i ♥ Photography - Wooden Tricycad
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One of my highlights when visiting Boracay this year was this wooden Tricycad outside Station X. Station X is a mall that you can find outside of the white beach. You need to ride a motorcycle going there.
Station X was famous of their eating place called The Street Food so I had been murdering Google Maps on my first two days just to locate the place. It is highly recommended by bloggers so I ought to check it out.
As soon as I went down the motorcycle I saw this wooden tricycad parked outside. This tricycad instead of being metal made it is made of rattan.
Rattan - are long spiny palms that are very popular in the furniture industry.
What is a Tricycad?
Tricycad (Tri-C-Cad) - This is a mode of transportation in the Philippines that is made up of a three-wheeled bicycle, that is custom made to occupy three to four people. In manila, they call it pedicab.
This transportation is usually used in small barangays where a tricycle (three-wheeled motorcycle) could not enter. They are only used for short distances since this contraption is done manually and there's no machine controlling this vehicle.
The white beach in Boracay is pretty long so for those who are too tired to go take a walk, they can use a tricycad to help them go from their hotel or to another place on the beach. Tricycads are very in demand in Boracay, and these drivers are one of those who are affected on the islands closure. Don't worry the island is going to be opening this October, so they will be back.
This is one of the source of living here in the Philippines. If you happen to see one when you're here, don't just let them pass by. Skip the exercise and ride one.^^
Happy Friday my fretz!
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Is that rattan tricycad functional? or just for decoration. It looks pretty amazing!
We have alot of rattan in our country but indeed it is my 1st time seeing this tricycle that is made of rattan. Beautiful work and thank you for sharing:)
Those look like a nice ride and a way to get out of the sun. I would love to just go for a ride in one of those. Looks like a lot of work to make one like that.
That was pretty cleaver of the person that did the bike, I imagine he is pretty popular with the tourist. Unique transportation taken to the next level of unique.
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STOPThat is actually pretty amazing. I can just imagine riding around in one of those. The down time must be hard for those who make a living driving them.
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Dawny! 2 months without posting? You slacker :P
I'll be back soon. Got super duper busy.
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