Experience PILIPINAS

Cebu, the Queen City of South plus the Magellan Cross, of course I should not missed this place. It has the most remarkable and historical places plus a white beach too (hehe). It was October 10, 2010 Cebu Pacific had a promo P10. I’m kinda good in promo hunting! right? I went there last Seollal (Korean Holiday). We were in a group, and my daughter (Hannah, she’s 4). It was her first time to ride a plane. A week before our travel, I was telling her that she should not make any noise inside the plane nor freak out.

During our fly to Cebu, Hannah never freaked out, she kept on saying that the plane is moving up, going to right side and left side and that made her say “WOW MOMMY”. We got to Cebu at night. Sadly, we did not take a picture in Mactan International Airport, because Hannah started to tantrum. “mommy, tita, picture na naman”.

We rode a taxi going to PORTOFINO BEACH RESORT. It took only 10-15 minutes.

We chose to book here because it’s a beachfront with swimming pool (Hannah loves swimming). The resort looks disgusting at night.

But when we enter our room, we were impressed on it. The room was spacious, good AC and clean TB. The next morning, when we went out for breakfast, another wow thing impressed us.

The nativity of the resort (like Caliraya Style) and the mouth watering plated breakfast they served (danggit, my all time favorite and tocino, Hannah’s favorite naman). Yes it is plated not buffet style.

We rented a taxi cab for P1500 for 5 persons to tour us. We went to Magellan’s Cross, Lapu-lapu Shrine, Basilica Minore, Fort San Pedro, Mandaue-Mactan Bridge, also in Jollibee (they don’t accept Jollibee card hehe!) etc.. The taxi driver also assisted us in buying Cebu clothes, danggit fish and dried mangoes (for pasalubong) in the cheapest store in Cebu City.

Thank you Manong!, We also enjoyed the beach in Portofino, (white sand? yes, but BORACAY is whiter and finer) and the swimming pools which has different depths.

We got the afternoon flight going back to Manila thru AIR Philippines (600.00/person all in). We REALLY REALLY enjoyed our short trip in CEBU. This is something we could never afford to forget. Nice people but most of the taxi cab has batinting (it so expensive talaga!).