Salagdoong Beach Resort in Siquijor Review

Waterslide and beach at Salagdoong

Siquijor Tour Series: An Overnight Stay in a White Sand Beach Resort The local government of Siquijor manages a public resort. Are you surprise? Yep they do and what’s even more awesome is that the government-owned and managed resort Salagdoong Beach Resort and Hotel Agripino sits on prime white sand beach property in the town [...]

How to Book Great Hotel Rooms at Affordable Prices

Book your hotel rooms early to get access to special discounts!

Everybody deserves a break and I mean everyone, no exceptions. Remember how Jack becomes dull with all work and no play? Yep, we don’t want that happening to us. I am working online full time for over a year now and I take breaks in between months of serious work. Otherwise my productivity suffers; I [...]

The Manor of Camp John Hay: Nostalgia and Memories

camp john hay the manor

A few days ago my friend and former districtmate Chie posted a shoutout in Facebook about the movie ‘Love and Other Drugs”. This movie brings a smile to my face not only because the movie follows a good storyline and has believable characters, but mostly because some scenes remind me of my former life working [...]

Crown Regency Cebu Skywalk Experience and Rates

skywalk crown regency cebu fuente experience

It did not sink fully with me until a few days ago that majority of tourists in Cebu especially those coming from Manila and other provinces count the different Sky Adventures offered by Crown Regency Cebu Fuente as must do activities while vacationing here.  I’ve also read from many itineraries that some tourists plan to [...]

Summit Circle Hotel: Continuing Cebu Midtown’s Legacy

penfires at the summit circle cebu hotel

The Fuente Osmena Rotunda could very well be the heart of Cebu City. It’s that place where Jones Avenue converges with Mango Avenue, where Downtown and Uptown Cebu City meets. The Rotunda’s significance is etched in the history of Cebu because it’s been the usual place where Cebuanos gather for rallies, it’s also a favorite [...]

Prequel to a Fun Cebu Weekend at Summit Circle!

Summit Circle Bloggers Event

I know service and servicing intimately. Very intimate in fact that I strongly believe I have a good feel if a customer service rep or a liaison officer is merely extending courtesies to a client because its part of the job and not because there is that genuine concern for the client. After graduating from university a [...]

Virgin Beach Resort Cebu Summer Getaway

breakwater at vbr

I mostly blog about things that captures my interest. And you would probably guess that one of my major interests is blogging about travel destinations and hidden gems and places in our country and sharing my experiences in the hopes of inspiring someone to discover more of the Philippines.  So it was a nice surprise [...]

Beach Resort Near Cebu City: Blue Reef Hotel in Mactan Island

Bluereef Resort Shoreline in Mactan

Last Saturday when we checked out affordable beach resorts near Cebu City, which are of course those found in Mactan Island, we were a bit bewildered why there were only a few beach goers in the first three cheap Mactan resorts we’ve been to when it was in fact, a weekend. We surmised that it [...]

Affordable Beach Resort Near Cebu City: Rendezvous Beach Resort Mactan

Rendezvouz beach Resort Shoreline in Mactan

Another option for an affordable beach getaway especially this summer in Mactan is Rendezvous Beach  Resort. It is an old favorite; I remembered going there eons ago so I was pleasantly surprise with what greeted us when we reached this beach resort in Mactan Island. Rendezvous underwent major renovation 2 years ago and until now [...]

Mactan Cebu Cheap Beach Resort: Palm Beach in Marigondon

Entrance to Palm Beach Resort in Mactan

This is part of the Penfires Cebu Beach Series – Cheap Mactan Beach Resorts – Details and Review, Post Number 6. The last budget friendly resort on this area in Marigondon is Palm Beach Resort. If you reach here you will have already passed by the gates or road to Vano and Rendezvous beach resorts. [...]

Cheap Mactan Beach Option #1: Vano Beach Resort in Marigondon

Vano Beach Resort in Mactan Island

Marigondon and Punta Engano in Lapu-Lapu City are home to many Mactan beach resorts, not only cheap and affordable ones but also those of 5 star resort quality like Plantation Bay Resort and Spa and Shangrila Mactan. Every summer a lot of people troop to these beaches for a quick and refreshing dip in the [...]