Fort San Pedro is to Cebu as Fort Santiago is to Manila. It was built in 1738 and served mainly as a military defense structure, first by the Spaniards against Muslim raiders, and later by the Filipino revolutionaries against their Spanish conquerors. At present, Fort San Pedro is being maintained as a historical park, while part of it has been turned into a museum with ... READ MORE
Cebu’s Taoist Temple
The Taoist Temple in Cebu City is easily one of the places that you will love to take pictures of - with its colorful temples, structures and oriental figurines that clearly showcase the best in Chinese architecture. It's actually not just one temple (as its name suggests), but a number of temples nestled inside a wealthy subdivision named Beverly Hills. It is the center of ... READ MORE
A Very Old House in Cebu
Despite being a highly urbanized city, Cebu City nurtures one of the oldest ancestral homes in the Philippines, and perhaps the oldest Chinese home outside China. AJ and I were able to visit this quiant ancestral house last Easter Sunday and, being the only visitors at that time, it felt more like a private tour! Welcome to the Yap-San Diego Ancestral House/Museum. You ... READ MORE
The Ranch in Old Banilad Road
Our stay in Cebu was not without fond memories of the restaurants that we tried. Our newest discovery was The Ranch in the old Banilad Road, thanks to my brother who took his family, me and AJ for a lunch there. The Ranch is known for its delectable beef and pork menu. It also has a meat shop where you could buy fresh meat always. I couldn't believe that I've never been ... READ MORE
Goodnight Cebu, Hello Bohol
AJ and I chose to have night flight out from Manila to Cebu last Thursday because of the long lenten break and we wanted to avoid the traffic and the long line at the airport. There was no traffic or line at the airport at all. NAIA Terminal 2 looked almost deserted with very few people waiting for their flights. We traveled light. I always bring a book with ... READ MORE
10 Things I miss about Cebu/Bohol
Happy Easter, everyone! I hope you all had a nice and meaningful lenten break last week. AJ and I got back from Cebu yesterday and it's only now that we are feeling the exhaustion from all the traveling that we did while in Cebu and Bohol. So I took a day off from work today to rest and recharge for longer office hours that I will be having starting this week - what ... READ MORE
Off to the Pearl of the South
AJ and I will fly off to Cebu later to spend the Holy Week there. I've finished packing this morning. I love, love my colorful Cath Kidston bags! The bag stroller was bought at the Landmark for just P350.00. Why didn't I thought of this before? Now we don't have to worry about carrying the travel bag (I realized how physically taxing it was when I brought it with me ... READ MORE