I had a number of reasons for visiting Cebu last week. I had a job to do for a friend with a house in Lapu Lapu City. I had been wanting to visit Cebu for immersion language practice in the home of the Bisayan language. I was ready for a trip away from Mindanao after […]
Bogo Bound
Last week, I arrived in Cebu City on Tuesday. On Wednesday I had plans to head north to Bogo. I had never been north of Cebu City before (on the northern part of the Island of Cebu, I mean), so it was a trip I was looking forward to. Anytime I get to see a […]
Seeing more of Cebu City
OK, for my article yesterday, I wrote somewhat glowingly about Cebu City, to the point where I even said that maybe someday down the road I could even end up living in Cebu. While I won’t change that statement, I have seen more of the city now, and my opinion has shifted to some extent. […]
Impressions of Cebu
I arrived in Cebu City on Tuesday morning. Although it had been about 8 years since I visited Cebu by my recollection, the airport in Mactan basically had not changed in that time. It surprised me, because Davao has a new airport in that time, and frankly, the Davao airport is much nicer than the […]
Can you get there from here?
There is an old joke that’s been around forever. I’m living that joke as I type this into my PC. As I said in my article yesterday, I am traveling to Cebu this week. Well, I am trying to anyway. As of right now (it’s Saturday as I type this), I am not sure that […]
A week of adventures
This week is going to be a traveling week for me. Most of the week anyway. I’m not going anywhere that I’ve never been before, but I am going where I am going armed a little differently than I have in the past. I’ll be venturing to Cebu this week. First, I’ll be spending some […]