⌛ Questions for SMILE, Cebu Pacific's In-flight Mag

my name is ranza and i contribute to cebu pacific's in-flight magazine. i need to ask a few questions about dumaguete and was hoping you could answer them. this will come out for the feb/march issue of smile. super thanks and i really appreciate it.

if you wish to remain anonymous, please e-mail me your answers at ranza_garcia@yahoo.com

many thanks and happy holidays!

cheers,
ranza



Destination: Dumaguete City
Name:
Occupation:
Age:
Length of time lived in destination:

1.) Where's the best place to go for breakfast?
2.) What famous visitors has the destination had?
3.) What's the best night out you ever enjoyed in the destination?
4.) Which hotel is the most exclusive?
5.) What is your favorite local festival?
6.) Can you give us an insider’s tip in the city? i.e. where to pick up the cheapest taxis, what time of the day to see fishermen bringing in the catch of the day
7.) What's the local recreational activity?
8) What's an unusual fact about the city?
9.) Why do you love living here?
10.) What's the best thing to do at night?
11.) What should a visitor buy?
12) What should a visitor eat?
13.) Are there any local characters that a visitor must meet, such as a tour guide/ a street vendor/ a shop owner who will give you the history of the town?
14.) What is an unusual thing to do here?
15.) If this destination were a fruit, what fruit would it be and why?

 

Cebu Pacific inflight magazine

Hi Ranza,

Welcome to Dumaguete Info

I hope we can help you with your research, I am looking forward to read the mag, I have a few trips booked back and forth already in that time period.

Let us know if we can help further with information and content that will help promote Dumaguete City and the area around this place.

Dumaguete Info is only a few months old, but already a wealth of information here with more added every day, our plan is that this site will be the #1 information site for the region within a year.

Again, welcome and good luck on your research.

 

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Destination: Dumaguete City
Name: Kim
Occupation: Programmer / SEO marketing / Designer
Age: 34
Length of time lived in destination: less than a year

Why Not and Coco Amigos

Don't know any

A great night out for us is simply sitting in Coco Amigos one of the nights they do not have a band, listen to concert DVDs and have a quiet beer.

In town I would choose Bethel Guest House, outside city limits we would start looking at resorts, and I believe Antulang and Atlantis would be the winners there.

Buglasan was very entertaining.

Cheapest Taxis? well we don't have taxis in Dumaguete, but if you are going home to your resort at night after a good night out, you might not want to get your trike outside Why Not, they tend to try to fleece their customers there. Walk a little and find a trike roaming on the streets in stead and you will be better off.

I enjoy swimming and snorkeling here.

The vast amount of students compared to the citys population.

The clean air, the friendly people, the ocean.

I usually work at night, Internet is faster and more reliable.

Dumaguete City T-shirts of course, they got heaps in Lee Plaza.

There are lots and lots of good eatieries by the boulevard, try as many places as possible.

The folks at the regional Tourism Board are quite friendly and they can help you a lot. Also management in Atlantis are helpful and will steer you in the right direction. I also had some cool talks with the dive master on Apo Island Beach Resort, he knows a lot about the dive sites over there.

Unusual thing to do.. not sure I understand what you mean here, an unusual thing to do here would be walking backwards home... LOL

A Mango.. mangos are cool

 

Try the city's "painitan" at the public market - puto and tsokolate

Jimmy Carter, Harold Sala, Barry Thomson,... (you could add to the list)

A lot... in the boulevard

Bethel Guest House

Buglasan Festival

early morning jog at the boulevard - spectacular sunrise

basketball, volleyball, beach

it has the biggest library in SE Asia

my family is here

the boulevard

local handicrafts

balut, sans rival, chicharon

Silliman Museum, Botanical Garden

you can do practically anything under the sun

banana, it's intersting and lots of variety

 

thanks so much! really appreciate your help

 

Why Not

No idea

I'd be biased. It would be my birthday party at Payag. I had a luau theme. It's something you don't get to do often in Manila. Locals would probably say, a Wednesday night at Hayahay.

Exclusive? In terms of price? I guess, Bethel if it's within Dumaguete City.

Buglasan

Rent a motorbike to get around the city and neighboring towns.
On Saturday night, they have fresh veggies from valencia that are cheaper around the area of the public market.

Does drinking count? A lot are into racing motorbikes from what I've noticed, They also do alot of skimboarding in the neighboring town of Sibulan.

don't know any

Less traffic, cleaner air, near the beach, accessible to other tourist destinations, laid back

I also work at night. But if I get time out, I usually would
- Get a couple of drinks at either Payag Sa Likod or Hayahay
- Walk along the boulevard
- Get a massage! (It's cheaper here. Thai Massage at either Thai Boran or Nuat Thai only costs 150. A SPA massage costs about 300 at Urban Nirvana.)

no idea

Sansrival, Panda's Fried Ice Cream, Mamia's Crab Stuffed Fish Fillet

I know one but I can' give you the name yet. I'll ask permission.

Customs wise, i think there is none. Dumaguete is rich with different cultures due to the various nationalities who lives here.
15.) If this destination were a fruit, what fruit would it be and why?[/QUOTE]
Coconut, never out of season and refreshing

 

Destination: Dumaguete City
Name: Dean
Occupation: Student
Age: 20
Length of time lived in destination: 20

1.) Where's the best place to go for breakfast?
-- Bethel
-- Tiannge's Painitan (suman & hot chocolate)

2.) What famous visitors has the destination had?
-- Jose Rizal (stopped over when he was on his way to Dapitan)
-- Former US Pres Jimmy Carter
-- Barry Thompson

3.) What's the best night out you ever enjoyed in the destination?
-- I often go to Payag sa Likod, Hayahay, El Camino Blanco

4.) Which hotel is the most exclusive?
-- Within the city: Bethel, La Residencia Almar, Coco Grande
-- Outside the city: Antulang, Atlantis, VIP Private Resort

5.) What is your favorite local festival?
-- Buglasan!!

6.) Can you give us an insider’s tip in the city? i.e. where to pick up the cheapest taxis, what time of the day to see fishermen bringing in the catch of the day?
-- No taxis here.
-- Tartanillas can still be found roaming around the city

7.) What's the local recreational activity?
-- Diving, Snorkeling, Skim Boarding, Beach party

8) What's an unusual fact about the city?
-- hmm.. it has the oldest stone church all over Negros
-- Almost half of the city population are students
-- It has 4 universities (the population is relatively small)

9.) Why do you love living here?
-- Dumaguete's unique charm can easily snatch one's heart

10.) What's the best thing to do at night?
-- Party, roadtrip, boozing

11.) What should a visitor buy?
-- Native handmade goodies from Handumanan or NOAH

12) What should a visitor eat?
-- Panda's Fried ice cream, Sans Rival, Silvanas, Tempura and Balut by the Blvrd

13.) Are there any local characters that a visitor must meet, such as a tour guide/ a street vendor/ a shop owner who will give you the history of the town?
-- The tourism office helps a lot

14.) What is an unusual thing to do here?
-- hmmm.. just walk around downtown, people watching, have looong coffee hours, eat a lot, then study hard. hmm unusual ba?

15.) If this destination were a fruit, what fruit would it be and why?
-- mango --- i love it!


these are just all the info i can share. more to come!

 

Destination: Dumaguete City
Name:
Occupation: self-employed
Age: 28
Length of time lived in destination: 12

1.) Where's the best place to go for breakfast?
2.) What famous visitors has the destination had?
-
3.) What's the best night out you ever enjoyed in the destination?
- A night with friends bar hopping from El Camino, Hayahay, Barefoot Bistro, Why Not.
4.) Which hotel is the most exclusive?
- At this point in time, it would be the Negros Inn.
5.) What is your favorite local festival?
- Buglasan
6.) Can you give us an insider’s tip in the city? i.e. where to pick up the cheapest taxis, what time of the day to see fishermen bringing in the catch of the day
7.) What's the local recreational activity?
- Strolling or hanging out along the boulevard, hanging out in some of the bars, eateries and cafes.
8) What's an unusual fact about the city?
- It is probably the only city in the country whose main economic activity is derived from unviersities, colleges and the students in these learning institutions. For its population of a little more than 100,000, it has four universities and about one third of the population are young, and most of them are students.
9.) Why do you love living here?
- It is a cool city. You have all the amenities of a big city, yet its environment is very serene. Pollution is still minimal, and the people are friendly and educated. It is a fusion between living in a big city and small town.
10.) What's the best thing to do at night?
11.) What should a visitor buy?
12) What should a visitor eat?
13.) Are there any local characters that a visitor must meet, such as a tour guide/ a street vendor/ a shop owner who will give you the history of the town?
14.) What is an unusual thing to do here?
15.) If this destination were a fruit, what fruit would it be and why?

-to be continued

 

Destination: Dumaguete City
Name: Ritche
Occupation: self-employed
Age: 28
Length of time lived in destination: 12

1.) Where's the best place to go for breakfast?
- The best that I have so far was the breakfast at Chowking.
2.) What famous visitors has the destination had?
- Jimmy Carter
3.) What's the best night out you ever enjoyed in the destination?
- A night with friends bar hopping from El Camino, Hayahay, Barefoot Bistro, Why Not.
4.) Which hotel is the most exclusive?
- At this point in time, it would be the Negros Inn.
5.) What is your favorite local festival?
- Buglasan
6.) Can you give us an insider’s tip in the city? i.e. where to pick up the cheapest taxis, what time of the day to see fishermen bringing in the catch of the day
- There are taxis and vans for rent near OK Pension House. Motorcycles for rent also abound in the area.
7.) What's the local recreational activity?
- Strolling or hanging out along the boulevard, hanging out in some of the bars, eateries and cafes.
8) What's an unusual fact about the city?
- It is probably the only city in the country whose main economic activity is derived from unviersities, colleges and the students in these learning institutions. For its population of a little more than 100,000, it has four universities and about one third of the population are young, and most of them are students.
9.) Why do you love living here?
- It is a cool city. You have all the amenities of a big city, yet its environment is very serene. Pollution is still minimal, and the people are friendly and educated. It is a fusion between living in a big city and small town.
10.) What's the best thing to do at night?
- Strolling at the boulevard, dining at Shakeys by the boulevard, or hanging out at Shakeys or in other bars dotting the boulevard all the way to Escano Beach, Silliman Avenue, etc.
11.) What should a visitor buy?
- Budbud kabog and baye-baye, both delicacies of the province of Oriental Negros.
12) What should a visitor eat?
- Budbud kabog and baye-baye, both delicacies of the province of Oriental Negros. You could also add tempura and fishballs which youcan have at the boulevard.
13.) Are there any local characters that a visitor must meet, such as a tour guide/ a street vendor/ a shop owner who will give you the history of the town?

14.) What is an unusual thing to do here?
- Reading books by the boulevard, or just watch the sun set or the moon rise in the same place.
15.) If this destination were a fruit, what fruit would it be and why?
- It would have to be mango, sweet and tender.