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Going to and out of Mactan Cebu International Airport is one of my major challenges every time I need to utilize the airport for my travels. There are several options but you need to shell out a bit from your budget; more cash to spare relates to convenience. Rent-a-car services are available just at the…
Enough of the summer heat because you can now use the marks on our body as a substitute to a city map with the lines we got from successive weekends spent in any place, perhaps beach, we wanted. It was time to relieve those burns and stay under the shades, even just for a weekend,…
Houses from different parts of the Philippines; some were restored, some were replicated. This is the only description I know about the first heritage resort in the Philippines, Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, located in a peninsular province of Luzon, in Bataan. When drafting my weekend itinerary, I made sure that this should be included…
Desperate to have a cold shower and shrug all the worries I got from the travel that started in Cebu, I managed to proceed to Dambana ng Kagitingan in Mt. Samat even though I passed by Plaza Mayor de Ciudad de Balanga where The Plaza Hotel is located. When I arrived in Balanga City from…
Three seconds. That’s the suggested time for you to decide. Don’t take too much time standing on the edge having second thoughts whether to jump or not. I constrained myself on that rule, that if I will try Kawasan Canyoneering in Badian, I need to jump after the count of three. “Usa, duha, tulo, ambak!”…
In busy Tacloban City, still on the stage of recovery from the havoc few years back, is a new structure in one corner of Burgos Street. Ironwood Hotel joins the reinforcement in bringing the prior charm and oomph of the city in Eastern Visayas before the devastating super typhoon Haiyan. Despite being new, the hotel…
Boredom usually strikes on weekends especially if travelers like us have no booked flights or new destinations to uncover. On moments like these, there’s a great chance that our group will be out there searching for some cafes to eat and hangout. On a Saturday evening, when everybody was about to call it a day,…
Don’t submit yourself to excessive work. Find time to rest and relax out of your daily routine of beating deadlines and rushing deliverables. The best thing, or most convenient I supposed, is to find that perfect restaurant, invite your colleagues, and share some good conversation (out of work) over great meals. A much needed break….
February and summer already kicked in. Feisty heat of the sun invades every part of Cebu. It’s again time for some beach and island hopping. The crystal clear waters blending with the blue horizon will again dominate social media feeds. Unbearable heat inside the house needs to be cooled down by the inviting waters of…
South Bus Terminal at 2 in the morning was the agreed rendezvous for the much awaited traverse. From work, I just left my stuff at home, tossed some items in my bag that I believed to be trekking essentials, and took a jeepney ride to the bus station. The labyrinth of chairs required the group…