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AREA CODE
(43)
CURRENCY
Philippine Peso (PHP1 = US$0.02)
TOUCHDOWN
You can take a tricycle from right
outside the airport to the town center for about
PHP50, inclusive of tip. To get around town, you
either walk or take tricycles, which are cheap and
easy to find.
BY DAY
Relax at Aroma Beach or go island
hopping to see the White Island, Ilin and
Ambulong Island. You can also check out the
virgin waterfalls in Murtha near the mountains.
One of the most popular is called "Linaw Baboy".
BY NIGHT
Grandiya Resto Bar in Aroma Beach
is the best place to hang out. They serve the best
pulutan
.
The San Jose Municipal Town Plaza is
the perfect place if you're with a special someone.
It is the Luneta Park of San Jose.
SLEEP
Sikatuna Beach Hotel & Restaurant is the
best place to stay. They have rooms cheaper than
PHP1,000 per night.
Tel: +63 (919) 299 6393,
AREA CODE
(32)
CURRENCY
Philippine Peso (PHP1 = US$0.02)
TOUCHDOWN
Metered taxis are found outside
the airport. If you are on a budget, you can take
multiple trips to get to Cebu City. The yellow multi-
cab will bring you to Gaisano Mall, where you can
ride a V-hire (public van) to SM Mall or Ayala Mall.
BY DAY
A must-try is the Maribago Bluewater
Beach Resort. The day-use rate is not as pricey as
the competition, so if you just want to spend an
afternoon holding hands with your lover under the
sun, then this is the place!
BY NIGHT
If you're into old-school arcade games,
such as Galaga, Pac-man and Contra-Warriors,
Goombah at the Banilad Town Center is definitely
for you. They’ve got the machines like the ones
during the '80s for just PHP5 a game.
SLEEP
The Castle Peak Hotel has nice rooms
that are reasonably priced, plus they have a good
coffee shop/resto on the ground floor.
Tel: +63
(32) 233 1810
or 233 1811
PHILIPPINES
CEBU
PHILIPPINES
SANJOSE
LESTER LEDESMA
BEST SOUVENIRS
Local and
native products, delicacies and various
plants.
INSIDER TIP
Go during the
Christmas season and see indigenous
Mangyans walking around the plaza.
MUST-TRY
Eat
bitanga
or
susu
.
It is
best cooked with coconut milk but it's
also good as
nilaga
(
boiled soup). Ask
for more rice!
BEST BUY
Les Chocolateries for
their Belgian chocolate cookies, which
are to die for.
BEST FESTIVAL
Sinulog! This
festival of pagan origin happens every
third Sunday of January.
BEST LUNCH
You cannot skip a trip
to Zubuchon! Pigs come from selected
hog raisers, so you know they are
raised organically.
Erwin F.
Dela Cruz
accountant
Mike Unson
standup comedian
GEORGE CABIG
