Some 89 Kilometers from Cebu City and nestled between the towns of Alcantara and Badian lies the sleepy town of Moalboal. The town may be laid back but it is a very popular tourist destination and since the 1970s because of its excellent diving spots and pristine white sand beaches, Moalboal has developed a strong tourism industry. Several kilometers from Moal Boal’s shores is the every famous Pescador island, a very popular diving destination where 2,500 species or nearly 70% of all fish species known in the Philippines are found. After enjoying our trip to the cool waters of Kawasan falls [ ... ]

With the first two days of the last week of August 2011 declared as Holidays, we saw this as an opportunity to visit another local attraction in Cebu. This time our destination is the ever popular Kawasan Falls of Barangay Matutinao, Badian, Cebu. Because of the two day holiday we decided to stay overnight there, besides it’s a 2 to 3 hour one way trip and we wanted to take a side trip at famous beaches of the nearby town of Moal Boal. Leaving at about 8 a.m. we arrive at around 11 a.m. at Barangay Matutinao, Badian, Cebu. We have [ ... ]

I wrote about how much we enjoyed our time at Imperial Palace Cebu in the post entitled ”A day at inviting Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort & Spa Cebu.” In this post I am going to give you some practical tips, based on my first hand experience on how to save money when day tripping at Imperial Palace Cebu. The savings you might get might not be much, but still getting or enjoying something at less than what it is worth will certainly make your rest and recreation much more enjoyable. (I don’t know for you but it does make my [ ... ]

Visiting local attractions in Cebu has always been in our check list as a traveler as it would make no sense to travel half way around the world to see the attractions there and not enjoy the sights and sounds of your own backyard. So last Tuesday, September 20, 2011 we packed our swimming gears, grabbed our backpacks (just used one because it’s just a day trip) and headed for Maribago, Lapu-lapu City Cebu Philippines, an hour plus drive for our place and about 30 to 45 minutes from Cebu City. The parking lot of Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa Cebu [ ... ]