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Lechon, chorizo, utap, dried mango, danggit, pusit in your baggage – we definitely know where you’ve been! Gikan ka sa Cebu and these items are your pasalubong from the Queen City of the South. =) In the Philippines vacations are synonymous to pasalubong. It’s almost unthinkable to go home after an out of town trip [...]
“Can we go to Divisoria? We should go to Divi!” Urges me whenever I am planning a trip to Manila and luckily for me I almost always made it to this bargain mecca before I go back to Cebu. Have you been to Divi? =) I clearly remember the first time I was there, I [...]
Dalaguete has been getting the buzz lately especially after the town was featured in Byahe ni Drew of GMA NewsTv. But even before this feature that dubbed Dalaguete as the ‘Summer Capital of Central Visayas’, this small sleepy town in Cebu South has been frequented by locals who are on mini-vacations and Day Trips. I [...]
I am a very fair person and what you read here in my blog are my real sentiments. That is why alongside glowing reviews of islands and trips, restaurants I’ve been to, hotel I’ve stayed in, services I’ve availed of, I also share posts about tourist traps and issues encountered. One of my aims for [...]
Sunburnt. Two days ago I was on a beach outing with my extended family – our clan on mother’s side to celebrate the 55th wedding anniversary of our clan’s matriarch and patriarch. I must have spent several hours under the scorching heat of the sun, lol and so I ended up sunburnt. No, I did [...]
In a recent episode of CNN show “Parts Unknown”, host and chef Anthony Bourdain was introduced to Halo – Halo. “Oddly beautiful” were his description of this favorite Pinoy icy treat. Surprisingly, he got his first taste of this cold dessert from a Jollibee branch in LA – Koreatown. Sometimes it makes you wonder how [...]
In 1521 Portuguese conquistador Ferdinand Magellan and his men fought with the native warriors of Lapu – Lapu, Chieftain of Mactan. The natives won the battle which we now know as the “Battle of Mactan.” Fast forward to 2013, a new kind of “battle” was waged, this time pitting the heirs of Lapu – Lapu versus [...]
As with any place frequented by tourist and visitors, there are bound to be tourist traps and not so good practices. Bantayan is no exception. I’m just hoping that local government and stakeholders will change ways a bit to make the island even more ‘tourist friendly’ than it already is. Tourism is everybody’s businesses and [...]
Heads-up! Bantayan is not Boracay. This famous vacation destination in Cebu is laidback. There are no loud all-nighter parties, no lines of restaurants meters off the shoreline, no regular sighting of celebrities. You will even find it difficult to find beach resorts that offers a wide array of aqua-adventure facilities like jetskiing, parasailing, kit-surfing, bananaboat [...]
Summer is that fun time when we bring out our over-sized bags, fill it with brightly colored shirts, sunscreen, sun glasses, straw hat, camera, the works. And outings, trips, getaways are just some of the album name extensions you see on your friends FB wall and maybe on your own wall too! =) Summer is [...]
Grilled corn or “sinugbang mais” is a favorite merienda treat in the afternoon, fulfilling and cheap. Do you miss eating sinugbang mais? I was craving one time for this childhood favorite when I was working and living in Laguna. I tried to search the streets and the public market but I did not find any vendor [...]
