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  October 1, 2016 by carmelaporal   As I’ve mentioned on my previous post, here is the crazy story of how things really went during my 4-day birthday trip in Cebu, Philippines.  Traveling on your own is both freeing and limiting at the same time. It is freeing in a sense that you have your time in your own hands – you can do whatever you want, whenever you want. Also, it is freeing in a sense that your self-discoveries liberate you. You count on no other person but yourself and you get to know your capabilities and limits better. You grow. On the other hand, it is also a limiting experience. Well, maybe not for all. But for those who are just starting, there might be some struggles. In my personal experience, being the awkward person that I am was somehow a hindrance to me doing things. I don’t have that much photos to show from the trip because taking photos in public wasn’t really my forte. And as a solo traveler, I try to be as inconspicuous as possible...

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Holy Week 2011. I woke up at around 4:15 in the morning, fixed myself and hurried to catch a bus from Batangas to the Domestic Airport in Manila. I arrived at the Airport 6:45 am, my PAL flight (Php 2,048) was scheduled to leave at around 9:00 am but since the flight was announced as “ delayed ”. The 9 am passengers were allowed to board the 8 am flight to Cebu. Good for me!!! Good start! =)) We arrived in Cebu 10:20 am and I immediately went to the seaport to buy my Super Cat ticket to Tagbilaran which costs Php 550. I have only 5 hours to spend in Cebu and I better start enjoying it! After buying it, I went to Crown Regency Hotel for my first adventure! Unfortunately, on weekdays it was scheduled to start 2pm and so I decided to have my city tour (Php600) instead. And so, I boarded a taxi and haggled with the taxi driver for the city tour. Nice doing business with the driver.  We went to the –  Taoist Temple ...

The City of Cebu (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu; Spanish: Ciudad de Cebú), is the capital city of Cebu and the second city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan center in the Philippine Islands, and known as the oldest city in the country. The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu, and is the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. Cebu is the Philippines' main domestic shipping port, and is home to more than 80% of the country's domestic shipping companies. Cebu also holds the second largest international flights in the Philippine Islands, and is a significant center of commerce, trade, and industry in the Visayas, and Mindanao region. According to the 2007 Philippine census, the city has a population of 798,809people. Cebu City is the center of a metropolitan area called Metro Cebu, which includes the cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, and Talisay. Metro Cebu has a total population of about 2 million people. ...