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03-18-12 01:09 #1590
Posts: 3457Puerto Galera update
Just a quick update on PG. A lot has been posted recently so I won't repeat those but will just add the following:
PG generally is attracting many more non asian couples and groups of Western girls. I saw many more white BF / GF or groups of girls on this trip. Some of the white chicks were an easy 8 or 9. Hoewever none were P4P.
Rates have stabilised at 1500 plus 1500 with discounts available for longer stays or bulk buys.
Broadway has been turned from one of the best bars with great girls and atmosphere in to a dark featureless live band bar with no WGs. Just keep walking straight past it. The girls from the Broadway have supposedly relocated to Hammerhead but I couldn't find any old aquaintences. I have no idea why they closed Hammerhead for months for "remodelling". Nothing has changed.
Coco Lips (aka Pink Panther) and Las Vegas disco were very much the lower class bars full of girls well past their prime. New owners have seriously upgraded the vibe of these places. Coco was full of plenty of 7s and 8s. Apparently there is a pool table and ST rooms up stairs. Vegas has some great fun girls and if the mood is right will put on strip shows (however, this seems to be more spontaineous than a reqular schedule). For the anti Koreans this bar seemed to attract the least.
I've noticed that many of the girls on previous trips have left town to be replaced by new stock. The new girls appear to be well trained but having said that sometimes familiar territory is nice too.
I always enjoy PG and this trip was no exception. Again, some of the best girls with incredible, fun attitudes.
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03-17-12 05:42 #1589
Posts: 6875Originally Posted by Stroker Ace88 [View Original Post]
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03-17-12 02:05 #1588
Posts: 864Originally Posted by GoodEnough [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by Red Kilt [View Original Post]
It's more fun in the Philippines as the slogan says, just have to take everything as it comes and accept that things are often backwards and hopelessly frustrating but it is what it is, a third World Country.
If filling out a million forms and getting a million more photocopies of those same forms, then waiting around in lines all day, only to be told go to the 4th floor department of redundancy department to file makes anyone happy, it doesn't. Sucks to see things so messed up, but it's there way of life. It's the way they do things and while it's not perfect by a long shot, it works for them. I just accept it and I am beyond the point of trying to understand why.
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03-17-12 01:20 #1587
Posts: 4051Originally Posted by Red Kilt [View Original Post]
GE
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03-16-12 14:59 #1586
Posts: 3230I empathize with you GE.
And still they ignore everything foreigners say and suggest about how to make it "more fun in the Philippines".
I just wish some enlightened Filipino soul with senior credentials in TOURISM would invite people (seriously) to suggest ways to make things different (which means better).
If they started with airports that would be good.
I live here. I plan to stay here. I just hate the "head-in-the-sand" attitude.
It is so simple to improve so many things if only someone would listen and then act.
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03-16-12 06:07 #1585
Posts: 6875Originally Posted by goodenough [View Original Post]
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03-16-12 04:24 #1584
Posts: 4051Sorry guys, for the double post. I've tried to remove one of them twice, but the system will not cooperate.
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03-16-12 04:21 #1583
Posts: 4051Surigao. The Existential Absurdity Continues
i arrived here yesterday from cebu, together with a carry-on and a small checked bag that wouldn't fit into the overhead rack of the tiny, cramped cebu pacific plane. no matter. the flight was only 45 minutes and my bags and i arrived intact. one night at the tavern hotel with a seaview room wasn't bad. the place is basic but clean and the oceanfront terrace attached to my room was serenity itself.
however, as i write this from the airport waiting area, having checked in for the flight back to cebu, i find my serenity disturbed by the check-in from hell. understand that the airport is about as big as a good size living room, so space is at a premium for the two or three flights a day that serve this miniscule city on the northernmost tip of mindanao. a crowd of at least 5 people (maybe 4) was waiting for the narrow, closet-size door to open that would allow passengers inside to begin the check-in from hell experience. the guy guarding the door, in his perfervid desire to prevent terrorist acts, or perhaps just to demonstrate his bloated sense of self importance, scrutiized tickets and ids like they were the rosetta stone and he had just discovered the archeological treasure, of the century, thus turning what should have been a ten second per person process into a minute or more. once the rent-a-cop had bestowed his grudging approval, we proceeded to baggage xray and metal detection screening; except wait a minute,"we used to have an x ray machine and a metal detector but they've been broken since the beginning of the millenium." so, hand inspection and "body search" were the hallmarks of the day, thus turning what should have been a ten second, tolerable experience into three or four minutes from hell.
the inspector; a full-fledged police officer, meticulously went through all of the items she found, though she missed an entire compartment, and then apparently found me fit for travel. two minutes later, boarding pass in hand, i proceeded to the "departure hall," lovingly cooled by a fan that would be more appropriate to a small bedroom. but wait! i wasn't allowed to sit on the lovingly crafted php50 plastic seats before passing "final inspection," which is located about 2 meters from the "preliminary inspection." what a surprise! the xray machine and metal detector were broken here as well, so re-open the luggage and the hand-carry. this time, they confirep001ed a lighter, sternly admonishing me that lighters weren't permitted, while obliviious to the other 3 lighters packed in my hand-carry.
what a country! you'v got to love it.
ge
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03-16-12 04:20 #1582
Posts: 4051Surigao. The Existential Absrudity Continues
i arrived here yesterday from cebu, together with a carry-on and a small checked bag that wouldn't fit into the overhead rack of the tiny, cramped cebu pacific plane. no matter. the flight was only 45 minutes and my bags and i arrived intact. one night at the tavern hotel with a seaview room wasn't bad. the place is basic but clean and the oceanfront terrace attached to my room was serenity itself.
however, as i write this from the airport waiting area, having checked in for the flight back to cebu, i find my serenity disturbed by the check-in from hell. understand that the airport is about as big as a good size living room, so space is at a premium for the two or three flights a day that serve this miniscule city on the northernmost tip of mindanao. a crowd of at least 5 people (maybe 4) was waiting for the narrow, closet-size door to open that would allow passengers inside to begin the check-in from hell experience. the guy guarding the door, in his perfervid desire to prevent terrorist acts, or perhaps just to demonstrate his bloated sense of self importance, scrutiized tickets and ids like they were the rosetta stone and he had just discovered the archeological treasure, of the century, thus turning what should have been a ten second per person process into a minute or more. once the rent-a-cop had bestowed his grudging approval, we proceeded to baggage xray and metal detection screening; except wait a minute,"we used to have an x ray machine and a metal detector but they've been broken since the beginning of the millenium." so, hand inspection and "body search" were the hallmarks of the day, thus turning what should have been a ten second, tolerable experience into three or four minutes from hell.
the inspector; a full-fledged police officer, meticulously went through all of the items she found, though she missed an entire compartment, and then apparently found me fit for travel. two minutes later, boarding pass in hand, i proceeded to the "departure hall," lovingly cooled by a fan that would be more appropriate to a small bedroom. but wait! i wasn't allowed to sit on the lovingly crafted php50 plastic seats before passing "final inspection," which is located about 2 meters from the "preliminary inspection." what a surprise! the xray machine and metal detector were broken here as well, so re-open the luggage and the hand-carry. this time, they confirep001ed a lighter, sternly admonishing me that lighters weren't permitted, while obliviious to the other 3 lighters packed in my hand-carry.
what a country! you'v got to love it.
ge
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03-14-12 02:26 #1581
Posts: 1685Originally Posted by Mc Don [View Original Post]
But, cross the road for the beach (the other side of the road belongs to the hotel) and free shuttle to the Mall, and stay away from the hustle and bustle of the area around D Mall. Look up Boracay Beach Club!
Quite and nice pool and good service. And they package in a in-room massage as well.
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03-13-12 15:53 #1580
Posts: 600Boracay
Can anyone recomend a hotel near station 2 in Boracay? I will be there for 2 days only so looking for convinance more than anything. Pool, close to beach and D Mall.
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03-09-12 22:02 #1579
Posts: 18About Legaspi
Originally Posted by Sir Lancelot [View Original Post]
There are a few bar / restaurants in Albay at Penaranda Park. Or you can head to Embarcadero at Legaspi Port. There are more bars and restaurants there.
Girlie bars have been mostly banned from the city. For some action you will want to go to Lady Anne. It is located near the north east end of the airport runway. It features some gogo style dancing on a central stage. There are quite a few nice girls you can invite to your table and buy a San Mig. More action can happen on site. Not sure about take out or bar fine. I was there with family members so my options were limited to try out the offerings in more detail.
Whitetiger
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03-09-12 16:40 #1578
Posts: 704Land ownership in the philippines
Purchasing property in the Philippines can be more complicated than previously outlined below.
Unlike almost all other countries operating under the Torrens Title system, in the Philippines, there are four legal sources of title to land.
So you, or your wife / gf etc may hold a legal title, but if some senator likes the look of your place, he can have a legal title to the same property raised in his / her name.
He then claims the property and argues the case in court. You will never win this argument.
In a test project in Quezon City a few years ago, a shop owner was found who was paying rent to three owners, all of whom claimed to have the legitimate title.
G
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03-09-12 06:36 #1577
Posts: 3Wow
Originally Posted by Jambo [View Original Post]
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03-08-12 01:49 #1576
Posts: 4Coron Accommodation
Hi all,
Reading on here that things are a bit thin on the ground in Coron, but I'm planning on giving it a shot anyway. Does anyone have any accommodation recommendations. Would hate to find some talent then have problems getting them back into my room!
As a thanks, here are some pics from my last AC trip.