Downtown Cebu

[pasko]

WujouMao,

Great collection of fotos...thanks for taking the time to post!!

[peterpan]

Thanks for photos, reminds me of what a absolute shithole PI is, violence, guns and shit food, only redeeming feature, Girls have bigger tits (than Thais).

[Stinky]

That brought back a few memories thanks for posting.
Downtown Cebu is a bit on the risky side and you defiantly need a Filipino buddy to keep you clear of trouble when the sun goes down, scary place the PI.

[Jools]

Christ, what a depressing looking place. If I ever had any inclination to go to the Phil, I believe I have found good reasons NOT to go. The city pics look like parts of Mumbai.

[nikster]

A reminder that there are countries infinitely more fucked than thailand. I don't mind poor, or dirty, even shit food is ok for a while - but dangerous - meh, no thanks to that.

The only place I've been that looked worse than this was Cuba but the cool thing about Cuba is that it's not dangerous. Cubans are poor but super nice. Perfectly safe to walk through Havana at 4am.

Ps: Awesome fotos, keep the chick pix coming, I don't believe TD ever was "safe for work" - and thats a good thing!

[terry57]

Downtown Cebu is a bit on the risky side and you defiantly need a Filipino buddy to keep you clear of trouble when the sun goes down, scary place the PI.

My mates brother runs a business there and lives in a guarded community.

When the sister goes over she is never allowed to venture out on her own and must be accompanied even after many visits.

Looks and Sounds very sussed to me but there women are awesome, Suppose there needs to an upside to even the most desperate of places.

Lucky this dude posts the pics as I'd never see it.

[bobo746]

I love the place don't go anywhere else anymore,i've never had any dramas in the thirty odd years i been going there,those photos don't do cebu any justice that's the down side but there are some beautiful spots when you get out and about.

[terry57]

^

I think I need to go with you bo bo so you can show me to the ropes.

I love travel solo usually but the Phils ???? I feel like its a good idea to be with someone that knows the go.

[bobo746]

same here mate i always travel solo,then i don't get stuffed around, i can come and go as i please

[Extreme Gape Lover]

Great Photos mate. Cebu looks mental, looks a bit like 1950's America from Back to the future.

[Extreme Gape Lover]

I love the place don't go anywhere else anymore,i've never had any dramas in the thirty odd years i been going there,those photos don't do cebu any justice that's the down side but there are some beautiful spots when you get out and about.

Must be your bright Green hair scaring off the Muggers bobo.

[kelantan]

Tell us more about Smiley....

[Extreme Gape Lover]

Tell us more about Smiley....

Random question, but sure. Scottish TV presenter, used to do a show called "Changing Rooms" Probably would after a couple of Stellas.

[barryofthailand]

Infrastructure in the Philippines suck, compared to Thailand. Much more trash on the road, much more corruption, etc, etc, etc.
Barry

[bobo746]

Thats the attraction for me,not as predictable.

[WujouMao]

That brought back a few memories thanks for posting.
Downtown Cebu is a bit on the risky side and you defiantly need a Filipino buddy to keep you clear of trouble when the sun goes down, scary place the PI.

Ive never had any trouble there in Phils, found it perfectly safe to walk around the streets at 1 or 2 am in the morning. I have even been down to carbon market at midnight, in the rain mind you. i Left pretty sharpish mind you, just scouted around the place.

Now just cos i showed you the negative places of downtown cebu, down think its all bad. Just a 15 min jeepney ride from Pelaez st to JY Square to the start of the rather steep climb to Bonbon and beyond. That's the photo where the locals are washing their clothes in the water. Flowers bloom, there's crops growing etc

Of course if you're heading to Malapascua Island you might need to stay in Cebu, up or downtown, up to you

But philippines really stresses me out the way they do things, for info, coming out of one of the many exits of SM, Cebu, this bloke from a store had a cardboard box that was wider than the double set of doors and the only way for him to get out was to moves sideways, toing and froing.

I thought fuck this, that female cop over there will surely let me exit the entrance as there is no one there. Nope that dumb bitch blocked my exit and wouldn't even look me in the face when i said how stupid it sounded.

Grrr.

[boes]

Great pics , thanx for sharing,,,

[Bower]

I was thinking of a visit to PI in November, now i am not so sure.
Many thanks for the images.

[Takeovers]

Philippines has great diving destinations. Also easy for backkpackers as communication is without problems. You can talk to almost everybody.

The only place I know a little about is Bohol as I go there with the wife. The beach resorts have started out dirt cheap, and reasonably good food in low cost restaurants.

Prices are now way up to international standards. The quality of service and infrastructure however have barely improved beyond better availability of electric power. Massively overpriced imo. You still can't do much more than swimming and diving. Fine if you want just that. Restaurant prices are still reasonable and a few deliver good quality.

[WujouMao]

I was thinking of a visit to PI in November, now i am not so sure.
Many thanks for the images.

Jesus mate, don't let my pictures spoil the fun. Sure they were the negative side of Philippines, and that's a culture shock for you. Just head out the beaches or countyside. Just avoid the city unless you get to get some cash.

You'll love it, just remember, the philippines is still well and truly of the beaten track compared to others parts of Asia.

Just take a gander at the other posts about phils.

[ceburat]

Wujou Mao. Do you have any shots of Tops, Fuentes Circle area, Filipino Casino, Country Side Mall, and SM Mall? Thanks for posting all of these photos, you did a great job.

[WujouMao]

Wujou Mao. Do you have any shots of Tops, Fuentes Circle area, Filipino Casino, Country Side Mall, and SM Mall? Thanks for posting all of these photos, you did a great job.

I went up the hill and over the hill towards Bonbon. Passed the view deck on numerous occasions and each time the area of Cebu was covered in a blanket of haze, cloud, so i never bothered.

SM mall is so vast, even if you was on the other side of the road, you still wouldn't get a good pic of it due to the trees, telegraph lines and traffic blocking the view. So i didnt bother. One Mall i would like to have a snap of is that 1km long SM in Manila, that's surrounded by a green crosswalk above the road. No taxi driver would go there though as its heavily congested.

Only mall i did get was Mall of Asia when i came back from Batanes, and that was while in the air

I'll go through my photos when i get home. [Thats if they get home as i have bought some trike patrol movies too]

[porno frank]

Great job. I enjoyed your pics on the gritty side of cebu.

[WujouMao]

Christ, what a depressing looking place. If I ever had any inclination to go to the Phil, I believe I have found good reasons NOT to go. The city pics look like parts of Mumbai.

If thats bad, wait until you see the toilets inside the Filipino owned bikini bars or net cafes. I have the pics, but who the heck wants to see them?

[FarangRed]

Them women look fuking Rancid, The streets are cleaner