Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Be Calm at Camotes


March 21 - 22, 2015


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What is so special about Camotes?


Camotes Island is noted as famous and well-known top tourist destination in the islands of CebuOnce known as “The Lost Horizon of the South”, because of its unspoiled atmosphere.
Another thing that manifests how this particular island evolves into a must-sought-visit because it has the quality of sugary beaches (a mini Boracay), picturesque and serene place. Aside from the beautiful beach resorts, to make your stay worthwhile, by visiting other important tourist spotsincluding: Timubo cave (exploring and swimming), Bukilat cave, Baywalk in San Fernando, Panganuron Falls, Buho Rock, Santiago Bay, Lake Danao Park and other exciting features available at the island. (www.whereiscebu,com) 
How do you get there? 


A v-hire at SM, Cebu will take you to Danao City where you can take the ferryboat to Camotes. There are available v-hires every hour. You can haggle with a driver and rent the whole van for Php 900.00. 

There are other options such as the Aznar boat or at the Ouano Warf. The SM v-hire to Cebu was the most convenient one for me since its a jeepney ride away from where I live.

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Departure time:                 Port of origin                  Destination          

5:30 am                             Danao port                      Consuelo, Camotes

8:30 am                             Danao port                      Consuelo, Camotes

12:00 nn                            Danao port                       Consuelo, Camotes

5:30 pm                             Danao port                       Consuelo, Camotes

9:00 pm                             Danao port                       Consuelo, Camotes


Departure time                   Port of origin                    Destination

5:30 am                             Consuelo, Camotes            Danao Port

8:30 am                             Consuelo, Camotes            Danao Port

12:00 nn                            Consuelo, Camotes            Danao Port

5:30 pm                             Consuelo, Camotes            Danao Port

9:00 pm                            Consuelo, Camotes            Danao Port


Accommodation

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We stayed at the Borromeo Beach Resort at San Francisco, Camotes. We got the villa that's good for 8. It cost us php 2,600.00. It had 2 separate airconditioned rooms which were clean, had comfy matresses and 2 pillows each bed. They will provide you 4 extra matresses. There are 2 comfort rooms available (1 for shower and toilet, the other for toilet use only). It's not that clean, but will do if you're not a neat freak. 

There's a refrigerator that you could use but doesn't bring much cold. The dining area is huge! You could request their staff to cook your meals. Our food budget was 2,100 php in total for dinner (liempo, fish, squid, chicken, and rice) and breakfast (corned beef, tuna, dried fish, omelete and rice). Servings are bountiful and their cooking is average. Their beach front is clean, with fine sand and clear waters. 

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Here's a few snapshots of their beach front: 

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What you can do in Camotes:

We hired a jeepney for our round trip from the port to the resort and vice versa. The fee covered our Camotes Tour 



Camotes Tour: Timubo Cave






Camotes Tour: Lake Danao 








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Til the next adventure!

Saturday, April 4, 2015

#max1moeats


April 4, 2015 


Our sudden craving for a new taste to tickle our taste budds brought us to the A.S. Fortuna street, Mandaue city area. Our initial quest was to try out "10 dove street" at Oakridge. Unfortunately, it was still close for the holidays, lo and behold, we ended up at Lightsite!

Our family will always have a common ground with food cuisine. JAPANESE. Thus, Ramen Sora met the Maximo family. 

Here is what we gobbled up: 

Miso Ramen regular
Php 325.00
"Tasty!" - Ana Patricia maximo 


Miso Deluxe Ramen Large
Php 405.00 

"GAINS!" - Luis Miguel Maximo 


Spicy Ramen Miso based regular
Php 345.00 

"Yummy" - Sheila Angelica Maximo 


Nori Ramen Miso based Regular
Php 325.00 
"Overwhelmingly good" - Bea Katrina Maximo 


Chicken Karaage with Neri sauce
Php 245.00 

"Tender" - Jonathan Maximo 

Gyoza (5pcs)
"Best tasting gyoza" - Maximos



Oh and btw, their sign up front is deceiving. It would seem like those two separate signs are for two different restaurants. But they both belong to Ramen Sora

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Til the next restaurant blog!

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Bisikleta Iglesia


April 2, 2015


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This year teammaX1mo did something different. We rode our bikes, faced our fears (well I'm speaking for me and my mom), and finished visiting 7 churches in 4 hours. 

As soon as we got on the road, the whole "Bisikleta Iglesia" idea turned out to be a good one. Cars 
jammed the roads and people were stuck in traffic while we easily got through from one church to another. Today was a milestone for me. For those who know me, riding a bike did not come naturally to me. Getting on and off the bike is a struggle, trying to keep my balance is a nightmare and making a U-turn on a bike is pulse-racing. Don't even get me started on trying to keep myself alive riding beside cars, crossing stop lights, avoiding the crowd of people as we neared churches. 

But all's good! At 9pm I was greeted by home-cooked caldereta and grilled fish. Talk about a good recovery food *big smile*. I'm extremely proud I got home with no bumps, bruises, deep cuts or any form of battle scar. I finally faced my fear and rode the bike around the city. 

Maybe someday you can face your fears too!

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1. St. Jude Thaddeus Church


2. St. Therese Parish



3. Asilo de la Milagrosa

Sorry for the crappy lighting 

4. Sacred Heart Parish




5. Archbishop Palace

Sorry for the crappy lighting

6. Redemptorist Church


7. Capitol Parish


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Til the next adventure!