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02-21-23 11:47 #15664
Posts: 461Rambling Thoughts About Expensive Holiday
Hey, I did something some of you have done and some of you have thought about doing, so thought I'the write a couple words about it: I took my Filipina GF to Thailand.
Why? Because I'm a chronic beach bum. And I love girls with brown skin. And my GF knows I love girls with brown skin so she'll do anything to please me, including baking her in ass the hot tropical sun. Why don't I just get a Filipina that's already black? I tried for 8 years, including traveling all over the Philippines. Filipinas aren't that dark in general; brown, not really dark brown. You see all these barangay kids that are almost black. But where are all the hot black girls by the time they hit the age of 18? They're there I suppose, just not in numbers. I rode my fuckin motorbike all the way to Laoag lookin for that stuff. That was a major pain in the ass. I guess there's some there but the city isn't livable for me. Why don't I find a country to live where the chicks are already black? Been to 19 countries searching a spot that checks off all the boxes. I dig Brazil but I'm too old and lazy and stupid to learn Portuguese.
More African countries are still on the to-do list. Was debating back-and-forth between The Gambia and Trinidad / Tobago for my next trip, but I lollygaged around so long that the Philippines finally lifted the last cOVID-1984 restrictions.
So there I was, sitting in Davao wondering how I managed to live there for almost 8 years. Bon Apptit is gone. Mia Figlia is gone. Claude's is gone. The gaggles of hot teenagers in Gmall are still there (18+ you freak). But the ones I'm looking at, I can't really get. The thing that isn't gone is all the diesel smoke. And the traffic is probably worse. So it's no easier getting to Samal, which was never a fun task anyway.
Anyhow, I thought getting her out of the country would be a breeze since our story is legit, and my friend did it without a problem. But I didn't have enough old pictures of us because I left my hard drive at home and the trip was an afterthought. Was insane, they split us off in two separate directions. I was able to go around and meet her in the Filipino interview area in NAIA. Our flight was Davao-Bkk, connecting in terminal 2 on PAL. I chose a flight with a 3 1/2 hour connecting time to be safe. There were no lines; our bags were checked all the way through; connection was easy and hassle free. But we barely made it to the gate as the flight was boarding because we got grilled so hard during the interview. I had to sign my life away promising to bring her back. And on return they asked me who I was traveling with, like they already knew.
Anyhow, Koh Samui was Heaven on Earth when I discovered it first in 1999. Now it's Koh Farang. Island Guava (White skin). They accomplish their goal. They turned the place from a backpacker haven, and Horny monger Paradise into a world class tourist destination. I hate when they clean up a good town. We checked all the bars repeatedly for a month, and I wouldn't go there for the pussy. But I already decided that 15 years ago anyway. To be honest, we walked Soi Cowboy every night we were in Bkk, and strolled through every gogo club in Nana Plaza, even had drinks and hung out in some of them. Maybe my taste has changed. But what I saw was a bunch of tall white chicks with colored hair, and mostly covered in tattoos. Im not saying I didnt see any crackin butts. But to each his own I guess, Id have a hard time finding someone to barfine, especially at the price they were fetching.
Beaches on Samui are still good, just crowded at the main spots. Beautiful island, great for exploring. Came up on three fresh motorcycle crashes with pools of blood and motionless victims. Drive slowly if you rent a murderbike.
Was it worth it? Probably considering the money of all the flights, much higher rent, the weather wasn't that great, and all the hassle of everything, probably not.
I'd take my trim to Bantayan or Comotes or somewhere else in the Philippines if I had it to do again. But glad we went, no regrets. And she loved being in a real country; Bangkok, and the sand beaches blew her mind.
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02-21-23 11:14 #15663
Posts: 413Originally Posted by SoapySmith [View Original Post]
Happy Hunting.
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02-21-23 03:23 #15662
Posts: 39Originally Posted by JusRide [View Original Post]
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02-18-23 06:09 #15661
Posts: 61Etravel
Go to the etravel website. Need to add the gov dot ph to the end. Just have the approval code ready when you land. They usually check / scan prior to reaching immigration.
Originally Posted by SoapySmith [View Original Post]
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02-17-23 11:51 #15660
Posts: 3281Originally Posted by SoapySmith [View Original Post]
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02-17-23 08:09 #15659
Posts: 1562Covid requirements for travel in Phils on Cebu Pacific
Does anybody know the covid requirements for Filipinos traveling within country? Cebu Pacific website is not very clear. Is a 72 hour test required, or just show a vaccine record and wear a mask? Thanks all.
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02-08-23 13:37 #15658
Posts: 366Originally Posted by QuackUp [View Original Post]
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02-08-23 01:11 #15657
Posts: 532Originally Posted by ExpatAmerican [View Original Post]
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02-07-23 22:33 #15656
Posts: 3401Originally Posted by ExpatAmerican [View Original Post]
Enjoy. G.
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02-07-23 21:32 #15655
Posts: 162Originally Posted by RadicalGuy [View Original Post]
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02-07-23 13:15 #15654
Posts: 553Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
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02-07-23 12:24 #15653
Posts: 6839Meow.
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02-07-23 10:20 #15652
Posts: 366Originally Posted by QuackUp [View Original Post]
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02-07-23 08:47 #15651
Posts: 812Originally Posted by QuackUp [View Original Post]
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02-07-23 06:09 #15650
Posts: 532I 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.