Tour Around CARAGA

My husband and I decided to spend our first vacation as husband and wife in one of our favorite places on earth, in Mindanao! The island where we really came from; and our target travel destination? Tour around CARAGA where our best of friends are settled. It was last 2014 when I first visited CARAGA with a lot of unfortunate events. hahaha! But this time, we explored some of the best travel destinations in area.

 I'm showing my hubby how Miss Blue the Thrifty Wanderer travels.hahaha!

We arrived in Bancasi Airport, Butuan City around 2pm. Not like the last time that we were picked up, we need to travel via bus or van to San Francisco, Agusan del Sur where we are going to stay.

Jeepney ride from the airport to the city cost 20pesos/head.

It was already dark when we arrived in San France, we had dinner with friends and rested early for another travel to Cantillan, Surigao del Sur to attend the Christening of our dear godchild. I'll just post a separate blog about it.

Let me tour you around CARAGA first.

Our tour destinations:

Stop-Over: BISLIG

(Click link to read the full Blog ) -> Tinuy-an Falls

(Click link to read the full Blog ) -> Ocean View Park & International Doll House

Enchanted River

Libuacan Cold Spring

Sidetrip to

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Sarnimian Inland Resort

Island Hopping

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Britania Group of Islands

Overnight and enjoy sunrise at Cagwait White Beach:

Sure lot of fun things to do in CARAGA!

Miss Blue the Thrifty Wanderer conquered CARAGA!!!

Expectations vs Reality: Cangcua-Ay Private Beach Resort, Oslob Cebu

Hello there!

It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been busy with work and school for the past months; that’s why! Anyway, it is summertime again and same as you; I am also busy scanning and reading blogs of the best places to visit around Cebu or Cities nearby; then I suddenly realize I’d been to different places lately as well that I missed sharing in my own blog. 

The first entry of the year our “Expectations vs Reality” experience in one of the beaches in the south a Cebu. There was a time where this place was trending online that even my friends abroad were asking me about it. So, out of curiosity, we set forth to Cangcua-ay Beach Resort, Tan-awan, Oslob, Cebu.

This was the expectation…So enticing, isn't it?

*Credits to the owner of the photos. Photos were taken online.

And this is  "REALITY".

Is the hammock familiar? Where is the blue enticing water? hahaha! The benefit of the doubt; maybe we went there on a different weather condition. I searched for other bloggers who visited the place if someone could post a similar photo as the ad online but I didn't see any, just correct me if I'm wrong but this was just based on our experience.  I am setting the correct expectation here. hahaha!

These photos were edited just to set proper expectations. hahaha! 

Overall, we enjoyed our trip eventhough a li'l bit disappointed that the place did not meet our expectations; but as I keep on saying to my friends that it's not about the place but the people you are making memories with, to make it more amazing. Moral of this travel; we should not expect too much and we should not rely on what we just see and read online. Photo editing plays a deceiving role nowadays. For us bloggers, we should be true in every blog that we post. Readers depend on the information and photos we are providing. I am too sometimes is guilty of this crime (good thing, I am not that good in photo editing. hahaha!).

Miss Blue the Thrifty Wanderer is leaving this quote from Ryan Reynolds.

"When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment." 

*Source: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/expectations