To Penfires readers Mia and T-rex, thanks for leaving a comment in my post How to Commute to the Top Tourist Spots of Cebu City. This is my itinerary suggestions for you guys with directions and tips on how to have a cheap Cebu vacation. Visiting Cebu and its historical and cultural attractions can be…
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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…
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
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,…
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…
Mactan Airport Cebu to Destination via Jeepneys
I’ve promised in one of my earlier posts Tips in Navigating Cebu Jeepneys, that I will be updating the route codes as well as the roads these jeepneys will pass. Unfortunately, it’s so big a task to complete with my limited time, so I will just update what I think is handier especially to tourists and…