Tag: Cebu
11 Days in Cebu and Beyond
If you’ve been following my blog this year, you’ll notice that I mentioned my “11-day Visayas backpacking trip” often. It was a memorable trip I organized for me and my European friend Tina, who went backpacking around the world. If you’re heading to the Philippines soon and are looking two spend a week or two […]
Moalboal Tips For Beginners
Most travelers go to Moalboal for its world-famous sardine run, but this sleepy coastal town 90km southwest of Cebu City has plenty more to offer. I spent three days, two nights (too short!) in Moalboal as part of my 11-day Visayas backpacking adventure early this year. Allow me to share some lessons I learned. 1. […]
Badian Canyoneering For Scaredy-Cats
Confession: I’m scared of heights. I may have all those Instagram posts where I’m perching on a mountain peak, rappelling down a cliff, and crossing a hanging bridge, but it took a lot of screaming and soliloquies before I actually did it. I fight my fear of heights by going on all those adventures. When […]
Sirao Garden: Charming Place, Long Commute
There’s one thing travelers don’t mention when writing about Sirao Flower Garden—that getting there is not a walk in the park if you’re coming from Mactan Island. Don’t get me wrong; this place is a garden lover’s dream come true. Like all the other visitors, I Instagrammed to my heart’s content. But the stressful commute […]
10 Things I Learned From My First Cessna Flight
A four-seat general aviation airplane, a Cessna 172 is usually flown by two pilots in front while accommodating a third person at the back during private flights. I was the third wheel—or third wing, if you prefer—on my first Cessna ride in May. I flew to Cebu with Captain Osmeña and Captain Kumar of Omni […]
The Best ₱500 I Spent in Cebu
It was 1:00 p.m. We had just finished lunch and were already packed for the beach. The only problem was, we didn’t know where to go. We called Shangri-La Mactan and asked if non-guests are allowed to swim at their beach for an entrance fee. As I expected, the answer was no. You have to […]
Dry Run: Islands Stay Hotel
When a new establishment announces that they are on dry run, I usually brace myself for slow customer service and panicky new employees trying to get the hang of the busy pace. “Please bear with us,” a sign would usually say when you enter the new restaurant or hotel. That wasn’t the case with this […]