Mactan Island is a sprawling island paradise in Lapu Lapu City, Cebu that calls to mind vestiges of pre-colonial Philippine history. It was the site of the historic battle of Mactan, where the the island’s native chieftain, Lapu Lapu and Portuguese-Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan came head to head. Today, the island is now peppered with…
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Updated February 21, 2019 This review will be no nonsense and quick, as I didn’t do much at Islands Stay Hotels Mactan, Cebu. I only stayed there for a night, as I was meant to go to Moalboal the next day. I landed in Cebu in the evening via an Air Asia flight from…
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Much of the allure of living in a youth hostel is the illusion of living in a dorm room, just like most did in college. The shared familiarity with your dorm mates, the communal living spaces, the sense of independence—staying in a hostel surely takes you back.
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