Food and Friends in Danao - A Town in Cebu
Posted On Friday, April 7, 2006 at at 1:06 AM by AlvinAfter seeing off Mandy in the morning for her trip back to HK, I made my way to Danao, a town in the middle of Cebu that was bombed and re-built by the Americans during WWII. Danao was completely non-touristy as there was only 1 (!) hotel in town. Luckily I found the night market and the roast chicken was ace and the children were very photogenic !
I also spent 2 nights in the Camotoes Islands which were an hour's boat ride from Danao with a population of 200 I read somewhere on my guide book. Fun I thought. When I reached the island, the island was just full of banana trees and not a lot else. The house (hut) I stayed which had one bed, one bucket for shower water, one squat toilet and a door with a dodgy lock and a overhead lamp with no light bulb, was owned by a Swede woman (I think) who would come back to the island every so often; other than that, the hut was left open to whomever dumb-ass tourist happened to stumble across it on his guide book. The last guy who stayed there was apparently a Japanese man 2 years ago (!) and he got away alive (I think)... Anyway, a great place to hide away with a book. Basically I wiled away the days with the local Tanduay rum followed by lunches and dinners cooked by the lady looking after the hut, quite a novel experience, really.
The Bohol Chocolate Hills ...
Posted On Monday, April 3, 2006 at at 1:04 AM by AlvinThe Chocolate Hills was the number one attraction in Bohol, a small island off Cebu; both belonging to the Visaya group of Philippine islands. We rested for one night near Fuente Osmena Circle at the northern end of Cebu before taking a fast boat to Bohol.
Having spent a few days sunning on the Alona Beach, we headed for Loboc , the town closest to The Chocky Hills. In actual fact, the Chocolate Hills looked to us more like big mole hills. It's an interesting diversion for half a day when afterwards we resumed our busy schedules of relaxation and paper-back reading as well as getting back to Nuts Hut before our beer got warm. The Nuts Hut where we stayed nearby was run by a couple from Belgium and the place offered peace and quiet with a little of the modern comfort such as banana pancakes !
