EXPERIENCE TRAVEL IN PHILIPPINES – CEBU, COLON OLD QUARTER AND THE BEAUTY BEACHES

SM Seaside is actually not in the list of places I wanted to come in Cebu, but by the last day of the games expected breath glider high above something so I opened Google to find it discovers new opening SM Seaside month 11 2015 in Cebu.

Nice read security situation, should also curious, went out to see to know. SM Seaside in Cebu to say there are beautiful views of the sea, the sea here renewed by the rather dark blue as the sea in SM Mall of Asia in Manila. Further inside the mall is beautiful and many brands, but the number of people shopping on quite a few, mainly on the main photograph. Special trade stories with fountains and places for sightseeing, photography, as well as many goods cafes, restaurants. Today eat lechon back here to us at the rooftop bar Chon CNT, this time it seemed better than the day to eat in town, but not very good serve, eat out and still not see carrying water out, it’s time to take place to ask nor see anything. Finally glass of water was brought out when his two sisters prepared to stand up to go on.

Currently, I have not seen any public transport from the city go out SM Cebu Seaside, but also inexpensive taxi ride. Place to place if you want to go on the counter Grab Taxi able to ask them to order vehicles Dum. SM Seaside also has wifi, but can only be used with only 1 hour, after 1 hour is not on anymore.

Cebu is also well known that in the dish in a cup brownie with ice cream in the park, try to remember who to Cebu to know. But actually I think that there is nothing special really so much that you post on the Filipino blogger’s chair, just to the cup brownie cake alone, with ice cream in the park, where there is nothing special.

Colon ancient town in Cebu like the Old Quarter in Hanoi, but the same old, shabby and bad always. Our hotel is located just up the available facilities such zones also go around watching said only, but also do not like that much. The people here are enthusiastic and hospitable, always muscle that kept shooting little shop selling breakfast was nice getting glances, frowning grimace seemed uncomfortable. Vietnam is no different from themselves as much, so I got used to it :)), do not care much.

The electricity like a net of spider….

A corner of Old street quarters…

From Colon, can catch a lot of cars jeepney going to entrepot Park Mall, and also easy to catch a taxi. Not to mention in this area there is a very big night market, like wholesale markets, named Carbon Market, they sell from dark until dawn muscle, mostly selling vegetables. Her that day and she was full of vegetables you buy cheap cheap Oh, salads as big as coconuts that are each 25 pesos, coconut seller 20peso / fruit. Who in this area shows a lack of vegetables, the dark enlist qualified to buy food, let’s say that buying lettuce, buy more boxes of canned fish mixed with bread to eat sandwiches.

There is a difference between Cebu and Manila which is the sale of breakfast restaurants. In Manila, are unusual shops selling food like this in the early morning.

I only have 3 days in Cebu alone, so do not have enough time to play the remote islands. However, to save time and more comfortable resting in the sea, you have chosen yourself and you go to the beach of the two hotels in Mactan Shangrila and Mövenpick is to play. Shangrila yourself in the morning, afternoon and Mövenpick. Go and see the sea in some nice hotels and not least, the many activities, restaurants, toilets clean, again not including bath seats, not to mention beautiful boys to watch beautiful girls. Here is a travel experience Mactan, Cebu, Philippines nha: p

To come second place you can ride the jeepney from Cebu City, the price of accommodation in the Colon us to get to Park Mall Mactan ride 10peso only, then apparently paying attention anymore or what 10peso to go through Shangrila or Mövenpick. Whereas if you go by taxi from Cebu to Mactan (Mactan airport area is light) about 200-300 pesos, while traffic may have to pay up to 400 pesos. Arrive just say go into the restaurant is, can play there all day comfort, and cried a glass of water or eat there to support. Shangrila or juices in Mövenpick also not expensive, only about 130peso-250peso / option type, if you drink a cocktail or wine and some other things can be more expensive price. The beer smoothies or just about there.

According to her, the beaches of Shangrila see more beautiful, white sand by the sea and beautiful also, there is a little beach party Mövenpick sun disappeared, but the design is Mövenpick modern look younger. Not to mention Mövenpick has a bar on the beach, very suitable for the activity you like to do at night. Also in this hotel are also 2 other activities like diving, boating on the sea …, also teaches both swimming anymore (but not those he taught swimming for very handsome haha).3rn gjgh

Who is traveling Mactan in Cebu, the Philippines, do not forget to visit this place decent 2, or if no time can choose Mövenpick evening, why, then you also know that, the bar is located on the beautiful sea ghost.

EXPERIENCE FROM A JOURNEY TO INDIA – FORT COCHIN AND A FISHING TRIP

We’ve begin starting on our journey in Kerala with my child (3 years): fished, played under the Indian children, saw waterfalls and plenty of animals … Here are the first steps of his exciting journey, told by Vuong’s mom.

Then, he said, after 3 flights and a fair amount of travel hours … we arrived in Kerala! And now, what?

Study tour took us a little time, because the region is very large, the roads well away from our concept of motorway / highway, the information online on routes to do with Scarsini children. For the rest all right, ha ha ha.

But with my patience, thanks to Google and the providential of a fellow Indian, in the end we managed to organize an itinerary that – with hindsight – it was really well planned, stuff to be given pats on the back by themselves. Only one stage we cannata great, but I’ll reveal later.

I know this thing of the map on Google Maps looks like a crazy stuff, but there was super useful (as indeed the Excel file for the budget, something for which my husband aka the Free Thinker is famous all over Europe).

Here, starting from this beautiful mappetta, we tracked down villages and small villages, measured distances, tried shortcuts in forests and eliminated steps that seemed brilliant to read them on the guides but were later proved unfeasible in the harsh reality of Google.

During the preparation of the trip, the rule for us was always one and only one: find activities and places that could be special for Memi, which would allow him to see animals, landscapes, people far away from the European model. And at the same time show our son what it really means to travel, different concept from simply being on holiday.

Since we landed in Cochin at 8 am, our first stop was this course. From there we then went up north, and we followed a kind of circular path that has brought us to the east, south and finally back to Cochin.

But here is our itinerary, day by day.

To read the name one says “Oh ok, so if you call must be the city near Cochin airport”. Eh eh eh, welcome to India, where nothing is what it seems, the less distances.

Fort Cochin is located about an hour and a half drive from the airport, theoretically this is an area of ​​the same city, in practice it’s like landing at Malpensa airport and having to get to Brescia.

The area is known for its Chinese Fishing Nets, the particular fishing nets that you can see on much of the waterfront without difficulty. Giving a small sum to the fishermen, you can roll up your sleeves and you also try to pull all the ropes and to raise the nets.

The town is very small, you visit easily on foot or by tuktuk (which has become one of the must Memi, which forced us to take a dozen for the entire duration of the holiday).

Near the beach there is also a large playground busy busy children.

Another typical activity to do is to admire a show of Kathakali, which unfortunately we could not do because of the long journey and the time zone on the first night we were basically cooked by fatigue.

Fatigue exclusively the preserve of travelers over one meter in height, because that below was so load that has even thrown fully clothed into ocean waves and ended up running around in their underwear for the whole beach in front of hundreds of people who were photographing !

Beyond the show of Memi, the most interesting experience was definitely the fact that he had been staying at a local family (homestay): People cute, super friendly, who played with Memi for hours as they had always known. I would not recommend staying in private homes for the duration of the trip, after a few days of full immersion Indian trust that at least the evening you’ll need a little bit of Western comfort. But it is definitely an experience to do, because the kindness of these people has no equal.

Our accommodation in Fort Cochin: Maison Casero. Very low price, central location, warm family, absolutely to be recommended.

“Athiparally”

The Athirapally waterfalls are really worth a visit. Abstract: once you get there to see there are waterfalls or cascades or, guess what? The waterfalls!

So the options are two: either pay arrive and then after a couple of hours you leave to the next destination, or do like us and looking for a nice hotel facing the falls to spend the night.

The falls are easily reached on foot, by paying a few rupees a ticket. For a change, here too Memi saw the water and started to strip naked … eventually bathe in the river.

Here, not really clear, fresh and sweet water, but the bed of the river is low and the current is not very strong, so two jumps in the water to them to him children can also make do.

Thrissur and Arattupuzha

Thrissur is just the typical Indian city: the chaos, noise, horn, food scent that mixes with the spice … that mingles with the smell of smog … that blends back to that food. In short, the ideal destination if you like to lose yourself in the river of life. We we adored, with its decadent charm, the fruit stalls, the fabric stores and that feeling of being really the opposite of the globe.

Memes Thrissur loved basically 3 things.

At number one, gold medal granted, the hundreds of tuktuk whizzing through the streets: we climbed and descended from these contraptions throughout the day, with Memi into raptures for sporty driving this kind of taxi drivers (it is there better to ask the driver to wait somewhere because “scooters” are much more agile in city traffic).

In second place ranks the visit to the zoo: Let’s face it, we speak of a model zoo specimen 70s, much older but that is precisely why his being out of fashion has its own reason. Few animals, many children: Memi contentone and we are delighted to have found a bit of shade on a hot day.

Third place ranking “things to do in Thrissur” of our young explorer: go for a stroll with the backpack for their facts, possibly moving away from Mom and Dad, possibly shaking hands and releasing selfies with local, possibly putting the legs of dusty each piece of silk available in sari shops. Memi Not that he needed to find independence, but we say that here it is felt particularly inspired.

So, what to do in Thrissur? Everything and nothing, go away for a walk aimlessly, revenue in the shops, do yourself a sari tailored and enjoy the Indian way of life.

The next day it was the turn of Arattupuzha, 1h drive from Thrissur, where we basically went with a single mission: to participate in the Pooram, a religious festival held once a year. I strongly suggest you take a peek on Google to understand the folly (in a good way) of this event.

Well, you say, it was one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen: kids, elephants, elders, musicians, boys, incense, music blasting in illegal believe volumes in the rest of the world, incense, even elephants, in short, a super cool.

Obviously, we were the only non-Indians, and were greeted foreign delegation model in diplomatic visit: smiles, handshakes, a billion photos that Memi in her arms to anyone. I repeat, super cool.

Our journey to discover India continues to Parambikulam and other stages … one of which we were not impressed, and the other … it was the dream of Memi for months!