There’s an old saying “Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.” I have been curious all my life. I remember the first time I went to Tagaytay. When I saw the magnificent Taal Volcano, I became very curious about that volcano on the lake and how to get there. Several years later I did get a chance to visit Taal Volcano. I was visiting Tagaytay with a couple of friends when a man with the card “Boat Ride” approached us. “Would you like to visit the volcano island?” he said. I got curious, and asked how much? We agreed on a price, and he said follow him on his motorcycle to the boat station in Talisay. We drove through the winding Sampaloc Road as our guide led us to Barangay Leynes in Talisay. We met our boat man, and half an hour later, we were already trekking the steep inclines of Taal Volcano.

Bautista, J. (2022, May 20). Tagaytay ridge to Taal Lake on foot. Manila Bulletin, p. 9.