Introducing Cebu City
As far as most visitors are concerned, Cebu City is Manila minus the mayhem. Its traffic is chaotic, but not insane. Its size and layout can actually be understood, rather than merely endured. And - sigh - hardly any of the taxi drivers here are employed by Satan.
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With a vast seaport, an international airport, two giant shopping malls, a modern business park and several universities, Cebu City has achieved metropolis status without coming to resemble the ninth circle of hell.
But before we get your hopes up, bear in mind that its virtues are comparative. With apologies to a few Peace Corps veterans and the like, if we were to draw a portrait of the average foreigner here, it would be of a self-exiled, twice-divorced, chemically dependent middle-aged man with a much younger Filipina on his arm. Sound familiar?
Cebu City isn't Manila, but that doesn't make it a place we'd want to be spending our holiday.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Ati-Atihan, Sinulog or Dinagyang Festivals
by sibbick1 15 September 2011
Sinulog is huge in Cebu City. It is televised live on TV and often attended by the president. Now that I have personally experienced…
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RE: Day boat from Cebu island to Manyoud white sand bar?
by sibbick1 14 September 2011
It is possible to get a boat from anywhere to anywhere if you are happy to risk your life in a bangka boat (outrigger boat) If I was…
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Day boat from Cebu island to Manyoud white sand bar?
by lkortlang 13 September 2011
Hi I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it was possible to hire a boat for the day to take me from Cebu Island to Manyoud white…
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