This third installment of my Bantayan Island adventure is about this beach resort that I saw on the landscape as the ferry boat inches towards the dock at the Island’s pier. The image will really …

This is the second part of my Bantayan Island invasion.  After spending the whole day basking in the cool clear waters of Sugar Beach under the hot summer sun, I needed to cool down.  Luckily …

The Cebu White Sands at Maribago Beach is a class AA resort hotel situated on a 2-hectare property in Mactan Island. Vacationers will surely enjoy the ambience of the resort’s luxurious facilities and the hospitality …

Take a dive in Cebu’s refreshing waters! Talong Island is a great diving spot located 55km north and northeast of Mactan Island, Cebu.
The name “Talong” means eggplant in the local dialect. The north and northwest …

Bliss is totally possible in this amazing, I-never-thought-this-existed resort.
Nestled in the small, sandy Hilutungan Island in the southeastern coast of Cordova, Cebu, is the Island and Sun Beach Resort. Hailed as one of the most …

In the recent 21st Annual Readers’Choice Awards 2008, Conde Nast Traveler, the most prestigious travel magazine in the world, listed Plantation Bay Resort and Spa as one of the Top 25 Resorts in Asia.

Plantation Bay Resort and Spa is a world of its own. With its sprawling 7 hectares of secluded grounds and a unique selection of…

The province of Cebu is an island that is part of the Central Visayas Region in the Philippines and is situated 584 kilometers south of Manila, the capital city of the country. Cebu is located to the east of Negros island, to the west of the Leyte, and Bohol islands. It is located on…

The bustling metropolis of Cebu does little to hide the fact that there are island jewels just to its east. For many a Cebuano, the hassles of modern city life become comparably paltry when one plans an easy escape to the paradise islands. Here, the city dweller can lose himself in the…

My big summer break during 2005 came when my boss at that time felt two things: extreme generosity, and a craving for a much-needed sunburn. The former goaded him to invite a privileged 20 employees to an island-hopping excursion he had been eyeing for quite some time. Being the adventure freak that I am…