[caption id="attachment_4184" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The fishing boats in Diura Beach Mahatao Batanes[/caption] Last year was a memorable year because it finally happened: I finally got to go to Batanes – a place thatI’ve been dreaming of going to since I basically started working. During my birthday week, no less! Since Batanes is a notoriously expensive place to visit, I had few takers when I sent out the general invite to my friends. Luckily C was available so it was a mini-ICU bonding kind of experience. [caption id="attachment_4180" align="aligncenter" width="410"] It's pretty far from Basco[/caption] When I was planning the trip,…