I get lots of comments and emails asking for my input about many Cebu related things from Cebu-bound tourists. The top and most asked questions are the following: options for affordable white sand beaches in Mactan, what are the good places to eat and recommended restaurants in Mactan and Cebu City specifically restos that are…
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Lake Pandin of the 7 Lakes of San Pablo: A Getaway Near Manila
For those who fly to Manila from Mindanao and Visayas provinces at midday, try to have a seat beside the window on the right side of the airplane. Why? So you’ll have the chance to make out below the Seven Lakes of San Pablo. 😉 I have seen this lake system many times from above…
SM City Cebu – 2011 Christmas Village of Hope Brings Hope and Cheers
This has been the 5th Christmas when I was saying that I want to start collecting stuff for my dream Christmas Village – you know those cottages covered with snow and ice,  Christmas sceneries – of Santa Claus and his reindeer, kids on sleigh, guys and girls having fun on the skating rink, children caroling…
Cheap Cebu City Tour for Budget Travelers
This is my reply to Penfires visitor Andrea on how to get to Cebu tourist spots by jeepney. I’ve again decided to make this a separate blogpost coz my response I’m afraid is so long hehheheh. This might help you too if you are bound for Cebu and you want to explore the city on…
Mactan and Cebu Guitars: Factories,Prices and Options
A few months ago I bought a standard guitar from MaxandBoyed Guitar Store along M.L. Quezon Highway. It’s where you can also find Guitar Master, World Class Guitars and more shops, it’s also the most accessible place to get your Cebu guitar as it’s along the main highway and you can see these guitar stores…
Cebu’s Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House and Museum: Cebu Heritage Walk Tour #3
The heir to the Yap – San Diego Ancestral House has some big dreams to make this colonial residential house a truly Cebuano and Filipino Heritage Site.
Yap San Diego Ancestral House and Museum: Heritage Site
The Old Parian District where this ancestral house is located used to be community where the Chinese merchants, Filipino entrepreneurs and generally where the wealthier Cebuanos lived during the Spanish era. Original residents here can typically trace Chinese ancestry in their lineage. Lots of the old houses and structures in Parian have been lost with the progress of years but it’s a great thing that the Yap – San
Cebu Heritage Walk Tour #1 – Colon Street, Philippines Oldest Street
Ever wondered what is the Philippines’ oldest street? It Cebu’s Colon Street. 
Colon Street, a 2 kilometers stretch of road at the heart of downtown Cebu City, holds the distinction of being the Philippines oldest street. Calle Colon was named after Christopher Columbus and it is now 446 years old. Imagine that!
Old Colon Street as depicted in a mural
At the end of this street, you will find the obelisk marking the end or beginning (depends on where you started) of the street of Colon. We took this picture around 9am on a Saturday and traffic was very light then. But come noon