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[Expat American]

Not sure what your point is. When I travel the adventure is part of the fun. Going on a bus with locals is part of the experience. Not sure but by your logic, I originally paid about $40.00 usd for my hotel in Subic but I paid more than $200.00 a night in mnl. Should I have paid more for the hotel in Subic to justify my hotel in mnl?

Well by your own account your $40 subic hotel screwed you on the room, wouldn't allow you to even bring your own food in and didn't have housekeeping or an elevator. So you tell me. Maybe you should have paid a bit more.

[QuackUp]

So you were happy to fork over $4 k for a biz class ticket but the $150 for a comfortable ride from point to point was too much?

Not sure what your point is. When I travel the adventure is part of the fun. Going on a bus with locals is part of the experience. Not sure but by your logic, I originally paid about $40.00 usd for my hotel in Subic but I paid more than $200.00 a night in mnl. Should I have paid more for the hotel in Subic to justify my hotel in mnl?

[Goferring]

So you were happy to fork over $4 k for a biz class ticket but the $150 for a comfortable ride from point to point was too much?

There are benefits to using local-yokal transport. I've met many 19 yo goddesses in bemos, jeepneys etc on their way to buy a pound of carrots at the market. Even had a couple of bargirls say thanks for offering a free ride back to Manila after the public banca from Sabang.

Enjoy. G.

[Locamotive]

I like the way a girl's unshaven Bush tickles my nose as I'm DATY 😜.

I agree, the Bush is the way to go. For one it makes them look like women and is sexy as hell, but that's just me. Why some guys liked shaved is a mystery. I just find it odd that you want a woman's pussy to look like a 9 year old girl. Really pissed me off on my last visit a regular who had a beautiful muff had shaved. WTF! What did you do? Oh yeah sorry about that, mamasun said I needed to shave and some customers complained. The plucked chicken look takes you about 30 seconds to achieve but I got to wait months to get my muffin back. Not shaving seems more rare in bar girls vs years ago. I agree more common in the province, to each his own I suppose.

[Radical Guy]

Not sure there is a good answer to this. City or province, bar girls or SW, there is always a mix. Sex workers are more likely to shave. Non-working gals tend to mix it up.

Au natural = free brown dental floss. A perk.

I like the way a girl's unshaven Bush tickles my nose as I'm DATY 😜.

[WestCoast1]

What is the typical status of the downstairs landscape for the women I'm looking to meet? Should I expect to see dense forests, well-trimmed landing strips, or bare fields of tasty brown and pink? Does the style-de-jour vary between bar girls, freelancers, and massage girls?

Not sure there is a good answer to this. City or province, bar girls or SW, there is always a mix. Sex workers are more likely to shave. Non-working gals tend to mix it up.

One of the reasons I prefer to put in the effort with low mileage province girls is that they are more likely to be unshaven. I personally find a shaved twat to be somewhat of a turnoff. I'm old school. I like au naturale.

Au natural = free brown dental floss. A perk.

[Expat American]

Here's an example of the rising cost from pre-pandemic. I used a voucher from a cancel flight which amounted to $3,500.00 usd. That ticket was for lax-bkk-stopover in mnl, then back to lax. Business class. Then the pandemic hit. For this past flight just going from lax to mnl and back was around $4,500.00 business class. The voucher was only good until the end of January so barely made it.


Hotels. I'll put in the proper section.

Transportation. Thanks to DG8787 for information about private transportation but because I changed my original plan, I took mostly public transportation. Here are some prices for Beeway Travel that I didn't use but might help someone who wants private transportation. Mnl to Angeles is P $3500. From Mnl to Subic is p $6500. These are door to door service. I took the victory liner from pasay to Olongapo whick took about 3 hours and 45 minutes. I used grab taxi when available but in Subic, there is no grab taxi. From the Olongapo terminal to my hotel in Barrio Barreto was P $300 in a suv taxi which was way better than using a trike. From Subic to Angeles I used the van service from the Thumbstar hotel. I believe they started this route not to long ago. The cost for the van was p $995 and took about an hour. You do need to make a reservation for this service. Almost forgot, this is not door to door but one of the stops is in front of Phillys restaurant. My hotel was the Central Park so got off there and basically a block and a half walk. Finally from Angeles to mnl I took the Genesis bus from sm clark to terminal 2. My hotel in mnl was the Okada so terminal 2 seem to be the closest terminal. The cost was p $410.

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So you were happy to fork over $4 k for a biz class ticket but the $150 for a comfortable ride from point to point was too much?

[Beavis]

I just got back this past Sunday. I originally was going to Manila and Angeles city but after reading Beavis excellent recap on bars in Subics, I changed my plan. I had nine nights and this is how I used them. 1st night in Manila to get acclimated so didn't go out. Next three nights in Subic. Then three nights in Angeles and the final two nights in Manila. The last two nights I spent just relaxing, eating like a pig and gambling a lot. No playing around but still had a lot of fun.

Here's an example of the rising cost from pre-pandemic. I used a voucher from a cancel flight which amounted to $3,500.00 usd. That ticket was for lax-bkk-stopover in mnl, then back to lax. Business class. Then the pandemic hit. For this past flight just going from lax to mnl and back was around $4,500.00 business class. The voucher was only good until the end of January so barely made it.

This portion will be for newbies. If you are a USA Passport holder, all you need to enter the P. I. Is your passport, e-travel document which is very easy to fill out and your vaccination card or electronic proof. No need to fill out any paperwork on the plane. They scan your e-travel (green) then to immigration which took about a minute. They take a picture of you and they asked only one question. When do you depart. My suitcase came out fast and immigration was a breeze.

Hotels. I'll put in the proper section.




Transportation. Thanks to DG8787 for information about private transportation but because I changed my original plan, I took mostly public transportation. Here are some prices for Beeway Travel that I didn't use but might help someone who wants private transportation. Mnl to Angeles is P $3500. From Mnl to Subic is p $6500. These are door to door service. I took the victory liner from pasay to Olongapo whick took about 3 hours and 45 minutes. I used grab taxi when available but in Subic, there is no grab taxi. From the Olongapo terminal to my hotel in Barrio Barreto was P $300 in a suv taxi which was way better than using a trike. From Subic to Angeles I used the van service from the Thumbstar hotel. I believe they started this route not to long ago. The cost for the van was p $995 and took about an hour. You do need to make a reservation for this service. Almost forgot, this is not door to door but one of the stops is in front of Phillys restaurant. My hotel was the Central Park so got off there and basically a block and a half walk. Finally from Angeles to mnl I took the Genesis bus from sm clark to terminal 2. My hotel in mnl was the Okada so terminal 2 seem to be the closest terminal. The cost was p $410.

My plan was to have fun with the girls in Subic and Angeles so I'll put those reports in the proper section. In mnl I didn't want to mess with the traffic so decided to just relax, eat like a king and gamble like there's no tomorrow.

Good recap, yes the Thumbstar Van is a great new addition. There is also the Angels Bakery van still but it leaves AC at 0700. It returns from Subic at 1400 though so in a pinch you could come down on the Thumbstar and go back on the Angels van.

[QuackUp]

I just got back this past Sunday. I originally was going to Manila and Angeles city but after reading Beavis excellent recap on bars in Subics, I changed my plan. I had nine nights and this is how I used them. 1st night in Manila to get acclimated so didn't go out. Next three nights in Subic. Then three nights in Angeles and the final two nights in Manila. The last two nights I spent just relaxing, eating like a pig and gambling a lot. No playing around but still had a lot of fun.

Here's an example of the rising cost from pre-pandemic. I used a voucher from a cancel flight which amounted to $3,500.00 usd. That ticket was for lax-bkk-stopover in mnl, then back to lax. Business class. Then the pandemic hit. For this past flight just going from lax to mnl and back was around $4,500.00 business class. The voucher was only good until the end of January so barely made it.

This portion will be for newbies. If you are a USA Passport holder, all you need to enter the P. I. Is your passport, e-travel document which is very easy to fill out and your vaccination card or electronic proof. No need to fill out any paperwork on the plane. They scan your e-travel (green) then to immigration which took about a minute. They take a picture of you and they asked only one question. When do you depart. My suitcase came out fast and immigration was a breeze.

Hotels. I'll put in the proper section.

Transportation. Thanks to DG8787 for information about private transportation but because I changed my original plan, I took mostly public transportation. Here are some prices for Beeway Travel that I didn't use but might help someone who wants private transportation. Mnl to Angeles is P $3500. From Mnl to Subic is p $6500. These are door to door service. I took the victory liner from pasay to Olongapo whick took about 3 hours and 45 minutes. I used grab taxi when available but in Subic, there is no grab taxi. From the Olongapo terminal to my hotel in Barrio Barreto was P $300 in a suv taxi which was way better than using a trike. From Subic to Angeles I used the van service from the Thumbstar hotel. I believe they started this route not to long ago. The cost for the van was p $995 and took about an hour. You do need to make a reservation for this service. Almost forgot, this is not door to door but one of the stops is in front of Phillys restaurant. My hotel was the Central Park so got off there and basically a block and a half walk. Finally from Angeles to mnl I took the Genesis bus from sm clark to terminal 2. My hotel in mnl was the Okada so terminal 2 seem to be the closest terminal. The cost was p $410.

My plan was to have fun with the girls in Subic and Angeles so I'll put those reports in the proper section. In mnl I didn't want to mess with the traffic so decided to just relax, eat like a king and gamble like there's no tomorrow.

[Radical Guy]

Where are you meeting these girls? Any working girl banging 10+ foreigners a week will be smoother than a cue ball. The retail assistant helping you buy some socks will be au natural.

Pinas are naturally less hairy so you are never going to find an Amazonian jungle on any girl. Requests to arrive freshly shaven are typically accepted.

One of the reasons I prefer to put in the effort with low mileage province girls is that they are more likely to be unshaven. I personally find a shaved twat to be somewhat of a turnoff. I'm old school. I like au naturale.

[Goferring]

What is the typical status of the downstairs landscape for the women I'm looking to meet?

Should I expect to see dense forests, well-trimmed landing strips, or bare fields of tasty brown and pink?

Does the style-de-jour vary between bar girls, freelancers, and massage girls?

Where are you meeting these girls? Any working girl banging 10+ foreigners a week will be smoother than a cue ball. The retail assistant helping you buy some socks will be au natural.

Pinas are naturally less hairy so you are never going to find an Amazonian jungle on any girl. Requests to arrive freshly shaven are typically accepted.

[MrHappyKat]

Less than 2 months before I saddle up my business class seat at LAX and I think I have my ducks in a row. If you've read my past posts, where I ask a shit-ton of questions and gratefully receive your well-informed answers, you probably noticed that I am a serious planner. Like way too serious a planner. Like OCD-level planning. So, as I said, I think I'm ready to go and start blowing off my plans about 1 hour after I land. LOL.

Now I'm just spending my time reading posts, watching YouTube vlogs (Oh my! These vloggers are all over the place about the PI! Most are more amusing than informative.), and I find myself wondering about things I certainly cannot control, and so I certainly need to just deal with and have a good time as I plough into all the fun. Here's my current bit of wonderment:

What is the typical status of the downstairs landscape for the women I'm looking to meet?

Should I expect to see dense forests, well-trimmed landing strips, or bare fields of tasty brown and pink?

Does the style-de-jour vary between bar girls, freelancers, and massage girls?

So that's where I am. Is it too soon to start packing? LOL.

[WestCoast1]

One taken for the team. Drunken, indiscriminate porkin' and vaxxin'.

Stay away from Empirador. "Empirador: The devil's brew, turning 8's into 2's, nights and mornings". And "Empirador: The darkest shade of rose-colored glasses".

[WestCoast1]

You are a selfless soldier in the fight against covid, Westy. When honors are awarded for Asian storm troopers against this scourge, you will be brought to your knees by the weight of your medals.

Reinforcements on the way: I will return to support you in your quest in a few months.

Excellent good sir. I would like to be able to take a break from my vaxxing duties. It often keeps me up thru the nights. Short, 15-minute bursts of excited vaccinations, around 2 am. It is EXHAUSTING! Finally some reinforcement is on its way from the mainland (s). Its possible that I might be able to get some rest at that time. Until then, I am on full 'vax-forward' and remain here in the salt mines.

On another note, from a domestic CP flight recently, the pic. The breakdown of the fare, including the p200 Domestic Passenger charge built into the final price of the ticket.

[PolyOrchid]

Please, please. Just because Covid appears to be past us, don't inject that into the local psyche here. The vaxxing continues.

You are a selfless soldier in the fight against covid, Westy. When honors are awarded for Asian storm troopers against this scourge, you will be brought to your knees by the weight of your medals.

Reinforcements on the way: I will return to support you in your quest in a few months.