Grand Men Seng Hotel Davao

... than anywhere else in the Philippines; this city is a blend of many different cultures. Davao is blessed with the diversity of the people which have embraced this beautiful province as their hometown. Despite its differences in tradition, background and culture, the Dabawenyos have always lived together in harmony. Mosques stands alongside Chinese and Buddhist temples and Christian Churches. The various religions in this region mix freely within a ...

Thu 15th October 2009<br><br>We were going to leave Davao today. Yesterday we had just swum that's all. I got sun burned too. We were going to leave at 1pm. So we had enough time. I, Michelle and Dad went to breakfast for dinner it was our last meal in Marco Polo Hotel. I had lots so that I wouldn&#8217;t be hungry at lunchtime. We went to the airport but our plane for ...

... with a machine gun at the entrance. It was fancier than Richmond Hotel. We took the elevators to our level 12. Dad told us that there was an outdoor swimming pool. Our room had one queen sized bed and one single bed. There was a TV and a table but no free internet. Dad went to work and I and Michelle watched TV. <br><br>Later we went for lunch at one of the restaurants in the hotel. I and Michelle had a hamburger with chips and ...

... of drinking. I learnt how to make one of their local drinks (Boracay) which tastes virtually ...

... orderly. Quite impressive really. No littering and no smoking was obviously observed. When we asked where the smoking area was, we were told it was beyond the open parking space. Way beyond the compound of the airport. So much for nicotine addiction. We arrived at the hotel of our choice in the city. Situated along Cabaguio St. is Crown Regency Residences. Its ...

... family here in Davao. What a great way to start the day! I celebrated my 29th birthday surrounded by my Yao clan in Davao. Ate Annie S, planner extraordinaire, did an amazing job putting together the festivities. I kept telling her that I didn't want her stressing out to plan this party and to keep things simple, but she delivered an amazing get-together that brought a lot of my family under one roof at a very tasty restaurant. The rest of the ...

Jacks Ridge... Well it's Friday night in Davao and apparently the thing to do if you are a tourist is to go to Jack's Ridge. So Jack's Ridge it is. Up on the hill is several nice little bar/restaurants that incorporate live music into the mix. The unusual thing about this night is that it's All Souls Day, and right below ...

We flew from the UK to Davao City, Philippines to visit family there. We stayed a few nights at the Marco Polo Hotel there when we initially arrived there and the last few nights we were there. A very nice hotel. The climate was hot and humid which is to be expected for a tropical ...

... our last family visit here a bomb went off at the Davao City airport killing and maiming a number of people. Abu Siaf, a Muslim extremist/kidnap and extortion gang based in the SW Zamboanga peninsula of the island had set the bomb. Abu Saiaf has links to Al Quaida. After a few minutes Charles Macaraeg arrived through the pouring rain, to greet us, and to tell us he had a van. After exchanging greetings with us, he went off to get the vehicle in order to pick us ...

... which was the sort of private army of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. The mayor was very much pro tourism, (but not necessarily pro U. S. and very much anti drug). My fiancee was a social worker at a drug rehab center and on Fridays I would sometimes accompany her and her colleagues on "home visits". I learned a lot and really got to see the real Davao. There was a driver for the ...