Downtown Cebu

[Aussie Tigger]

If not for my business there I would not go back that way again.Lived there half time for almost 20 years,fascinated to start but it wore off when you got your head working.Minimal tourist destinations unless you take boat rides to neighbouring islands. The city itself downtown near Colon is squalor at its worst and foreigners need to be very wary of snatchers.Any foreigner who visits the filipino bars in that area is very foolish.There are some stunning women for sure who can help you ignore all the downsides but that wears off.As with most South East Asian countries if you are steet smart and keep your alcohol intake to a minimum you can go most places safely. However Visayans are like most Filipinos, masters of deception so dont get lulled into a feeling of false security.The poster of the photos did little to encourage tourism to Cebu but maybe it did deter some who may have contemplated going there thinking it was a great holiday destination .

[YDiver]

I am puking over my breakfast, how you could ever dive yourself into these bitches with these filthy toilets/baths is beyond my wildest comprehension.

[WujouMao]

I am puking over my breakfast, how you could ever dive yourself into these bitches with these filthy toilets/baths is beyond my wildest comprehension.

Istoryahe,

AWOL

If the Filipinos can live in squalor, i can adapt. just takes time

[sabang]

They tend to shower in the fil's twice a day, westerners once. A flippa told me that- actually 'they' think 'we' are a bit dirty.
I've dived into several and emerged unscathed, but thanks for the warning Y diver.

[sabang]

Great thread wuzhou, but the Cebu tourism board has asked me to point out why you should really stay on Mactan -







I think urban Cebu- which is either a Colon or Ay-aaah- is strictly for the dedicated backpacker.

It's much closer to the airport too.

[WujouMao]

Great thread wuzhou, but the Cebu tourism board has asked me to point out why you should really stay on Mactan -







I think urban Cebu- which is either a Colon or Ay-aaah- is strictly for the dedicated backpacker.

It's much closer to the airport too.

There is a reason why i dont go to Mactan, With quite a few islands close to Cebu, why both to stay on the Island you arrived on.

2nd, over priced hotels and resorts and tons of Koreans. Not my ideal holiday destination.

They tend to shower in the fil's twice a day, westerners once. A flippa told me that- actually 'they' think 'we' are a bit dirty.
I've dived into several and emerged unscathed, but thanks for the warning Y diver.

I washed 2 or 3 times a day Doesn't take long for your underpants to get wet from walking around. And we sweat too much in hot weather. so with all the dirt flying around, its only going to go somewhere isnt it? slimy wet legs and toes if you're wearing flip flops.

I wear jeans if i'm going to SM. shorts outside and jeans at night. Still hot, but far far cleaner than the filipinos.

At least i use soap to wash my hands after having a dump. What do they use? And its next to impossible finding soap in the toilets like SM etc.

[IceSpike]

Awesome Pics, your a brave Man. Drinking Red Horse with Manny Paciou.

[WujouMao]

^ hate the stuff. Tastes like warm piss

San Mig is my beer, and not that girlie SM light shit either

[sabang]

2nd, over priced hotels and resorts and tons of Koreans.

It was mostly us hongkies in my day mate. It's no pristine holiday destination, but it's OK and very convenient for access. Having personally boycotted Phuket, the easiest places for a long weekend were Macau (again) or Mactan.

Not my ideal holiday destination.

Prolly not- it's a resort type place mainly. But i reckon there would be some budget accomodation in LapLapu city, Mactan, next to the airport. Only 15 minutes to the colon, via jeepney. It's a thought. One obviously doesn't travel the fil's for the urban splendour, but compared to Cebu other cities like Davao, Dumaguete and Baguio are much more palatable.

[YDiver]

They tend to shower in the fil's twice a day, westerners once. A flippa told me that- actually 'they' think 'we' are a bit dirty.
I've dived into several and emerged unscathed, but thanks for the warning Y diver.

I shower 4 times a day, when I get up, before diving, after diving and before going to bed...

[Pound Hound]

I've dived into several and emerged unscathed

ya me too... some of the best sex of my life... there will always be a smile when someone mentions filipinas!

[Cujo]

The Philippines is an overpriced shithole.

[WujouMao]

The Philippines is an overpriced shithole.

Exactly my point. And the Filipinos say its cheap. Feck, some of these have never even left Pinas. They will get the shock of their lives.

[alvinsmith]

So you've been to Ayala, how about I.T park in Lahug? It's a cleaner in there and safe. You can do jogging in the afternoon. Just be careful in downtown, thanks for the images.

[WujouMao]

So you've been to Ayala, how about I.T park in Lahug? It's a cleaner in there and safe. You can do jogging in the afternoon. Just be careful in downtown, thanks for the images.

I dont know what you peeps have wrong with downtown. Ive even been around the Muslim side of the Golden Mosque in Manila and the people there said it was dangerous. I wasn't scared at all.

I'm not in Phils anymore. I'm back home. I was only in Cebu cos my gf lives in Bonbon

[imagine88]

I have lived in Cebu for more than 10 years and it's not all that dangerous. Just keep your eyes open and don't wander around shitfaced drunk. The police in Thailand are much more troublesome. You will never be stopped and searched like you might be in Bangkok any night of the week. I won't say Cebu is totally safe, but IMO the Thais are much more ruthless. Most Filipinos do like foreigners, unlike the Thais.

The girls are very clean and for the most part their personal hygiene is impeccable. Check out the bars uptown on Mango Ave. I much prefer Filipinas to Thai girls. They are warm, friendly and, yes, sometimes gullible too.

[Aussie Tigger]

Gullible???????Until they marry a foreigner and he is stupid enough to take her to his home country.Amazing how smart and well informed they then become.They are the serial offenders in Australia for breaking with their husbands once they have their permanent visas.
For sure some beautiful ladies there but most turn ugly once they get to your home country.
There are exceptions but they are in the minority.

[imagine88]

Yup, there's many horror stories about Filipinas marrying foreigners, but I sincerely doubt they are any worse than Thai's, Russians etc., take your pick.

Don't know why anyone would want to take them out of the Philippines. You're right, that might be a bad move, depending on how well you know them. On the other hand, if you're a fat, ugly foreigner without any money you would be hard pressed to keep a young attractive woman no matter what country she might be from.

[epaulo]

thanks for the pics, looks like i'll pass on cebu...

[sunsetter]

Tell us more about Smiley....

she looks about 14 ?

[WujouMao]

thanks for the pics, looks like i'll pass on cebu...

Well that's a shame. I like Cebu. Better and smaller and less congested than Manila.

[callippo]

Cebu city itself is a toilet all over with no redeeming features. Apart from being a great place to shag three girls a day if you want by using the internet, it's got very little going for it.

as time has passed the provincial towns appeal more. They're not the complete boondocks they used to be at all. You get pretty much everything you need in the 60-100,000 pop. towns you get in the cities, except the big malls, and who the hell needs those really. Decent enough place to stay, motorbike, very easy to sort out, endless supply of girls - remember the average age of the Philippines is a full TEN YEARS younger than Thailand, and there's just miles more of them. The food is not too bad once you get used to it and learn how to make the best of it by preparing it yourself if need be.

[expatjack]

Looks just as I remember it......dirty, chaotic, dangerous and with a lotta lazy guys just hanging around in the filth. The only beauty of the place is the Visayan women.
But get 30 or 40 k north or south of the slum they call Cebu City and you will see beautiful historic little fishing villages with friendly folks.......quite a contrast!!
Thanks for posting, brings back memories both good and bad.

[beerlaodrinker]

. As for what type of vinegar to use, that's the problem.

They use the one called Datu Puti, you can get it in oz to at asian groceries, great stuff the Kinilaw

[UdonForever]

The Philippines is an overpriced shithole.

Well, I'm late to the thread, but you're exactly right.