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[Flying Scotsman]

Guys,

Something of interest ? Too expensive for me but may be of interest to some. Have a look at her website. The pics alone are worth a look..!!

http://www.face-pic.com/honey18f

The Flying Scotsman

[JT]

www. angel travel . com

My 2 cents.

[Firedick]

Sprokit69,

Fares from San Fran or L.A. to MNL are about the same, so whichever you can get to more cheaply.

A couple of the "old salts" here have had good luck with Orbitz and Travelocity. Another friend swears by the aforementioned Eva Air. I have had very good luck with a full service travel agent who specializes in the Philippines: Amor Travel (213) 386-6156.

Good Luck

FD

[Genuis8]

sprokit69,

You did not say what city in the US you're from? If you're in the midwest you can call 411 for GLOBALINK TRAVEL in DARIEN, ILLINOIS. They have the reduced fares airlines can't sell you.

OTOH, you can try www.evaair.com to book thru EVA Airlines from SFO/LAX to MNL via TPE(Taipei). Then book your own FF miles yourself.

[Sprokit69]

Planning a trip in early March. Haven't been in about 10 years. Anyone have suggestions as to where to find the best airfare from the Westcoast to Manila? Got enough FF miles to get to a major westcoast airport.

[Infas]

I'm married to a Filipina.

I was there twice the last 2 years for 10 weeks.

Never meet any kind off trouble.

Only the Mindanau region can be dangerous.

I was in Manilla 4 weeks, no problems.

Cebu also

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[Flying Scotsman]

Plugger....

Read the report by Cancontrib in "Filipinas - opinions and advice"
it says it all.

The Flying Scotsman

[Plugger]

Hi guys,

I'm planning a trip to the phillipines soon but a lot of my friends tell me that it is extremely unsafe. Is this so? My Fillipino pals tell me that parts of the country is like the wild west. And there are a lot of kidnappings.

I've never been there but would like to go as I think the women there are amongst the prettiest in the world.

[HotSam]

I'm planning to come back in the Philippines for the second time, after 4 years (01-2000) - I'm looking any information about prices and nightlife in Puerto Galera (Sabang) and Boracay.

I remember 3 go-go bar in Sabang. Are them still open? Boracay was already expensive 4 y ago, but I remember some nice discos on the beach and the Charlie's Bar for a beautiful Sunset.

Thanks for any info.

[GettingTang]

CHARITY:

If it helps feed needy children, I'm all for it! Prostitution is a whole different issue. The girls are of age and can make their own moral choices. No one here is advocating forced prostitution. If they want to play, then we come and pay. This has nothing to do with another form of charity that helps feed innocent starving children!

I think using a forum such as this to help promote donations is a fine idea. The reason is simple. Many of us mongers have traveled to these places and have seen first hand some of the despair these children face, so we are more likely to give. Nothing wrong with that. As for paying for sex, if an adult women, so chooses to sell her body, then it's her CHOICE, on the other hand a starving child, has no choice!

GETTINGTANG~!

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[Lalake]

I don't have too much to add, just that maybe you should use your 28 yrs of experience to get a job with TGIFridays, or Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, or any big U.S. firm that does business in the PI and need a sales or marketing manager.
Try Global Gateway's International section for jobs. Do a search on it.

The only other thing I can think of is hotel management, or something like that, or do marketing or sales for a big hotel corp.

Cell phones are big there....apply to Nokia.

If your're in the US now, look for a Fil-Am (Filipino-American) Chamber of Commerce or something.
cheers, Lalake

[Spongebobiwan]

I'm not sure whether or not this is the appropriate section for this question, but being new here I'll just go for broke.

I'm at a place in my life where I will be forced to change careers at 53 years of age. I will re-entering college for additional schooling for whatever career I select soon. My question is this: Being very fond of the Philippines through only one trip in the early 70's, and reading many of the posts on here, I am determined to enter into whatever career will afford me opportunities to visit the Philippines every so often. I have been in sales/marketing for the past 28 years, in the midwestern U.S.

Can anybody tell me what businesses or career opportunites would be most likely to afford opportunites to travel to the Philippines based on which companies/industries customarily do business with that country? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, as I will be determining my career objective in the very near future.

[Lalake]

Redcork,
you may not know this, but, the site was down for almost 10 days. You may notice that there are NO postings from 04Sept to 13 Sept.

As for your other posts, I can't comment on addiction or nurses. Sure you can find any filipina to hang out with you as long as you want. But the odds of finding a bona fide nurse to do that are not that good.

If I can make a suggestion: Go to BKK, and take a trip to Cha-Am or Hua Hin. The best golf in Asia is there, and you can relax on the beach and snorkel. I love the PI, and am fluent in Tagalog. But the resorts PI have gone to hell (in my opinion), and the resorts in Thiland are better.
good luck
Lalake

[Red Cork]

Hello board , it has been along time since anyone has made any postings here or in the phillipines section. Why? Is it because no one is in the phillipines anymore ? or This board is no longer being used by fellow pooners ? This section should have postings everyday. Is it because it is slow? Lets be honest without offending please. Anyways i see this board slowly dying and i don't think it should go that way , so let's support it and post your experiences and info please.