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Cebu City was busy preparing for the upcoming Sinulog Festival and the International Eucharist Congress while I was scanning HotelQuickly app on my smartphone. Streets in downtown Cebu were clogged by buzzing vehicles with major roads closed to give way for the street dancers of the Sinulog sa Kabataan. Checking the app at some random…
Last year, the last novena mass and procession were ticked off on my list of things to do during Sinulog Festival. Fluvial parade, on the other hand, wasn’t realized as I wasn’t able to search on how can I get access to the boats joining the parade on sea. This year, with an invite from…
Numerous events are being held during the Sinulog Festival but the most awaited part is the Grand Street Parade where contingents from Cebu and nearby provinces of the country participate in the carousel parade around the city. The parade route this year was again flocked by locals and foreign tourists to witness the colorful costumes…
SINULOG SA KABATAAN SA LALAWIGAN is being held every second Saturday of January in preparation for the much awaited Sinulog Festival Grand Parade. The competition is being joined by schools and divisions in the entire Cebu province. A separate competition, SINULOG SA KABATAAN SA DAKBAYAN, is dedicated to schools in the city. Winners of these…
Boracay is known for beach parties, fun water-sports, and inland activities. But lately, the island’s food scene is slowly taking the limelight to make your stay in the island even better and more enjoyable. For that, here’s a Boracay Food Guide for restaurants scattered on the island: from White Beach to the far sides of…
First weekend of October and I intentionally cancelled my trip to Romblon. To recover from the hard feeling of not utilizing my plane ticket, I availed a room in Bayfront Hotel Cebu, located a few blocks from SM Cebu. That weekend was also the annual UAAP Cheerdance competition that made the hotel stay worthwhile. For…
Hostels nowadays invade every part of the country with most travelers prefer it over fancy hotels especially when they planned to spend most of their time outside the accommodation, exploring the different attractions available in their destination. Also, hostel rates are far way cheaper. On my second visit to the famous Boracay Island, it was…
Friday night. Payday. Heavy traffic. I managed to file a shift-change at work and went out around 6PM. A day prior to the event, I secured a Gabii sa Kabilin 2015 ticket worth PHP150 at the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. office that gave me access to all the participating museums and heritage sites, as well…
Summer is synonymous to a getaway especially if you’re in Cebu. The original plan was Kalanggaman Island in Palompon, Leyte then circumstances brought it to Camotes Island, and then changed to Bantayan Island. We really have a lot of options. Around 2 in the morning, we were the only group messing inside a bus bound…
Sun just disappeared from the horizon and I was walking from Diniwid Beach back to White Beach when I thought of a new restaurant listed down on My Boracay Guide Book I got in Caticlan Jetty Port. As I walked along Station 1, I tried to locate the place as it was stated to be…
