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Scuba and Snorkeling

Whale shark watching – scuba and snorkeling It has been an amazing two weeks for me snorkeling with the whale sharks off the coast of Cebu near Oslob in the Philippines. The local fishermen had been feeding the whale sharks some small shrimp called “uyap” . Several of these whale sharks became temporary residents looking [...]

Feeding whalesharks in Oslob

Tan-Awan Feeding whalesharks The fishermen on the southern tip of Cebu Island near Oslob have grown accustomed to feeding whale sharks in an effort to increase tourism in the area. There is a marine sanctuary in Tan-Awan where the sanctuary administration is set up under some trees and the local boat men are hired to [...]

Oslob Whalesharks Butanding

Oslob Whale Sharks Butanding Tan-Awan Cebu Philippines I have been spending a few days on the south coast of Cebu Island looking for whale sharks. The fishermen in the area feed them shrimp in the mornings in an effort to increase tourism in the area. It seems to be working because a resident school of [...]

Sinulog 2012 Scoring the Gecko

Sinulog 2012 Cebu – I decided to stick around Cebu City this year for Sinulog and scored an amazing dutchpickle gecko fastened to a carabao horn last night at a flea market booth on Osmena Blvd. Here the artist Jen from Dumageute shows off his work. He and friends also have a crafter’s booth at [...]

Cebu Harbor

Cebu Harbor Cebu is a major shipping hub in the Philippines. I really enjoy taking pictures of the boats and activity in the channel between Cebu and Mactan Island. Shipping vehicles between the different islands in the Philippines is rather easy but it takes a few times doing it before you get used to the [...]

Cebu to Ormoc Lite Shipping

Lite Shipping – Cebu City to Ormoc Lite Shipping has a daily 11am ferry from Cebu to Ormoc. (except Fridays). The fare is 350 pesos per person and 850 for a motorbike. It arrives around 5:30 pm depending upon the weather. The boat returns from Leyte at 10 pm. There are bunks to sleep on [...]

Cebu in January

Cebu in January I stayed for a week in Cebu City visiting friends, and getting some things cleared up with my visa at the immigration office in Mandaue. It was an uneventful week. Preparations for the Sinulog festival were in full swing. It is the biggest holiday of the year in Cebu and signals the [...]

Freediving Instruction in Cebu

Freediving instructor Wolfgang White Beach – Moalboal – Cebu – Philippines I met with freediving instructor Wolfgang Dafert, at Club Serena at White Beach to get some information about diving. He seems like a first class operator with a lot of experience and has a passion about freediving that is energizing. The whole concept of [...]

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Cebu Puppy Mill

Cebu Puppy Mill Enterprising vendors have set up a puppy mill on the cross over by the Robinson Mall near the Fuente Osmena in Cebu. These guys put a new twist on using this high volume location for business. Almost every day there are animal vendors there hawking puppies. Some of these pups are handsome [...]

SM Mall Cebu

SM Mall Cebu Ayala Mall and SM Mall are the 2 most popular malls in Cebu City. Two of my favorite stores there are Habagat and Ace Hardware. I got a 14 inch color tv at the appliance center for 4,200 pesos last week. I am staying in Samar and its hard to shop over [...]