Rough Groove

I’m going to Cebu!

Finally, I will be able to go and see Terminal 3 for myself! Poor me, a seasoned traveler, an “A” at that according to Lakbayan but ever since the country’s long awaited new airport opened last August, I haven’t been there, yet. Well, if not for my cousin’s wedding, I didn’t have any reason to book a flight.

Too bad, it’s still a month away.

Anyway, after about a decade from the time it was started to be built, controversies have hounded it with the Supreme Court cancelling the contract with Fraport and the Republic of the Philippines on grounds that it was tainted with corruption. When it was supposed to open a few years ago, part of a ceiling caved in and it was again mothballed.

Last August, portions have been opened and Cebu Pacific’s operations were transferred there. So far, feedback from travelers seem to be good. Unfortunately, just last week, another portion of the ceiling at the baggage area, fell.

langyaw.com is one year old!

langyaw.com - sojourns of a solitary traveler

Langyaw is Cebuano for an outsider, a foreigner in a local place. It also means a visitor, or more, a traveler.

Travel is a passion. There’s something in the act of going places, experiencing the varied sights, scents and tastes that I don’t want to miss. To travel is not only getting from point A to point B but it is a journey to ones’ self.

langyaw - sojourns of a solitary traveler is a blog dedicated to this very exciting endeavor very close to my heart. All pertinent posts will be filed here instead of in Rough Groove except for some instances from time to time.

Places I’ve been to in the country

Got this one from Miriam’s blog, Lakbayan is a nifty tool to know to what extent you have travelled around the country. In my case, well, not to brag, really, but the colored (blued) parts are provinces and places I’ve been to either in passing or visited once or a few times.

As for my grade: A- ain’t bad after all.

One thing though, I tried cutting and pasting the generated code but unfortunately, the image did not displayed. It was only the code. That’s why I made it into an image instead.

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!
Created by Eugene Villar.

Cebu Pacific’s onboard eats

When Cebu Pacific started offering flights many years ago, they were known for Chippy (and other junk food snacks) and softdrinks for their free onboard eats and these were all from other Gokongwei products. Later it was just down to highly sugared C2 juice drink. Lately, especially this year which I only noticed, they’ve gone away with their free onboard eats and instead offered these for sale. Just look at the price list from their new Smile magazine (sorry, just took this with my camera phone) at left.

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