in the Philippines, having the country's lowest temperature in recorded history--6.3 degrees Celsius (43.34 degrees Farenheit)--on January 18, 1961, and year-round average temperatures between 15 and 23 C (59 to 73.4 F). Because of this, many Pinoys (a common, non-derogatory term for Filipinos) make the trip from Manila to Baguio to escape the intense heat of summer. This is why Baguio is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines."