You step into Cebu and, even as a first-time visitor, you’ll feel the land throbbing with rich culture and history. You’ll itch to know how the downtown area continues to flourish, with its wide array of creative merchandise, clever business pitches, and bustling trade of smiles, hellos, and stories. You’ll get curious at Cebuanos’ religious devotion, manifested by the constant burning of candles and the unceasing murmur of prayers. You’ll be amazed at how an ordinary looking house along an ordinary looking street could hold the weight of many generations and survive as witness to historic events. Then you’ll feel that a little sidewalk excursion is not enough. You need a storyteller to guide you and show you more than a usual tour would. You need someone like Ka Bino Guerrero, an animated heritage interpreter and an energetic tour guide. When you see him, you’ll see a big man in a period costume whose big love for Cebu’s culture and heritage cannot be denied. Ka Bino is with the San Pedro Tours, a new Cebu-based tour agency that offers you unique and unforgettable heritage tours. When you step out of Cebu, after Guerrero shows you around, you’ll see the Queen City of the South in a fresher, better and lovelier perspective. Then you’ll understand why many people keep saying they want to go back to Cebu, home of many firsts.