I don’t know if I believe in ghost or any other supernatural beings. I have experienced a lot of “weird stuff” in my own home and in some places that I travelled to and I always try to find the logic behind those “scary moments” that I encounter although sometimes there really is no explanation.
My scariest and weirdest trip would probably be the one in Baguio City. This happened a couple of years ago. Me and my friends went to Sagada for a couple of days and went down to Baguio to meet up another friend.
As soon as we arrived in Baguio, we started hunting down some hostel or cheap hotels within the city. We found one near SM Baguio and the price fitted our budget perfectly.
The four of us were resting on our beds watching TV when we heard some knocks on our door. Since I was the one near the door, I opened it and to my surprised, there was no one there. So I just ignored whatever it was.
I went back to my bed and tucked myself inside the cozy comforter. I continued watching TV when I felt that the comforter was like being pulled from below. I just pulled it up again and continued watching.
And then, it happened again. I didn’t move and I held on to the comforter, and f*CK someone was really pulling down the comforter. I glanced at my friends and all of them were glued on the TV show that they’re watching. “Who the hell is pulling down the sheets then?”
WTF!??!?
I got off the bed and looked. The comforter was neatly tucked. Maybe it was just my imagination. I untucked the comforter and put everything on my bed. My friends were puzzled with what I did. I didn’t bother to tell them about it.
And then we heard some knocking again, I opened it again, and there’s no one. The knocking happened repeatedly until we just gave up and concluded that maybe it’s the neighbouring rooms that we kept on hearing.
The following morning I talked to the receptionists and asked if they had a lot of guests last night. She said that there were no other people in the entire floor where we were staying except us. WTF!??!?
How about you? What’s your scariest travel moment?
This is Flipnomad‘s entry to “Dark Tourism: Philippines in Focus” blog carnival hosted by Gael of The Pinay Solo Backpacker.
Eep, yoko ng mga ganyan -___- I got used to being on my own that I dismiss whatever unnatural sounds I hear.
The weirdest one though was in Hong Kong. We were hiking up to this fort, and I got separated from my companions. There was a fork in the path, and I didn't know which path to take. I picked one and about ten paces in, I was kinda panicking because I can't see them. Then I saw this person going through the other path and it turns out both paths meet and go up to the fort. When I finally made it up there, my companions said they didn't see anybody else up there, it was just them.
What a scary story. I'd like to think that there are explanations for all of this, but feeling your comforter pulling down would be hard to explain. I haven't had any real scary travel moments like this, but I lived in an apartment once that I thought was haunted. The lights would flicker on and off all the time when I was in the shower, plus there were weird noises. I couldn't figure it out.
@steve: true… some stuff just can't be explain…
@nina: OMG… i havent seen any 'ghost' it must have been more scary…
I like this post. I had a scary experience when we camped in Bohol close to an elementary school. We were sitting around under a huge mango tree and just talking when 3 people in the group suddenly started 'feeling' that we were being observed by shorthaired girl.
As it turns out, we asked the locals if there were ghosts in that area. And they replied: So, did you also see her?
creepy!!!!
@solesisters: after readin you comment… goosebumps…
i often stay at guesthouses alone, and i try to ignore if something weird is happening!
Creepy. Haven’t seen a ghost. Felt them though. Like I can somehow tell if a place is haunted. Oh let me correct that. I have seen a “look alike” — like seeing my dorm roommate in the room, going out, down the stairs, and then seeing her waiting for me with our friends.Def not a prank. And that happened TWICE! Over the years, “they grew tired” of me. No more doubles. No more appearances. Yikes!
that’s scary tita lili… im personally torn if im gonna believe in these things or not… but sometimes i couldnt discount the fact that i experienced some pretty unexplainable stuff…
waaaaah.. SCAARRRYYY!!!! ayoko na magbasa ng blog carnival! lahat nakakatakot!
so I’m alone in my room now and i’m reading all your entries in the wee hours of the morning to compile it. argh! bukas ko nlng to gawin pag my araw na. haha
goodluck Gael hehe
Creepy! Goosebumps! We just encountered one from the recent Panagbenga. My gf and I were just having a small talked inside of our room when suddenly down the dining area pulled a chair. We were surprised because we are the only two persons in the transient house in Baguio. OMG! I told my gf don’t panic. Lastly was from the King’s Arthur Hotel. We decided to leave the house and moved to cheaper hotel which was the King’s. It was happened around 3:15 in the morning we were catching the 3:30 am scheduled bus trip back here in Manila thru Victory Liner bus that time. I pulled the door in, going out when suddenly the fire exit door opens inside the room 315. I was shocked because how does it happened as far as I can remember it was totally locked? Then I closes the door and the fire exit door slams. My gf and I were shocked! We were thinking might somebody outside the door in the fire exit. We asked the guard if there were somebody near the fire exit on the third floor when we reached the exit gate. But he just smiled us and said no one’s there. OMG!! And we left the building right away with goosebumps til the bus station. Scary!