Reyna Sa Habagatan

When my parents went to Vietnam for a vacation, we could not help but notice how organized the tourism industry was. We booked a hotel in District One, which is considered as the Tourist District. It has all types of places to stay from a backpacker’s hostels to luxurious hotels. As a compliment, the place also has different types of dining establishments. The streets are filled with tourists until late at night. We decided to book a packaged tour which was advertised in our hotel. I noticed that the same packaged tours were advertised in all the hotels around the district, and in the tourist websites as well (such as TripAdvisor). On the day of the tour, we were told to wait in the hotel lobby. Someone came in and led us to a spot where other tourists from other hotels who also booked the same tour were waiting. The bus arrived and the person who gathered us turned us over to the tour guide who came with the bus. We noticed that the bus and the guide, as well as the p...

  Spending your daily life in a bustling metropolis, such as Metro Cebu, with all its traffic jams, vehicular smoke and urban pollution, horrendous long hours of commute that just takes a huge chunk of your day… Pretty stressful, right? Do you long for a quiet, tranquil place to unwind? Do you want to commune with Mother Nature while appreciating the view of the Cebu skyline and the Mactan island across, all this just a mere few minutes drive from the city? Then Mt. Kan-irag is the perfect place for you. View of Metro Cebu from the summit of Mt. Kan-irag Mt. Kan-irag, known to locals as Sirao Peak , is located in the upland area of Cebu City and it stands 720 MASL . This place is famous among Cebuano mountaineers and hiking enthusiasts because of its fairly moderate trek difficulty, accessibility from the city and the Instagrammable views you’ll get along the way.   HOW TO GET THERE There are two well-known routes to Sirao Peak, the  Kan-irag Nature Park (...