Looking for a place to view Cebu? Located at the top of Busay Hills is Tops (No joke. They couldn’t think of a better name?). It’s around a 30 minute taxi ride from Cebu City. We paid 600 pesos ($13) for the taxi -for an hour stay- plus 100 pesos ($2.20) each for the entrance [...]
Okay so I’m not quite sure if we went to Tabo-an or Carbon but these are two places where you can buy danggit (dried fish).
There you can see a wide variety of danggit (and dried squid as well).
If you want to try and taste them, make sure it’s cooked. I almost made the mistake of [...]
After buying dried mangoes at R&M Preserves, we told the cab to take us to Shamrock Bakery.
They are mostly known for making otaps.
Cheap and delicious, they’re perfect when paired with coffee or tea.
You can also buy other hojaldres, rosquillos, baked polvorons and a lot lot more. They even sell dried mangoes and the like as [...]
Looking to buy some dried mangoes and other mango products as pasalubong (gift) when you get home? Look no further and go to R&M Preserves. Just tell the driver you want to buy some dried mangoes and you’d probably be sent here. It’s located in Guadalupe in Cebu City.
They offer a wide array of mango [...]
The objective is not to eat at restaurants which are already available in Manila. This time, we eat at a restaurant Chika-An Sa Cebu in SM Cebu.
The place is very Filipino:
What we ordered:
1.) Mangga At Bagoong for 50 pesos ($1.10):
A big bowl of Pork Sinigang for 95 pesos ($2.10) only! Shown below is a cup [...]
Philip’s Kitchen? Where’s that restaurant located you ask? Well right here at our home of course! As it is (or was) Father’s Day, we name it as such.
What better way to spend Father’s Day but be at home eating home cooked gourmet meals right? It’s cheaper too! What exactly did we eat? Let’s [...]
Just outside the Basilica del Santo Niño is where we can see the kiosk that houses the Magellan’s Cross.
The cross inside this kiosk is believed to be the one that Magellan planted (on this very spot) when he arrived in the Philippines.
The original cross is currently enclosed by tindalo wood to stop people from chipping [...]
Just a short distance from the Heritage of Cebu Monument is the Basilica del Santo Niño (formerly known as the San Agustin Church.
What makes this church special you ask? First a short history:
The church houses the image of Santo Niño. It’s currently considered to be the oldest religious relic that can be found in the [...]
Located at the Parian district of Cebu City you will see the Heritage of Cebu Monument:
It was created by national artist Edgardo Castrillo. The monument depicts important and significant events of Cebu’s history.
It’s a nice place to take pictures. It would have been nicer if they put up some sort of written guide on what [...]
After checking in at the Waterfront Cebu Hotel, we went straight to Ayala Center Cebu to grab some lunch. Upon seeing Bigby’s Cafe & Restaurant, we decided to go in and check it out.
Very nice unique lighting / ceiling:
What about the food you ask? I would compare the menu to be similar to restaurants in [...]
