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What is a V - Hire??

Posted by admin in Monday, December 22nd 2008

Topics: Philippines Tags: bus terminal, cab, cebu, for hire, local hire, local transportation, minibus, philippines, private hire, private minibus, terminal, transport, v, vhire

You may hear me say V-Hire a lot regarding how to get to places. Basically its a minibus. Normally a Toyota or similar branded vehicle

Sumilon Island - (near Oslob Cebu)

Posted by admin in Saturday, December 20th 2008

Topics: Philippines, Points of interest Tags: cebu, guide, oslob, philippines, south, southern, sumilon island, tip, tourist attraction, travel

Off the town of Oslob near Cebus southern tip is Sumilon Island it has a Marine Sanctuary, nature park,lagoons,caves, boating cottages. It is 125 kilometers from

Badian - Cebu

Posted by admin in Saturday, December 20th 2008

Topics: Philippines, Points of interest Tags: badian, cebu, destinations, kawasan, kawasan falls, philippines, see, sight seeing, sights, things to do, things to see, tour guide, tourist, trail, travel, visit, waterfall, waterfalls

Badian is located 97.6km Southwest of Cebu city. Badian came from the name of a plant called "badyang, which was once abundant in the area.

Argao

Posted by admin in Saturday, December 20th 2008

Topics: Philippines, Points of interest Tags: argao, argao church, argoa, carcar, cebu, church, destination, Luzon, minglanilla, naga, philippines, sights, sites, tourist, visit, visitor

Argao is situated 67km south from Cebu City. The name Argao goes back to during the Spanish period and belived to have come from the tree "sali-argaw" that grew

LPG Gas Cylinders

Posted by admin in Friday, December 19th 2008

Topics: Philippines Tags: cebu, cooking, Cylinder, leak, LPG, Luzon, manila, philippines, soap test, test

LPG Cylinders are one of the most commonly used sources of GAS for cooking in the Philippines. Ive only recently had a problem with one

Hot Property

Posted by admin in Friday, December 19th 2008

Topics: Philippines Tags: cables, cebu, electric, fire, fire safety, hot, minglanilla, philippines, property

One thing that many people overlook when buying a property in the Philippines is the wiring. Although it may not be the first thought on

A few things you will find different when sto...

Posted by admin in Sunday, December 14th 2008

Topics: Philippines Tags: butane tank, cebu, cooking, electric, fan, grill, living in Cebu, living in the philippines, Luzon, mosquito, net, philippine living, philippines, security, shower, stove, things you need to know, window, windows

This is mainly aimed at people looking at renting properties or buying property. Simply because most features you expect in the west maybe missing. Why?

Harvesting Coconuts

Posted by admin in Saturday, December 13th 2008

Topics: Farming, Philippines Tags: about, carcar, cebu, coconut, coconut tree, coconuts, cut, cutdown, down, Farming, get, harvest, Luzon, manila, minglanilla, naga, philippines, pineapple, tree, trees, video

While we were out shopping yesterday we managed to catch a bit of video of someone harvesting coconuts at Rustans. I think theyre about to

Going Thai in RP..

Posted by admin in Saturday, December 13th 2008

Topics: Philippines Tags: ailments, carcar, cebu, damaged, going thai in RP, locked, locked joints, massage, minglanilla, naga, philippines, repair, shoulder, sore, thai, thailand, thaimassage

Well ive had a locked shoulder for the last few weeks and cant shake it off so today we decided to head for a massage

What is it about Cebu?

Posted by admin in Friday, December 12th 2008

Topics: Philippines Tags: cebu, guide, Luzon, manila, philippines, tourism, tourist, travel, travel guide, travel philippines, visit Philippines, what is it about cebu

Lots of people ask why Cebu? why the Philippines? to be honest it wasnt my first port of call for travel and it was more

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