I thought I’ve seen the best of Samboan. But I was wrong. I mean, my friend Irene took us there a few months ago and we extremely enjoyed Aguinid Falls and the nice beaches. But just like what Chris Tucker said in one of his films, indeed, ‘I ain’t seen nothin’ yet!’. LOL.
The four-hour road trip on my motor bike to the southern tip of Cebu was no picnic. But when I saw the real beauty of Samboan, all bad things were just forgotten. I never reached the ‘heart’ of the town during my previous trip. And I’m so thankful that this time, I finally did. I really enjoyed my short stay there. It was mind-blowing!
View of the kiosk and an age-old house from the municipal hall.
You know you’ve reached Samboan when you see this small kiosk with a statue of a farmer on the roof.
Road to the town church.
Samboan’s nice municipal hall.
And Satchmo had to pose.
Road fronting the school.
The Samboan town church and convent.
Satchmo with Australian friend Lucille.
Church bell tower.
Statue of Jesus.
Side view.
Posing na pud!
Nice convent!
Another angle.
Pretty nice job, ei! 
Other important buildings in town.
The place is just so clean and green.
Fountain in the middle of the plaza
A watchtower which lies directly on top of Jacob’s Ladder.
And the view from the plaza – the beautiful sea.
View from the plaza.
There’s the sea! Wow!
View inside the watch tower – notice the cross.
Satchmo and Lucille @ Jacob’s Ladder.
Awesome view of the ocean.
Path to the church.
Grotto of the virgin Mary.
View from the grotto.
wow, kadaghan na sa kausaban sa Samboan, convent have been renovated, ug limpyo pod…sa 1st picture kanang backgound if am correct, dili ba na ang tindahan ni “Alice”? naa pod mga Aninon diha ug ditoy sa ubos sa may Merkado dapit….nice pics…
Kanindot pod sa mga pictures oy, home sick man pod kaayo ko, nausab na pod and backdraft sa imong blog Ley, its nice…as usual you alway deliver the best…..
It is very nice & a very clean town indeed.
Satchmo & Lucille look cute together
Beautifullllllll pictures.I love the ocean view picture. Is that island Neg. Orr. So close! looks like 3 to 5 klms in distance only. Oh thats a nice kiosk w/ an eye catching man.Hi Satch @ Lucille
This town reminds me of Puerto Princesa in Palawan. Very nice pictures, Ley!
Very nice and clean town! Thanks for sharing.
Ley, I love the 20th photo. Very cool landscape shot of the sea, sun, sky and shade of trees…the power-play of blue and black colors..love it! Did you use any color filter for this shot or any shooting mode you used? You got the eye for great shots!!! Keep it up!!
The mayor of Samboan (Raymond Calderon) is a very good friend of mine.
nag-ingon pa ka sir. nagpa picture unta mi with the mayor. hehehe
wish i can tour to samboan too.
atong unang panahon may makalilisang nga mananap naghari ning dapita.
Yes, that first picture, view of the sea from the Plaza is gorgeous. You should enter that in a photo contest.
It is a very nice place to live. I was in Samboan a lot of times
from the city pila plete padung samboan? pila ka hours ang travel?
ley… nice ang mga pic…nag pic pud unta ka sa saint pius x school kilid ra sa church heheh gimingaw naman so sa ako school..dugay na wa ko kaadto way back 1999.
It looks breathtakingly bueatiful. I want to visit Samboan later this year. Is there any accomadation for foriegners in Samboan? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Nindota samboan oi…kanus a pa kaha ko ka pauli ay…..mingaw na jud didto…..
nindota samboan oi….kanus a pa kaha ko ka pauli ay….mingaw na ko didto…
NIce auu ang samboan doh
ay manong aus!off limits to pedophiles ang samboan.inocente pa kaau na.tan aw ra pictures.pagpuyo ra diha.
wowww…proud to be tagaSamboan….hehhehhh
daghan na jud nausab..Samboan is a nice pLace…
nice au samboan oi coz naa man gud nag live dira ang bumihag xa puso ni dyesebel. . . . i come back ds coming octuber…… mz na nako ako pangga so much… . .
“ferlyn”
luv u so much
mingAw q samboan but i have many heartaches na
maremember f muole q…i prefer to stay fAr.i have 2 move on.
ur a good photograPher ley,,,nindot jud ang sAmboan…hup
naa pud na cla chrstmas dsplay prsentation when madecmber’..
Hi, Ley!.. I enjoyed watching your blog.. I don’t believe you are not a professional photographer, you seem one.. you can take nice angles, nice lighting, nice view and subject.. I bow.
Taga- Samboan sad ko and I’ve been there lately. I’m proud that you took pictures of my town…only few photographs were taken that were published, kasagaran ang church lang ug ang Jacob’s ladder, which is ang Samboan is famous for.
Pangutana: Gi-left gyud nimo imong heart sa Samboan? hehehe.. btaw, joke lang.
Keep up the good work, Ley!.. You’ve done a great job in promoting Cebu.
hai ley…hehehe curious jud Q f knsa ng satChmoo…tnuod jud na cya?
hmmm…keep up da goOd woRk..imiz samboan..regards to my fwnd jeneve agdon., na wa pa jud me nagkameet
di 2 farmer oi. twag a2 boluntaryo:. ang boluntaryo maoy nghatag ug fuds xa mga guerilya during war
di 2 farmer ang naa sa ibabaw sa kiosk. Boluntary ang tawag ato, sila ang naghatag ug fuds sa mga guerilya during the war(between japanese and americans)
aw ok. thanks for the info nellie
ley! thanks for promoting the place! hehe.. that’s my hometown.. remmbrd the grotto.. wheew! we’ve always been there during our HS days in saint pius.. i miss the place as well as the times we’ve spent there.. Used to hangout there wherein worry-free and life’s not that complicated pa.. huhu! noticed the bushes beside it? mangatkat mi diha sauna..hehe.. hi to monette, joy, adah, marnelli, reynan, giovan, ronald, moises, james, lee, anajeani, anatolia, & etc.. my friends and classmates in HS batch 2002.. ty!
SAMBOAN is the place to be. (:
plano namo mamakasyon me diha karon march ,yehey moanha unya me diha ..miss na jud nako diha sa pilipinas ,diha sa probinsya sa bukid ,,naa bay ka stayhan diha sa samboan like a lodging house ?
hmmmmmmm samboan? nndot btaw kuno dha,kay nice place to stay and relax labina sa dagat
… just know lang 2ngod sa akong ex-niadto huhuhuhuhu 
, taga dinha mangud sya.. asan na kaya sya ngayon ano? nahala paging nlang sa mga taga samboanon, kinsa may nakaila ni jayson? anyway daghan man tao dha hehehhe.. but he study b4 in pius school kuno..okies tym to move on na haahahhaaha… labay langko sa samboan sa blog mo ley, para 2 rmmber d past lang ba aahehehhe.. drama kaau sa? bwahahhaa
NINDOT AU SAMBOAN….ang balay ni alice maoy nakadalag bida sa tanan..hehe
mao ba nang balay ni alice kanang doul sa rotunda? unahan sa ila ka elsie?
… compare and see the difference… hehehe. nice jud ang samboan, as in, hello to ka batch 1991 hi to teresa lomente, elba omana, arnold torres, fe aninon, arnelyn capa, marnie rafols, (asa na ka run) og sa tanan ako classmates sa saint pius x school… ang bulontaryo maoy nakadalag bida… oh di bah…
hello there!..staring kau ko diri sa greetings da!..hehe..bdwy, nakawtan na diay ang kato st joseph ug bbay jesus dha luyo church no?..kita kos tv patrol..nanglimbarot ako balhibo dah!..wako magdahom nga kato santos sauna cg nako ambakambakan kilid sa stage sa pius ky milaggroso diay to…i think kinahanlan jd na ipabarog para wa na kalamidad mo hitabo…so, attention taga samboan..dapat managkot jd ta inig uli..ok..have a nice day!
wue.. nindot jd ang samboan.. the best..
Waaaaaaa! Its my relative’s/father’s hometown! We’ll be going there this coming holy week of 2009! Kitakits!
Those who know Laura Pidge is my tita. She is active in the church there.
I will take my advanced PS camera(wish could have SLR) and will take lots of shots there.
Ley, thank you for promoting my beloved town Samboan! (as well as to MoalBoal and Bato)
- Jonil, from Cebu City (09083008080, pls donate load, LOL!)
wow! mingaw na nuon ko’s samboan… T-T
ley, good job! thanks for featuring samboan in your blog. now samboan is known because of you. i came from bato (a part of samboan) but i am now settled in mandaue with my family, lami man jud na ang ato hometown. i think the house in the 1st picture belongs to the family of my friend vincent calderon of coa. hello to my sister – ester c. luague of ponong, samboan.
Samboan the best. Dili ko taga Samboan pero akong papa ug iyang mga ginikanan, (akong apohan) taga Samboan jud. So may dugo gihapon sa Samboanon. Daku kaayo kausaban ang Samboan limpyo kaayo ug naa pa juy background nga dagat. Naka bakakasyon ko diha adtong Mayo 2009 sa beach house sa akong grandpa Abdun Villarin. Porbeda lagi….tua ra ko sa dagat permi. Mabuhay ang Samboan. Viva San Miguel Arkanghel ug Senor San Jose.
Padre E. Mascardo
Stockton, CA.