The Summer of 2010 is slowly dwindling and the rainy season is coming! Goodbye El Niño and hello La Niña! More or less it was 3 months of basking in the summer sun (considering that summer started late March due to El Niño). We did not get to visit a lot of places this summer but it was all worthwhile. We started out withe opening of Frizberry Yogurt in SM Cebu, then I (Edcel) spent an afternoon … [Read more...]
Frizberry Yogurt Opens in SM Cebu
The Wandering Couple went on a healthy trip. You read it right! The Wandering Couple was there during the opening of Frizberry Yogurt in SM City Cebu last March 08, 2010. We did not gate-crash of course! We were invited to cover the event, or should I say, Cebu Bloggers' Society was invited to cover the event and I am a member of the group and I just brought Sheena to hopefully munch on some … [Read more...]
Seventh Stop: Urban Living in CDO
After our trip to Camiguin, we continued our trip to the Gateway to Northern Mindanao, Cagayan de Oro. The City of Cagayan de Oro is the provincial capital of Misamis Oriental. The city lies along the northern coastline on the Mindanao island, south of the Philippines. The city serves as the regional center of Northern Mindanao (Region X). According to the 2007 Census, the city has an … [Read more...]
Sixth Stop: Chillin’ in Camiguin
Camiguin: The most awaited planned trip! We've planned this trip for our 1st Anniversary last year but sad to say, it was postponed due to unexpected canceled flight. But anyways, the long wait is over and yes, finally we're here for a Valentines Special! Isn't this romantic? (/me blushing) Camiguin is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about ten kilometers off the … [Read more...]
A Romantic Afternoon at Isla Romantika
Ever heard of Palm Islands in Dubai? Yes, those beautiful artificial islands in Dubai. Well, Cordova, Cebu has their own version of a poor man's artificial island, Isla Romantika. Isla Romantika is a small man-made island roughly (based on my estimation) 300m off the shores of Alegria, Cordova, Cebu. The name Isla Romantika is derived from "island" and "romantic", so it could either mean … [Read more...]
Sidetrip: First Zipline in Cebu (Doce Pares Mountain Training Park)
This is a late post about our zipline adventure in Doce Pares Mountain Training Park. We went there last December 18 as it was Sheena's 22nd birthday. I wanted her to experience something unique aside from blowing candles on a birthday cake. Doce Pares Mountain Training Park is located in the borders of Barangay Busay and Malubog in Lahug. To get there, you can drive all the way to JY Square in … [Read more...]
Fifth Stop: The Island of Enchantment, CAMOTES Islands (Cebu)
Edcel and I celebrated our 1st Anniversary at Camotes. Actually, we planned to have it celebrated on a CDO-Camiguin Tour but because of the unexpected canceled flight, we then decided to have our ever first romantic anniversary on an unplanned Camotes Trip. The Camotes Islands are a group of islands that form part of the province of Cebu, in the Philippines. The island group is located east of … [Read more...]
Cebuano – English Dictionary
Since we are from Cebu, Philippines, every now and then we may use some terms that will look and sound really odd to you. Cebuano (aka Bisaya) is the first language we learned and it may spur interest to others for us to share some words. Now, we are obliged to put those in a list for your enlightenment. Cebuano words we've used in the site (so far) Habal-Habal - is a motorcycle, modified … [Read more...]
Fourth Stop: Bodos Bamboo Bar Resort (Alcoy, Cebu)
After our nature tripping in Argao, Sheena and I have decided to continue the long weekend and go further South of Cebu. Next stop, Alcoy, Cebu. Alcoy is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 14,571 people. It is approximately 93 kilometers from the provincial capital Cebu City. It is bounded by the municipalities of … [Read more...]
The Wandering Couple’s 2010 To Go List
2009 was a great year for the Wandering Couple as we have visited a number of places and we will be posting all of them on this site. Here is a list of the places that we have visited together for 2009. Tabuelan, Cebu Moalboal, Cebu Argao, Cebu Alcoy, Cebu Camotes Island, Cebu Just lately, last January 3, 2010, Sheena and I went to Isla Romantika in Cordova, Cebu. It is a small … [Read more...]
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