It has not been more than a couple of weeks since my last “trip” and already I feel the soles of my feet itching. It wants to go somewhere… anywhere. Come to think of it, I think I spent most of my Christmases in my home base, or around it. I wonder if I should try to spend it elsewhere in the future…?
Continue reading “Playing Tourist in Cebu: What To Do & Where To Go”
When the name “Kawasan” comes up in conversations, in adventure-seekers and nature-lovers’ circles, in particular, “canyoneering” would be the logical thing to come to mind. After all, the place has become famous for its canyoneering activities. Which I’d also love to do. And we were already there. Too bad we didn’t have enough time, because you’d need at least more than half a day for it. Which we didn’t have. So we just settled for checking out the waterfalls instead.
In a way, I think climbing mountains is kinda akin to going island-hopping. Just as no mountain climbing or hiking experience is the same, each island-hopping experience has something unique to offer. So don’t go out there and be like “oh, I think I’ll pass on going out into the water today, because it’s pretty much the same as that time I went island-hopping in so-and-so” because that’s. just. rubbish. (I know someone who has that mentality and I seriously pity him.) Continue reading “Island-hopping & Sardine Run in the Waters of Moalboal, Cebu”
My third time in Cebu for a convention-seminar, and we had a free day to do as we please before the lectures began. So what do we do? Look for a feasible side trip. The thing is, most of those side trips take hours of travel from Cebu City. And since we were short on time, we chose the one that’s closer. Ergo, Moalboal.
Continue reading “One Sunset at White (Basdaku) Beach in Moalboal, Cebu”
From the many blogs that I’ve read by Cebu-based bloggers, it is clear that Cebu has a lot to offer, many of them still pretty much obscure and relatively unexploited-slash-undiscovered. But for us Cebu non-experts, there are certain things that we instantly associate with the place. “Queen City of the South”. Spanish-era churches. Excellent singers. Dried mangoes.
Magellan’s Cross. Shamrock. Danggit. These three are what this post is all about. Continue reading “Cebu: Three Staples”
I suck at remembering dates, so don’t think I memorized when Pedro Calungsod, the 2nd Filipino saint (after St. Lorenzo Ruiz) was born. It was 360 years ago to this day, on July 21, 1654, when his story began. I thought it fitting, then, to post about this small place, the Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod, dedicated to him in Cebu. (Check out his official website here, and read about his life here.)
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