When You See These Things, You Know You’re In Davao

1. Durian at the Airport If you are going to Davao via air travel, the Davao International Airport is your main entry point. As you try to stroll around the premises of the airport, right outside where people are waiting for their expected guess, you’ll soon find that spot where there is a sculpture of [...]

A Hotel, A Restaurant, A Wavepool Under One Name: Emar’s

Tucked away in the unassuming community of Times Beach at the Matina Aplaya is a resort that comes across as an oasis in the otherwise simple, down-to-earth area. Emar’s Hotel, Wavepool, Restaurant, & Beach Resort, as the name thoroughly states, gives Times Beach a jolt with its relatively upscale offerings. Their tagline says, “Luxury, Pleasure, [...]

Ilihan Beach Resort: A Reflection of Samal’s Best

A new ideal getaway can be found in the north western part of the Island Garden City of Samal. And just like every beach resort in the island, the place holds promised of great adventures, once in a lifetime experiences and natures beauty at its very best. Named after either hulihan which means end part [...]

Wakeboarding in Davao

When you suddenly find yourself aching to stretch some muscles and have some serious water-fun under the sun, the city of Davao will never disappoint. From long pristine shores to varied water sports to epic water slides, the city also boasts of indoor facilities that exhibit pools of Olympic proportions. And when you thought that [...]

Experience Davao Seagull Resorts

A chain of resorts in Davao City has provided locals and tourists with countless relaxation and enjoyment through the years. What started out as one resort business gave birth to another two. Located in different areas in the Davao Region, the three Seagull resorts offer different adventures and experiences to people while advocating on one [...]

The Sonrisa de V Beach Resort In Samal

I don’t know about you. But every time I go to the beach, I go there for the beach. How about swimming pool by the beach? I say pass to that one. While all those Infinity Pools out there look good on a professional photographer’s lens — especially when done as a feature article on [...]

The Ritz Hotel at the Garden Oases

The Ritz Hotel of the Garden Oases Restaurant-Resort Complex offers the weary traveller a tranquil haven in downtown Davao City. If “Garden Oases” conjures images of frolicking or relaxation amidst peaceful lush greenery, then a fitting name has indeed been given to this quaint hotel at Porras Street in Barrio Obrero. There are 88 rooms [...]

Bali Bali Beach Resort: Serenity well-defined

Calmness, solitude and a life worth living. Experience genuine serenity to your heart’s content at a truly “bali bali” (which means “beautiful” in the Pangasinan native dialect) close to nature delight. Bali Bali Beach Resort takes pride of its uniquely positioned tourist-friendly attraction in the Island Garden City of Samal. Named after the famed Bali [...]

Hof Gorei Beach Resort in Samal Island

How much time does it usually take for the busiest bees among us to find the perfect getaway? Certainly, almost everybody would agree that it would probably take about a day or so, since a getaway is not perfect unless it takes you far from your usual reality – much less take you somewhere that [...]

10 Minutes To Paradise

One of the things I love about being a Davaoeña is the fact that “burn out” is an abstract concept to me. With the pace of life here in Davao there is always time to do the things I need to do and still have time to relax in between. Allow me to share with [...]