Blogs from Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines, Asia - page 9

I can't see why the Lonely Planet says Cebu City is nicer than Manila. Arriving on a rainy Saturday afternoon, I found it dull and depressing. I walked from the pier to town, not stopping and staying alert. A woman sleeping on the sidewalk with a child lifted her head and looked me over as I crossed the street. She gave up, relaxing onto her makeshift pillow and cardboard carton mat. People stare, you look different, you have money, teenage boys taunting, "Hey, Joe”. I found a place to stay just as the afternoon rain set in. I researched my next destination on the internet and in the evening I spent a boring half hour in a noisy, empty karaoke bar with a litre of Red Horse strong beer. Returning to the pension house, there was ... read more

Wir nahmen das 11 Uhr Boot zurück nach Maya, wo bereits der Bus nach Cebu City bereit stand. Nach einer guten halben Stunde Wartezeit setzte dieser sich dann auch in Bewegung für die vierstündige, landschaftlich ansprechende Fahrt die Küste hinunter. Da es auf den Philippinen sehr früh dunkel wird, hatten wir jedoch gerade noch Zeit bei Helligkeit ein Zimmer zu finden. Wir kamen im Kukuks Nest unter, im neueren Teil der Stadt, nahe der großen Ayala Mall. Das Guesthouse selber befindet sich jedoch von der lauten Straßen zurückversetzt in einer alten Holzvilla - eine kleine Oase in der Großstadt. Die Zimmer sind etwas muffig und dunkel, aber geräumig und atmosphärisch. Da nur noch ein Zimmer mit Klimaanlage frei war, mussten wir 730 Pesos bezahlen, was für eine philippinische Großstadt allerdings recht in Ordnung ist. Wir aßen ... read more

I like to venture into wet markets to photograph all the exotic foods I see. I live in in Cebu City, Philippines, but I never get tired of going to the market and seeing what new foods I can find. Just when I think I have seen everything, I find new images to take. I love to see food in its raw form and everything is so fresh. The fruits, vegetable, meats and seafood. I also enjoy walking around the markets because of the people I see there. It is a common place for people to gather and makes a great place to photograph faces and people doing ordinary life activities. Everything in the market environment makes for great photography. I am fortunate enough to live only 30 minutes from a good size wet market in ... read more

After leaving Boracay Island, I decided that I would visit Cebu next, and hopefully, hop in to a ferry and go to Bohol to see its famous Chocolate Hills. Going to Cebu from Boracay took a lot of courage and patience. It was a long and tiring journey. At Caticlan port, where a motorized boat from Boracay dropped me off together with the otherBoracay tourists, I was advised by a bus driver of an Iloilo-bound bus that the only way to get to Cebu was by way of Iloilo Iloilo city.From there,I would have to ride in a passenger ship that sails to to Cebu everyday. So I took a bus at the bus terminal in Caticlan,Aklan with Iloilo as my destination. The trip was a mixed bag of smooth and bumpy rides. There were portions ... read more