My summer this 2010 officially started in Cebu with a 4-day stay in Mactan and Sumilon islands. Together with friends, we stayed in the fascinating Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort in Maribago, Mactan Island.
We left Mactan yesterday morning and is writing this blog from the Sumilon Bluewater Island Resort in Sumilon Island, south of Cebu.
It’s been years since I’ve been to Bicol. I miss my heart-thumping first adventure swim with the ‘Butanding’ whale shark in Donsol and the short tours around Legaspi and Naga.
I’m reminiscing our tour around Legaspi’s churches, tourist destinations and shopping stalls. And of course the food spots.
Philippine tourism performed better this year in terms of tourist volume with Camarines Sur more than doubling its visitors.
Continue reading about Camarines Sur Soars; Domestic Tourism Stronger This Year
Apl.de.Ap collaborates with the Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) through his Jeepney Music Label promoting Philippine tourism.
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Groups of bird watching enthusiasts and bird watcher associations can be found today at Balanga Nature and Wetland Park in Balanga City, Bataan where the 5th Philippine Bird Festival is being held.
“Ready, Set, RORO!” is this year’s Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Interisland Race using the RORO transport system. On its 4th year, this annual adventure race aims to promote the road roll-on, roll-off (RORO) terminal system and stimulate the RORO way of transport among travelers either for business or leisure purposes.
As the last sunset rests today, let me reminisce on the blogging days the sun stood witness in the past year.
2008 has been a good year. It served as a spectator to a lot of blog-related milestones.
From Bantayan Island and still in the Visayan Sea, it only took us a little less than an hour to reach nearby Malapascua Island via a small boat. The waters were just as clear as that of Bantayan but it is immediately observable that the island is much less commercialized. There were fewer resorts [...]
Continue reading about Malapascua Island, Cebu’s Boracay (Cebu Travelogue Series 4)
One of the activities Sago and this food blogger won’t miss in this trip to Cebu is the food adventure. I’ve always preferred to eat the local dishes of the place I visit and shun away from the usual fast food chains that can also be found in the metro.
Continue reading about Cebu On A Plate
(Seeing Cebu Travelogue Series 3)
We left the city hotel early by private van and reached northern Cebu’s port to Bantayan by 8am.
Still a little sleepy from the 3-hour ride from Cebu city, a small motor boat fetched our group of 10 and the trip took about less than an hour before we saw the shores of one of Cebu’s [...]
Continue reading about Reaching Bantayan Island
(Seeing Cebu Travelogue Series 2)
