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In one of our official office trips in Davao, it would be too boring if there is no detour. From official trips, detours are important to keep yourself sane. Ahahahaha okay, that's a big alibi from me. But this is one of the nice detours I had. I don't really drive, I am the ultimate " pasahero " of all time. I can feed you, keep you awake and do the navigation, but I don't have the courage to drive. So yup, during one of our trip to Davao City, on our way home we checked out BEMWA Farms in Arakan Davao.  While on our way home, I was checking Google Maps to check for the location of Bemwa Farm. The funny thing is, while on the road, Mobile signals are unreliable. We stopped for a while for lunch in one of the roadside carenderia , ate and left without asking for directions for Bemwa Farm. After eating we drove off and continue our search since we couldn't really find the corner where we are supposed to turn, we asked a lady walking in the roadside. She ...

AirAsia Zest expands Cebu hub, re-connects Cebuanos to Mindanao P1 promo fares up for grabs now for Cebu-Davao and Cebu-Cagayan de Oro via www.airasia.com Cebu City, 23rdOctober 2014 – AirAsia Zest the Filipino Low Cost Carrier that flies hand in hand ith AirAsia voted the World‘s Best Low Cost Carrier for six straight years by Skytrax World Airline  awards from 2009 to 2014 today launched its newest destinations from Mactan Cebu International  airport to Davao and Cagayan de Oro, two key cities in Mindanao.  In conjunction with the reintroduction of these routes, AirAsia Zest is offering promotional seats with all-in-fares from as low as P353.92, one-way. Booking period is now until 2 November 2014, for travel period from 12 December 2014 to 24 October 2015. Booking is available online at www.airasia.com.  Booking is also available on AirAsia‟s mobile apps through iPhone, Android devices, Blackberry10 platform and the Windows Platform. Search Air...

MANILA, May 20, 2014 – AirAsia Zest’s Board of Directors have appointed Joy Cañeb a as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Joy who has been the airline’s Chief Operating Officer and Accountable Manager as well as a member of the board of directors since October 2013, assumed her new role in 1st April 2014. A lawyer by profession with vast experience in corporate legal matters, Joy was instrumental in establishing Philippines AirAsia’s presence and operations in Clark International Airport in 2011. She was also instrumental in Philippines AirAsia’s acquisition of Zest Airways Inc. via strategic alliance in 2013, a partnership that paved the way for both airlines to operate on a much larger scale to/from Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Philippines’ major international gateway. Armed with a unique combination of legal training, expertise and exposure to the Philippines corporate environment, Joy led the Philippine team along the complex and challenging regulato...

CORPORATE PROFILE AirAsia Philippines (AAP) and Zest Air signed a strategic  alliance in March 2013 allowing AAP to invest in the Zest Air Group by acquiring 49% of Zest Air, an investment which aligns with AirAsia Group’s business strategy.  AirAsia is the leading and largest low-cost carrier in Asia, services the most extensive network with 88 destinations. Within 12 years of operations, AirAsia has carried over 250 million guests and grown its fleet from just two aircraft to over 160. The airline today is proud to be a truly Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) airline with established operations based in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and extending to as far as India and Japan, servicing a network stretching across all Asean countries as well as China and Australia covering over 88 destinations! AirAsia was named the World’s Best Low Cost Airline in the annual World Airline Survey by Skytrax for six consecutive years from 2009 – ...

I heared about Jack’s Ridge a lot during the trip. It’s one place people in the group keep mentioning. Well, I couldn’t see or haven’t read about it from my blogger friends. What’s in it that these people keep mentioning.

The Davao crocodile farm was known for their Crocodile shows. The last time I was here, there was this man walking in a roping acting to be falling while a hungry crocodile is waiting to  devour him, at the bottom just in case he drops from his crazy stunts on the rope.

It’s Sunday and after we attended a Sunday mass we opted for a tour around Davao City for a break after a successful real estate seminar at Linmarr Hotel & Apartelles yesterday. We went to a monastery to deliver tithes and donations, drove somewhere for another one and then we stopped here at D’ Japanese Tunnel for a quick historical tour.

The Magsaysay Park has been known to many because it’s the favorite place of durian and mangoesteen lovers in Davao City. They may not be serving the cheapest durian fruit and candies but it became a landmark of Davao City, that when you are looking for a durian haven where you can eat and go, then it’s at Magsaysay.

Toryano’s Chicken Haus is one of the oldest landmarks in Davao City. According to the host Davaoeño who brought us there, the place is one of the oldest food place in Davao. They are known for their Native Chicken barbecue meal. It has been an all time favorite and a must try when you are in Davao City .

Our team arrived Davao City at around 9:00 in the morning. We were waiting for our van pick-up from the airport, but there might be miscommunications from either the hotel or the person who made the reservation for us, that they missed to pick us up at the airport. We opted to rent a van on standby instead. I have been to Davao City many times, my relatives live here, though we don't visit them that often, we have attended several events here in Davao. The host company hosted us in Linmarr Hotel and Apartelle. I was first given this apartelle all by myself. This is a 1 bedroom apartelle, complete with cable tv, hot and cold shower, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and a sofa downstairs. Looking at it, you seemed to want to live here. When I surveyed the apartelle, I wanted to make my own humble abode like this. hehe The apartelle comes with a parking space that fits 1 van. This single bedroom apartelle costs 2,800 per night.  The L-shaped table is a dining table with 2 mon...