Cebu Eats Sept '15 and Jan '16

Photo diary of the dishes I devoured during my last 2 recent trips to Cebu!

Lechon meal + Kamias Shake from Zubuchon

The shake was so refreshing! perfect drink for this heavy meal ;)

Best Sampler (potato skins, fried cheese & buffalo wings) from Casa Verde

Love the buffalo wings the most! Right amount of sweet and spicy in it.

Southwest Pasta, Casa Verde

Sadly, didn't like this. Chicken was dry and there were just too many

bell peppers. I didn't find the "bell-peppery" taste appetizing.

Brian's Ribs, Casa Verde

This was a winner! For its price and serving, it was totally worth it.

You can clearly see from this pic how gigantic those ribs are!

Spicy lechon from COLB

Bought this as a pasalubong and the meat was still tender and juicy when it reached Manila

Original Lava Cake from Lava by Fudge

This was so sinful and gooey! 

Best eaten when shared <3

Spicy Lechon from Rico's

I had a not so good experience when I first dined in Rico's before but this second try was much better!

Tried their pancit too!

It was nice, though a but greasy

Classic Brownie Cup from La Marea

A bit disappointed with this one.

Just a regular brownie with vanilla ice cream on top. Nothing special

-I prefer the lava cake from Fudge

Balamban Liempo

sorry for the poor photo, bought this as take out but

anyway, best thing ever!!! forget about all the lechon in Cebu!

their tagline is true ~"tastier than lechon!"

CnT Lechon

went to their branch near SM Cebu and...

...in Ayala Center food court

Of course, the branch near SM had better serving

sea cucumber and sea urchin from Moalboal

-first time to try the sea cucumber. 

very strange texture; almost rubbery. taste was tolerable lol

Chocolate Sylvanas from Tablea Chocolate Cafe

-My fave sylvanas from Cebu is actually from Anita's but I think they don't make it anymore :(

This one however, is a good alternative!

Seafood & Barbecue from Larsian

You should definitely eat here when you're in Cebu!

Get the chorizo bbq and clam soup!

dinner spread from Cafe Laguna

Everything was so delish!

Bibingka, Palabok, Arrozcaldo and Guso Salad <3

Dau Falls, Samboan Cebu Sept 2015

After our Aguinid adventure, we headed straight to Dau Falls.

There are a lot of waterfalls in Samboan actually, but due to time constraints we only got to see 2 ~oh well maybe next time!

How To Get Here:

1. From South Bus Terminal , ride a bus going to Bato via Barili or Samboan and tell the conductor to drop you off at the stop near Dau Falls. (travel time would be around 5 hours)

-sorry, not sure about the bus fee, we only took the habal-habal from Aguinid to come here :)

2. Then take the habal-habal to the entryway of Dau (10-15 minutes)

Entrance fee is P30 for foreigners and

P20 for locals

There are no intense rock climbing here like in Aguinid =P

Just a beautiful long pathway of about 30 minutes... but in our case, it took 40 lol =P

"baby" falls of Dau lol

Once you get to the top, you'll have a beautiful view of the pathway down.

All to ourselves! nyahaha

Such a refreshing dip after a looooong walk!

so serene and otherworldly <3

felt like there were fairies and nymphs around me haha =D

Aguinid Falls, Samboan Cebu Sept 2015

Right after our stay in Moalboal, we went straight to the town of Samboan to chase some waterfalls! ;)

HOW TO GET HERE:

1. From Moalboal, we rode a bus going to Samboan (P140, one way)

-travel time was an hour and 30 minutes

2. Tell the conductor to drop you off at Aguinid Falls

-the path going to Aguinid is just by the highway so it's very convenient

3. You will see a signage for Aguinid; just walk straight and you'll see the main entrance to the falls (pic above)

There's an entrance fee of P20 (Filipinos) and P40 (Foreigners)

A tip for the tour guide would be up to you 

~ps: pls don't be stingy lol :) 

What amazes me about Aguinid is that it contains 7 levels/tiers of  waterfalls.

So be prepared to do some rock climbing, hiking and trekking going to the top!

I can't remember well but I think it took us an hour to reach level 5. (The guide said level 6 & 7 are a bit dangerous to climb)

It really depends on how fast you walk/climb and how long you spend your time taking photos on each level lol

I highly recommend you come early though. The place is getting popular among tourists and it's not a good sight to see other people photobombing your beautiful pics with mother nature =P

In our case, we arrived at 8am on a weekday and we were the first ones to arrive! lucky us <3

Also, bring some waterproof cases for your gadgets or better yet, bring a waterproof camera so you could easily take some snaps! 

And don't rely too much on the guide with your photos.

In our experience, I gave my camera and phone to the guide so she could easily take our pics...

 but to my dismay, a lot were blurred and some were zoomed too much! =/

Ugh never again (!) so yea, just remember I warned you...

I think climbing this huge rock was the biggest challenge we had!

But all is well once you reach the top!

Taken at the 3rd level

Here's a video of the falls <3

wuhoo natural shower!

Our jacuzzi is better than yours lol =P

Finally, level 5!

Soooooo beautiful! and it's all to ourselves! nyahaha

 video of level 5 <3

even at the very end, you still need to do a lil bit of climbing lol

happy couple <3

One of the best falls ever!

Moalboal, Cebu Sept 2015

Aside from the beaches in Mactan, you could also opt to visit Moalboal

which is in the Southern part of Cebu.

There are 2 main beaches in Moalboal.

One is Panagsama which is the area popular for diving and snorkeling (aka sardine run!)

We stayed in Basdaku which is more known for its white sand.

How to Get Here:

1. Take a bus from South Bus Terminal going to Moalboal, Oslob or Bato (3-4 hrs)

Fare is P160; one way

*Another alternative is the V hire van in One Citilink Terminal -though I haven't tried that yet.

Drop off will be at the public market or just tell the conductor to drop you at the stop close to the beach.

2. From the stop, ride a habal-habal or tricycle to your desired beach (about 20 mins)

We took the tricycle since we had some bags with us.

Fare was P100 each; one way

Originally, we planned to just stay here for a day so we rented a cottage for P300.

But we had a lot of fun snorkelling/island hopping that we took so much time and decided to stay overnight lol

*Got a room for P1000 

~sorry, wasn't able to take note of the resort's name. It was just a contact of our tricycle driver.

A whole bucket of fresh uni/sea urchin for P150!!! O_O

My Japanese bf went crazy lol

After lunch we then started our island hopping (P2000). 

First stop: Pescador Island!

True enough, it was a sight to see!

So many fish swam right up to us as soon as we went down the water.

It's as if they knew we had some bread to feed them lol

The only thing I didn't like was it was so easy to step on the corals coz the snorkeling area was shallow.

Both my boyfriend and I got some battle wounds here =/ so be careful!

Anyway it was worth it since I get to bond with my fishy friends :)

Next stop was at Tuble Marine Sanctuary.

Didn't get to see much fish here compared to Pescador, though there were a looot of corals!

TBH, I wish we had gone to the turtle sanctuary instead.

I didn't know about it that time so I wasn't able to suggest it =/

Oh well, maybe next time ;)

Last stop was at Panagsama beach to see the sardine run!

Most awesome and a bit scary thing (lol) I've ever seen underwater!!!

wow wow wow

Best sight ever!