The Best Nightlife Areas in Mango Avenue, Cebu City
Cebu is the island heritage of the Philippines; it is rich with historical spots of how the Philippines were discovered. Until today, the beautiful landmarks, beaches and structures are naturally preserved that makes it an exciting place among the locals, foreigners and backpackers to meet the co-existence of history blending with the modern day era. But at night, the Mango Square, Mango Avenue makes them one of the best nightlife areas in Cebu with the finest bars and clubs, this place is jam packed with locals and foreigners to meet, eat and drink with high class bar girls (Gamsby, 2010).
The Mango Square on Mango Avenue has some the best nightlife areas in Cebu (Williams, 2014), including Juliana’s Nightclub, it is the favorite among locals and foreigners, they offer high tech disco, VIP rooms and fair priced food and drinks. The Numero Doce Bar is a gay and girl friendly bar that is perfect for budget conscious nightlife seekers, they serve the best drinks and frozen cocktails. The Pump Disco, Pappilon Nightclub, Love City, Hot Rods and Club Temptation are some of the popular bars and clubs not just with their disco party, but also with their pretty bar girls.
Getting to the best nightlife areas in Cebu is easy; there are direct flights from Manila, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea going to the Mactan Cebu International Airport, from the airport to Mango, Square they can take a taxi for about P200 to 250 pesos. Travelers can also ask for a flag down rate to lower the cost, this will only take less than half an hour. They can also choose to ride a jeepney from Marina Mall to Benedicto St and another jeep from Benedicto to Sancianko St leading to the Mango Square Mall (Tripbarker.com, 2013).
The best nightlife areas in Cebu mostly start at 6:00 or 8:00pm and closed around 2:00 am. Most foreigners and backpackers love the nightlife in Mango Square because of their nightlife experience, but there is also simple swindling in the area. In the taxi, flat rate or overcharging can take place. Another is in the bar, the girl’s sweet talks for more drinks or pushed by another female or “mamasan”, the simple tale is that their family member is sick and badly need money (Victoria, 2012). These are the things that they need to be aware of.
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References:
Gamsby, P. (2010) Philippine Dreams 2010, the Streetwise Guide to the Philippines, NSW: Streetwise Publishing
Tripbarker.com (2013) Mass Transit Commuting Made Easy, Retrieved December 4, 2015 from: http://www.tripbarker.com/
Victoria, (2012) Paying for Sex in the Philippines: One Man Tells All, Retrieved December 4, 2015, from: http://www.lovetravellife.com/catholic-school-girls-rule-especially-in-the-philippines/
Williams, C. (2014) Lonely Planet Southeast Asia on a Shoestring, UK: Lonely Planet