Marco Polo Hotel, Best Hotel in Davao City

I can honestly say we made the right choice by staying at Marco Polo, I've stayed here so many times, it has everything you want when it comes to great facilities. The staff & the service is alway good, It doesn't matter where you stay your always going to need a taxi so location it's a real problem. One of the best things about staying here is the breakfast, there is much of it. We're already looking at coming back to Marco Polo in Jan. We were going to stay in an apartment to make things cheaper but when you weigh things up its works out better for us to stay there, it has everything you need.

Try Apo View Hotel in Davao City

There was some excitement among my staff at the thought of using the Apo View Hotel for our seminar/workshop. The pictures of the place were impressive, and considering that we wouldn't be able to stay at the somewhat more highly-touted Marco Polo, this felt very much like the next best thing.

The good news was, the place did not disappoint, certainly not as far as our workshop needs were concerned; the room we reserved was packed to capacity, but the participants all seems reasonably comfortable, and even though nearly all the seats were taken they were able to move around with ease when they had to during the activity.

Eden Nature Park, Davao's Best Natural Park

Eden Nature Park offer travelers and campers a wide variety of sights and activities that the whole family can enjoy. There are so many things to do and so many places to visit and that spending one week in this place is not enough.

Immerse yourself and be one with mother nature as its vegetative smell gives you an aural pleasure of traveling through time. There are a number of caged animals around that speaks of a language that says "Welcome Home". Yes, if you are a filipino, you know how it feels to be home.

Eden Nature Park is home to some of the world's most exotic plant and animal species. It is definitely perfect for kids to experience living in the outdoors. You can take your family camping or just plain silly walking up the mountain trail just make sure to bring everything you need such as flashlights, hiking boots or shoes, a hefty amount of water, and insect repellents if you hate mosquitoes.

How Is Chinese New Year Celebrated?

How is Chinese New Year celebrated?

In China, New Year traditions vary depending on the region, although there are a number of customs that remain at the heart of /all/ Chinese New Year celebrations. 

Cleaning

Out with the old and in with the new. In the run up to New Year, houses are cleaned top to bottom. Some Chinese people take a bath with pomelo leaves (a citrus fruit native to South East Asia) as it's believed to enhance prosperity for the coming year. It is also traditional not to wash your hair during the initial days of New Year as it risks washing out any newly acquired prosperity.

Decoration

Doorways, windows and various other parts of houses are decorated with red ribbons and banners to ward off evil. It is also customary to put on brand new red clothes – red being a colour associated with good luck - in the early hours of New Year's Day as it is thought to ward off evil and symbolises a new start.

New Year's Eve meal

Chinese New Year is a time for families to reunite and the New Year's Eve meal is the most important of the year. Dumplings and fish are served as symbols of prosperity and children receive gifts, including envelopes filled with money.

Fireworks

It wouldn't be Chinese New Year without fireworks and fire-crackers. Traditionally they are set off on New Year's Eve in order to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new.

Festival of the Lanterns

The 15th day of the festival is known as the Festival of the Lanterns. It marks the last day of the lunar year and the end of all Chinese New Year celebrations. Red paper lanterns of all shapes and sizes are hung in streets and from almost all houses. Children often make their own lanterns in order to light the way as they stroll through the streets with friends and family. Many people write poems on the lanterns, while others inscribe riddles for others to solve in exchange for small gifts.

Gung Hai Fat Choi!  (gong-hey-faat-choy) ·