Philippines Cultural Music Rehearsal

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Music

I decided to shoot some video as some local local people here seemed to be rehearsing for a festival. I watched over the fence as they played beautiful traditional music and danced gracefully to the beats. ... Continue

French Baker SM Mall, Cebu City

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Restaurants

I had never really taken much of a look at the French Baker before as I thought it was just a bakery. So I was surprised today when I had a look at their menu that they offer a range of dishes to suit the westerner palette. ... Continue

Beverly Boutique Business Hotel

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Hotels

The Beverly Boutique Business Hotel is located at F Manalo St, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. I ordered through Agoda and from the photos and reviews I was expecting a lot more. Maybe I’m spoiled from staying at new hotels lately like the Cityscape and Tune hotel that are both new. With the Beverly Boutique Business Hotel it is quite an old hotel and it does look a bit worn out in the lobby and stair cases. The standard room I was given for around 1200 pesos plus Agoda fee was not up to standard at all. The TV was tiny so I immediately complained as this was not what Agoda was advertising. There is also no safety boxes in the rooms as advertised on Agoda. ... Continue

Vienna Caffe, Mango Ave, Cebu City

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Restaurants

It was good to see that there is an Italian restaurant located in Mango ave near Mango Square so I thought I would take a look…. ... Continue

Tune Hotel Cebu City

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Hotels

I stayed here recently for the weekend. It is very close to Ayala shopping mall and is quite a new hotel so some taxi’s will not know of it but if you say Ayala and to drop you off near the Starbucks entrance then you just take a walk around the back towards the jeepney terminal and you should see the hotel standing out in the skyline. Another way to find it is to walk through the Ayala mall and into the department store. Go to Men’s accessories and walk out through the back entrance past the accessories department and you will see a cycle parking lot across the road for motorbikes and bicycles, the Tune Hotel is right there. ... Continue

Tubod Flowing Waters Resort, Cebu

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Hotels

The Tubod Flowing Waters Resort, Cebu is a good place to relax and swim away from the hustle and bustle of Cebu City but only within driving distance. ... Continue

Cebu 2012

Travel and Leisure

It was time to travel again so after months of planning I finally hit the road a few days ago, well the air I mean! I thought it might be a good idea to try a budget route to save some money. This turned out to not be such a great idea as I was getting very tired of the flying and my legs were nearly falling off by the time I got to Cebu. ... Continue

Staying in Cebu City 2012

Hotels

Looking at some possible places to stay in Cebu: ... Continue

Shangri-La Resort, Mactan Cebu

Hotels, Restaurants

It was a Friday morning when a girlfriend and myself decided to head over to Mactan from Cebu to spend a day at the Shangri-La Resort. It was not too hard to find a taxi in Manduae that would take us there. It was a refreshing change to drive out of Cebu City on roads across the bridge to Mactan that were not busy like in Cebu City. The taxi would cost over just over 200 pesos and it took us through the heavy security right to the front entrance. ... Continue

Rosie Romero at the Penthouse, Cebu City

Clubs and Bars

Saturday night was time to head out to the Penthouse night club in IT Part, Cebu City. The Penthouse is a upper class club with another club located below it called the Loft (currently undergoing renovations). After paying a cover charge of 500 pesos each we would walk up several flights of stairs to the entrance. ... Continue