Hello, Cebu!

We arrived in Cebu early in the morning and what greeted us is Mactan airport's clean and well-kept arrival area.
We booked a hotel near Fuente Circle in the city which was quite convenient since it's near the tourist spots and malls. Do consider staying in any of the hotels within the Fuente Circle vicinity (Crown Regency Tower, Summit Circle Cebu, Gran Prix Econotel). A cab ride to SM, Ayala, Magellan's Cross, Cebu's IT Park wouldn't set you back more than a hundred pesos. A Robinson's Mall is also walking distance to the above mentioned hotels.

Cebu City has a lot of interesting things to offer but we took it slow during our first day. Our first and the most important thing on our agenda is to eat the famous CnT Lechon so we headed to Ayala and the lechon didn't disappoint. (CnT Lechon can be found at Ayala Center's Food Choices right beside the cinemas. )

After having our fill, we decided to have our haircut. Here we are looking dapper.



We also paid the famous tourist spots a visit on our 2nd day.

Magellan's Cross

Sto. Nino Church

Plaza Independencia


Fort San Pedro



Analyn also chanced upon an S&R on our way to the hotel. It is quite near Magellan's Cross and Fort San Pedro so that's where we headed next.

We went crazy. There's a huge teddy bear and huge Pop Tarts!



Affordable Cheetos Jalapenos

Cherry Cokes! 

For interesting food choices, we went to Cebu IT Park. The place looked a lot like BGC in Manila.



My friends and I had a lot of fun in Cebu, I was initially worried that there would be nothing to do but I was wrong. Check out Things to do in Cebu here: WhenInManila: Things To Do When in Cebu

Here we are posing for the camera:

Planning your Cebu itinerary? Again, here's the link to help you out:  http://www.wheninmanila.com/things-to-do-when-in-cebu/

Are You Using the Web to Check-In For Your Flight?

You should.

Why?

1. Skip the Queue - When my uncle told me about checking in online last December, I tried it on a Jetstar flight to Singapore and was quite glad that I did. A dedicated web check-in counter is available at the airport which allowed me to skip the queue and save time.

2. Choose Your Seat - On my recent trip to Bangkok via Thai airways, I forgot to do so and I spent almost half an hour waiting. What's worse is that I ended up in the middle seat squeezed between two big guys. I forgot to mention that another benefit of web check-in is that you get to choose your seat.

The night before my trip back to Singapore, I made sure to use the online check-in facility. Good thing I did because I saw that I was once again assigned a middle seat. I was able to change my seat selection and check myself in which just two simple clicks.

3. Pre-Flight Time - I also noticed that instead of two hours prior, you can show up at the airport just an hour before your scheduled flight.



The photo above is the reminder I got stating that I have to be at check-in counter at least 60 minutes prior to the scheduled departure time.

This is what greeted me when I arrived at the airport at 5 in the morning.





The crazy long queues I skipped and was out of there in less than 10 minutes.

I normally fly budget and good thing is that they also offer this service.

1. Air Asia: It's actually better to check-in online because you avoid paying counter check-in fees which are imposed on domestic flights, they also have printing terminals at some airports to allow you to print the boarding pass yourself

Air Asia: http://www.airasia.com/my/en/myflights/mciguides.page

2. Cebu Pacific: If I'm not mistaken, they offered this service for a fee before but have since removed it.

Cebu Pacific: http://www.cebupacificair.com/travel-services/web-check-in.html

3. Jetstar: http://www.jetstar.com/sg/en/planning-and-booking/checking-in/web-check-in

4. Tiger's not offering the service yet but from the site, it should be available soon.

Tiger: http://www.tigerairways.com/sg/en/webcheckin_guide.php

5. PAL's not offering the service.