to infinity and behind!

miss iggy is a little nervous posing behind this gigantic space shuttle inside the johnson space center in houston, texas. those exhaust pipes can blast her to the moon!

[april 2008]

miss iggy the jetsetter

at the entrance to the space center houston in texas are two T-38 talon jets. they're su-su-supersonic!

[april 2008]

life is a highway

Life is a highway
I wanna ride it all night long
If you're going my way
I wanna drive it all night long

-"Life is a Highway" by the Rascal Flatts

miss igorota marvels at the wide stretch of interstate highway in texas. miss iggy loves road trips. [april 2008]

jack in the box

miss iggy spotted a jack in the box restaurant somewhere in texas. she's a little disappointed that this fastfood chain isn't available in new jersey, as well as some other states.

miss iggy got tagged!

miss iggy's job is usually just to travel and say cheese (like she did here inside the space lab at

space center houston in texas, taken last april), but she felt obliged to respond to miss veronica escudero's "7" tag...

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Tagging Rules
1. Link to your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 interesting/random facts about yourself on your blog.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post, leaving their names as well as links to their blog.
4. Leave a comment on each of their blogs to let them know they've been tagged.

7 random facts about miss igorota:

• she is a souvenir doll that one can usually buy in baguio city (benguet province, philippines). the three igorota dolls featured in this travel blog are all from strawberry farm in la trinidad, benguet, purchased by gingmaganda. strawberry farms are something of a novelty in a tropical country such as the philippines. you have to take a special trip in the northern highlands to reach this place.
  
• her name "miss igorota" came to mind when fortuitous faery recalled the 1968 movie "igorota" which starred the late miss charito solis as a tribal princess.
• the doll above is the original one given by gingmaganda to fortuitous faery. you can see the threads of her headgear unraveling down her face...signs of being toted around in a purse far too many times. in much later photos, her eye gets smeared with moisture from a water bottle inside a purse.
  
• fortuitous faery currently travels with a second igorota doll also sent in by gingmaganda. it's a taller version that requires a bigger purse to carry around.
• "miss iggy" is her nickname. the bloggers who photograph her are collectively known as the "sisterhood of the traveling igorota," coined after "the sisterhood of the traveling pants."
  
• miss iggy's first travel photo was at quiapo church in manila, philippines--home of the famous and much-venerated black nazarene.
• miss iggy's newest travel buddy is princess ody in vienna, austria. miss iggy is excited to be in europe!

miss iggy won't be tagging 7 other people, instead she's just tagging gingmaganda and princess ody.

a river runs through it

at the famous "riverwalk" in san antonio, texas last april. a mini-venice within the lone star state lined with bars and restaurants.

hardrock cafe houston

[april 2008]

fink plamingoes in fort worth zoo

this zoo is said to be the "oldest" in texas. didn't see any armadillos there, though...so miss igorota was a little disappointed.

[april 2008]

all you need is love

fancy spotting a convenience store at a rest stop deep in the heart of texas named "love's."

"love is all you need," sings the beatles. "can't buy me love," though...but miss igorota loves you! (yeah, yeah, yeah...)

seagulls on diet

seagull warning sign at kemah boardwalk in kemah, texas.

life aquatic

downtown aquarium in downtown houston, texas last april. you're not really underwater, instead, you're surrounded by giant fish tanks big enough to make you pretend you're underwater.

close encounter of the spongebob kind

miss igorota met spongebob squarepants at kemah boardwalk in kemah, texas last april.

i left my bahag in san antonio

not really, but it does sound funny, no? and besides, miss igorota is a lady, so she doesn't wear a "bahag." rather, it's a "tapis." if you look closely at the photo above, you'll see that her undergarments are revealing themselves unwittingly.

here she is at the historic alamo in san antonio, texas last april.

spring in texas

last spring, miss igorota visited a place in texas called "spring." what a happy coincidence.

"mahangin sa labas!"--her hair seems to scream. hey, aside from cowboys, texas is also tornado country, after all.