Waterfront Cebu City Hotel And Casino

... ja paattanyt viela jatkaa elamaansa toistaiseksi. Takaisin kaannyttya kyyti oli selkeasti turvallisemman oloista ja alus ratsasti myotatuulen aaltojen harjalla. Satamaan paastya jarkyttyneet matkustajat saivat massinsa takaisin ja haipyivat nopeasti takseilla paikalta. Memmun kanssa suuntasimme takaisin Kukuks Nestiin ja takaisin suunnittelupoydan pariin (pitaisiko koittaa huomenna uudelleen?). Kylla veneily on poikaa...

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... rento meno jottei jano paasisi yolla yllattamaan. Kaupunki itsessaan vilkkaan oloinen ja jaettu pahamaineiseen "Downtowniin" ja ylaluokkaisempaan "Uptowniin" (majoittaudutaan siina valimaastossa). Filippiinien toiseksi suurimmassa kaupungissa sinansa ei ole ihmeempaa nahtavaa mutta Cebu toimi risteyksena Visayasin saarien keskella ja taalta onkin paremmat kulkuyhteydet ympari Filippiineja kuin esimerkiksi Manilasta(!).

Cebu City, Visayas, Philippines ilari

... dishes are present exceptionally.
For some reason it's unusual travelling alone in this country and a question “where is your companion” is heard many times. There are travelling a lot of Israeli around, so if you are not guessed to be an American, Israeli is the second most likely option. Beer is cheap here, San Miguel heavily prevailing with Red Horse as a 7% alternative. There is a lot of prostitution over here and even ...

... that served as walls for the construction site, but also could have been a maze for us to get lost on. However, on the other side of the park we saw the front of the fort, our guide was a true guide.

The fort is a tourist site, but there is not really much to see. When we got there the small museum was closed, but we walked around, and the old stone architecture was something to see.

We bought a couple of t-shirts at the ...

We flew into Cebu from Hong Kong. Nice direct flight and on Cebu Pacific Airlines. After running around Cebu for a few days, listening to great music, visiting the different hotspots like Mr. A's and The Coast Bar. We asked around to find a good short trip out of Cebu, and one of our ...

... conservative and shy. Claudia had already been to America as her auntie is quite wealthy. So she wasn't shy when it came to Westerners.

It was good to be back in Cebu. But I had already been in the Philippines for the best part of 2 months and feared I was running way behind schedule. So it was important we could leave to continue the journey asap. The next ship was on Saturday, which would arrive in General Santos the following day.

The truth ...

... Enjoying lookouts, the nightlife (A couple of great bars in Cebu I highly recommend and the girls are awsome), and the locals. I decided to book a ferry to a place on Negros called Dumaguete. Before I left though I did sign a lease for that apartment though. Good move I thought. That way my HQ would be in Cebu and I would branch out to see the Visayas and Mindanao.

Cebu I highly rate though. Even now as one of my most favourite destinations. The ...

... and beer deal that didn't start until 2 p.m. We weren't hungry any earlier because of our substantial breakfast. The pizzas were rather plain - either sausage, tuna or mushroom, but with as much San Miguel draft beer as we wanted. Yoong wasn't impressed, but I thought it was a good deal for 150 pesos (about A$4). We then took a jeepney to Colon St downtown to have a look at some of the tourist sites. First was the Basilica del Santo Nino (Church of the Holy Infant ...

... against each other in dancing and stupid trivia contests. We took a pit stop and Juliet and I ate pork on a stick with some type of Filipino barbeque sauce, it was pretty good. Then we finally got to Cebu City, which smelled like pure **** when we got off the bus. We took a Jeepney to our hotel, called the Mercedes Hotel, which trust me is not nearly as high class as the cars, but at this point its like heaven to me. It has airconditioning, a TV, a bathroom with a door, a ...