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 […]
Philippine Tourism Improvements on a Budget — Part 3
Let me start this installment with a couple updates. I was in Manila for a few days on business and I noticed a program promoted by the DOT that runs two shuttle vans on hourly routes between major hotels and tourist attractions in Manila. It’s run by a company called Busina and uses the somewhat […]
Philippine Tourism Improvements On A Budget — Part 2
A couple weeks ago I published a post on this subject which got me quite a few interesting comments and bits of feedback. I really appreciate all those who shared their ideas. A couple updates since that last post. Although I have seen no real evidence of the Department of Tourism advertising in general interest […]