Cebu Stories


Yanghsuo – Hong Kong – Manila – Cebu!!

Jemma here… I’ve got a lot to write about to follow from Taz’s post…. including dancing in Macau, being banned from Facebook for 2 weeks, peeing in public view, mountains of climbing, a climbing legends watering hole, China’s version of “porridge”, being sardined in Hong Kong and feeling really really intimidated in Manila. Oh and getting robbed j...


You’ve now left the Philippines and entered the Mactan Resort and Spa

We drove through the gates, being stopped briefly for security to sniff out the vehicle, before proceeding up the manicured, tree lined gravel driveway, leaving the flurry of activity around the street vendors and touts on the main street. I declared to those in the private airport shuttle “We have just left the Philippines and entered the Mactan Resor...


Lost Luggage Delays Trip to Paradise

I sat next to a nice girl from Cebu who was returning from visiting her father in Southern California… She said her aunt owned a hotel in Cebu and she would give me a good room rate. Arriving at the airport I was sad to see that my backpack did not accompany me from Hong Kong to the Philippines. I ended up staying in Cora Garwood’s hotel and she was won...