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Oriental Spice Gourmet A Must Try Restaurant in Mactan, Cebu

July 9, 2014 By Cille Anne 8 Comments

Mee Goreng

Craving  for some honest to goodness delectable Southeast Asian dishes like Phad Thai, Hainese Chicken Rice, Laksa, Tom Yam Chicken and those other savory and nakakatakam spice-laden dishes of our neighboring countries? You are in luck! We are in luck to be precise hehehe. Our latest food trip brought us to Chef Cyril and Mary Ann’s…

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Filed Under: CEBU NORTH, MACTAN ISLAND, REVIEWS, NEWS, EVENTS Tagged With: Cebu Food Trip, Malaysian restaurant in Cebu, Must Try Restaurant in Cebu, Oriental Spice Gourmet

Bantayan Island Tourist Traps and Tips to Avoid

April 21, 2013 By Cille Anne 4 Comments

Bantayan Island Cebu

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…

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Filed Under: BANTAYAN ISLAND, CEBU NORTH, TRAVELS DESTINATIONS Tagged With: Bantayan Island, Bantayan Island Cebu, Bantayan Tourist Traps. Guide to Bantayan Island, Bantayan Travel Tips, Cebu Beach, Cebu summer destination

Bantayan Island Cebu Travel Guide and Tips

April 21, 2013 By Cille Anne 3 Comments

beach cottage nipa hut

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…

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Filed Under: BANTAYAN ISLAND, CEBU NORTH, TRAVELS DESTINATIONS Tagged With: Bantayan Island, Bantayan Island Cebu, Bantayan Island resorts, Bantayan Nature Park and Resort, bantayan tourist spots, Bantayan Travel Tips, Cebu Beach, Cebu summer destination, Island Hopping, Virgin Island

Haggle When You Buy Cebu Guitar in Mactan Island

January 4, 2013 By Cille Anne 16 Comments

Everyone at our house can play the guitar except mom. It’s not such a surprise if you consider that we live in the island where guitar shops and factories are located. These Mactan guitars, commonly called “Cebu guitars” are famous all over the Philippines for its craftsmanship.  Some handmade acoustic guitars and other string instruments like…

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Filed Under: CEBU, CEBU NORTH, MACTAN ISLAND, REVIEWS, NEWS, EVENTS, TRAVEL TIPS Tagged With: Acoustic Guitar, Cebu Guitar, Cebu pasalubong, Cebu Product, Guitar Master, mactan guitars, Price of Guitar in Cebu

Pintos and Budbod Kabog: Best North Cebu Pasalubong

September 19, 2012 By Cille Anne 2 Comments

Your best bet for a Cebu pasalubong center when you are traveling up north of the island is the central bus terminal in the City of Bogo. This is where you can get local delicacy as your pasalubong. If you are thinking of what to bring back home, I suggest getting the kakanin called Pintos…

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How to Go to Cebu North Bus Terminal: Tips and Latest Info

February 22, 2012 By Cille Anne 9 Comments

Summer normally starts by March but as early as February I together with my mom, sis and bf visited Virgin Beach Resort Cebu or simply VBR, an affordable Cebu resort in Daanbantayan. If you are still making your summer plans, check out my post about discovering VBR so you’ll be inspired to get to Daanbantayan!…

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Filed Under: CEBU NORTH, TRAVEL TIPS Tagged With: Cebu Commuting Directions, Cebu North Bus Terminal, Ceres Bus Liner schedule to Bantayan, Ceres Bus Liner schedule to Daanbantayan, Daanbantayan, Daanbantayan Town Attractions, How to go to Bantayan, How to go to Daanbantayan, Public commute to North Bus

Virgin Beach Resort Cebu Summer Getaway

February 22, 2012 By Cille Anne 4 Comments

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…

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Filed Under: CEBU NORTH, REVIEWS, NEWS, EVENTS Tagged With: Daan Bantayan, Virgin Beach Resort Reviews

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