This is my first
time traveling to Mindanao, and first stop would be in Cagayan de Oro. It was
Piso Fare offer in Cebu Pacific that got us to travel to CDO, booked way back
February of last year?? Together with all the surcharges and taxes, our fare
just came down to almost Php 600 per person.
A few weeks before our trip, we were supposed to just hire a travel agency to book everything for us, but the
practical side of me took over and decided to try to book the tours and
accommodations. Being so busy with work, I decided to just POAT on Pinoy Exchange
Forum on CDO thread asking for itinerary. Luckily, Noel Greene responded to me.
I'm not sure, but I think he is the owner, or co-owner, of Manage TravelTours in CDO. It's a little bit complicated as Noel resides in Ireland,
while his brother-in-law resides here. They provide the transportation
service/tour within CDO and to places nearby such as Bukidnon and to port going
to Camiguin. Noel also booked me in Victoria Suite Hotel, a cheap hotel in CDO,
and gave me contact to book our Camiguin Tour. They've also arrange our White
Water Rafting and tour Dahilayan Park in Bukidnon.
Finally all was set
and our day of departure finally came. We met up about an hour and a half before
our flight leaves, since we were hungry, we decided to eat first. We felt relax
that we just went to the boarding area about 40 minutes before our boarding.
The crew told us to wait first as she was going to check if we can still be
boarded. WTF? All of us were speechless for a moment there, and when the crew
let us pass through, we were so relieved and found it hilarious at the same. We
didn't know what to do if the plane left us. About 1 1/2 hour later, at almost
5 in the afternoon, we finally arrived at CDO.
Emero, Noel's
brother-in-law, picked us up in the airport and drove us to Victoria Suite
Hotel. The hotel was nice enough for sleeping and taking a bath, it's
clean but small. For just Php 900 for
twin sharing, one can't expect a lot from it. Emero was kind enough to drove us
around the area to see where we could hang out. Since it was late in the
afternoon, we really don't have time to do anything much, so when we saw a cute
small bakery, Missy Bon Bon, we decided to hang there to eat. It was a chic
bakeshop, with different cakes and breads, plus gelatos and some other dishes. Must try is their Macaroons and
Pistachio Gelato. Although, it's a little bit pricier than the other flavors,
at Php 100 per scoop, it's the best pistachio gelato I have tasted so far. Continue reading here.
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| Strawberry Short Cake from Missy Bon Bon |
