Thanks to Penfires’ visitor Angela for inspiring me to finally write this post about our local church, Parish of the Virgen de la Regla or simply Opon Church to us. =) Titus aka FTB could not believe his eyes when our usually sleepy city (take out the export zone, the resorts and the airport and…
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Dumaguete’s Favorite Yummy Pasalubong – Silvanas!
This is an entry for the Philippines in Pictures series – specifically the best local Pasalubong items!
If you happen to visit Dumaguete City, don’t miss out on this Silvanas from the Sans Rival store. It literally melts on your mouth, the creaminess heavenly!
And it’s very affordable at P105 per box. Don’t go home without this one, trust, trust me on this. As in.
Thumbs – up on this creamy goodness! Sans Rival’s Silvanas
Sans Rival is located nearby Silliman University, just ask any local if you can’t locate
Cebu Food and Dining Experience: AA BBQ Grill, Sutukil Restaurants
I’m often asked what are the popular local food specialties and dishes of Cebu, and it makes me pause and think hard. There is of course Lechon Cebu, but if we are talking about dishes cook in the kitchen of Pinoys like Pampanga’s sisig, Ilocano’s sinanglaw and bagnet, Bicol’s laing and pinangat and the likes,…
Travel to Apo Island, Negros Oriental: Snorkel and Diving Paradise
My Lola Mancia hails from Valencia, Negros Oriental and my Lolo Yul used to boast of going to Valencia to visit my Lola by riding his bike. Yep all those 150 plus kilometers were often conquered by bike pedals. Anyhow I have so much to share about Valencia, Dumaguete and other places in Negros that…
Travel to Dumaguete City and Apo Island in Negros Oriental
This post is a supplement to my blog post about the snorkel paradise that is Apo Island. I’ve decided to keep this post separate to keep my original post lean. How to go to Dumaguete, Negros Oriental? If you are coming from Manila, you can fly via Cebu Pacific directly to Dumaguete City. If you…
How to Commute to Popular Cebu Tourist Spots
This post is in response to the query of Ms Cynthia from my post Tips in Navigating Cebu Jeepneys, I just decided to make this a separate post since I am pretty sure this Cebu guide on transportation is going to be a long post about using public transport like jeepneys to go to Cebu’s…
Cebu and Mactan Island Cheap White Sand Beaches Chronicles #1
There is little information available online about budget travel tips on where to go in Cebu for cheap and more affordable Mactan beaches and resort options. Sure Shangrila Mactan, Hilton Resort Mactan, Plantation Bay, Maribago Bluewaters Beach Club, Portofino, Cebu Tambuli Beach Club, Cebu White Sands, Imperial Palace Mactan etc are almost always mentioned in…