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Sail Away! Riding with the Habagat Waves of Mactan and Olango Cebu

It was definitely my first boat ride in Cebu and my first time meeting some strangers that would become my ultimate barkada in the Queen City. A balikbayan forumer came home and promised a treat that the forumers based in Cebu would never forget. Island hopping from Mactan Island to Olango Island and back and hitting the big waves of ...

How to Get In or Out of Mactan-Cebu International Airport

The commuter's guide to airports is back, and now on into Visayas' main hub, Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Considered as the second international gateway by most Filipinos and travelers alike, Mactan-Cebu International Airport is located some more or less 20 kilometers away from downtown Cebu City, but sits in metropolitan urban sprawl of today's Queen City of the South. Cebu is noted ...

Mactan Island-Cebu Commuter Ferry Cruise Experience

The people of Mactan Island has long been commuting to and fro mainland Cebu by the use of ferries. Of course, Mactan is separated by the narrow Opon Channel which makes Cebu as one of the best harbours in the country. Now, because of the construction of a US air base (which will be later Mactan International Airport) and lack ...