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04-07-23 05:28 #15757
Posts: 3429Originally Posted by MrHappyKat [View Original Post]
2/. In PI, Google Maps will get you within 100 m of your intended target, then you're on your own. I have no idea why, but it's programmers take great delight to guiding me to the rear of buildings.
6/. There is always going to be guys with their glass half empty and those having fun at a funeral.
7 a /. The same can be said about girls: price and appearance is no guarantee of quality or performance.
7 b&c /. Toiletries are available everywhere. Remember small, <100 ML bottles for any carryon luggage.
8/. Wise is very useful for cash via ATMs and great FX rates.
10 a /. It's very common for girls to insist on covered when within earshot of friends, mamas etc and mysteriously forget behind closed doors. If that's changed, then a major selling point for the PI has disappeared.
10 b /. I'm $10 k per month. That's flying cattle but with an expensive cover story to maintain while travelling.
Thanks again. G.
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04-07-23 05:08 #15756
Posts: 576Originally Posted by MrHappyKat [View Original Post]
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04-07-23 04:54 #15755
Posts: 102Top 10 post-trip observations and musings.
I've been home for 6 days now and I think this is a good time to post some random thoughts, observations and lessons:
1. Everyone in the Philippines speaks English. Except Grab drivers. LOL.
2. Speaking of Grab, addresses in the Philippines, or at least Manila and Angeles, are less than definitive. Google Maps is not always your friend, and locations often have multiple names and addresses. It was not common, but till annoying, that I would input an address into the Grab app and get dropped off a block or more off target.
3. Grab vs GCash: I was able to attach my US credit card to my Grab wallet. A big convenience. I was not able to do so with a GCash account, and only realized why when I found out that according to GCash's TOS, the service is only available to Philippine citizens.
4. Its hot. Not warm, not temperate, not balmy. HOT. Ave mid-day temps during my 16 days was mid-90 degrees.
5. Lady boys are present, essentially as described in various discussions and reports. I had no problem spotting them, but then I was never drunk during my visit. Those that I did talk to were freindly and quick to self-identify. Never got the sense that a LB was trying to dupe me.
6. My inclination to ignore the drama-posts here about fuglies, overpricing, Koreans, and any other attempt to whine and comlplain that we no longer have the Philippines of the 1980's was a good call. I had no problem finding women I wanted to bang, at prices I was happy to pay and (mostly) had the experiences I was hoping for. Lesson: enjoy what is available to enjoy, and don't waste time thinking about what was available in the past.
7. Hotels:
-Price is not always indicative of quality. Read reviews, send emails with specific questions about specific needs in advance.
-Bring a travel size bar of soap and shampoo. The 1st hotel I stayed at had a shower gel dispenser in the shower that was empty. And it stayed empty while I was there.
-You are almost always within 1-2 blocks of a 7-11 which will have needed items like soap, shampoo, power adapters, and bottled water.
8. Currency exchange: NEVER buy PHP's at US airports. They will tell you all kinds of reasons why you will spend more when you get to the PH. These are lies. Buy a small amount when you land if you need it for a Grab or Taxi. Buy more from a location near your hotel, or from your hotel if offered. The best rates I found were in a booth in Mall of Asia.
9. Do the online eTravel forms a day before you fly. Immigrations and customs at NAIA were fast and easy (for a US citizen).
10. I found many more girls who (tried to) insist on condoms than I expected. Despite the comments posted by others, I found I had to ask up front and with specificity before I pulled the Bar Fine trigger.
There probably other observations I could make. But these are most significant I can think of.
Will I return? Most definitely. But it may be 6-12-18+ months before I can actually schedule it.
All in all, I allocated a generous budget of $10,000 USD for my 16-day trip, including Business Class air fare, and I came in within budget. But to be sure, I could have made less expensive decisions if needed.
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04-07-23 00:09 #15754
Posts: 3429Originally Posted by TitanJones [View Original Post]
Luzon, Lyete and Samar girls feature highly. You can go there or go to the areas that they migrate to in search or work (legitimate or non). Manila, Angeles, Cebu are good starting points. Regional centres can be fun but difficult for newbies to find their bearings immediately upon arrival.
If staying for only 2 weeks, I would pick two or three areas of interest and stay there. Moving between multiple centres can burn up time and money in relocation and finding new opportunities every time.
Water with girls is Subic, Cebu, Sabang and maybe Bohol.
Enjoy. G.
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04-06-23 23:09 #15753
Posts: 6781Originally Posted by TitanJones [View Original Post]
Look forward to the PM.
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04-06-23 21:59 #15752
Posts: 6859By good fortune (and Google), its International Beaver Day. Get some.
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04-06-23 02:01 #15751
Posts: 7Are there abundant Skinny filipinas (as seen on Monger in Asia porn site)
Have never been to phillipines but have always wanted to visit. I prefer the skinny, flat tummy type of girl. The hungrier they look the better. There are tons of girls that look like that in Thailand and especially in Cambodia. I've read there are alot of thicker girls with tummies there, but are there plenty of skinny looking girls? I like them as well <25 yo.
Also I've never been there before. For a first time visit, should I spend the whole time in manila or should I travel to get the full experience. I am primarily there to find spinners, but it would be fun to relax on a beach somehere similar to pattaya where I can do the beach and still bang girls. Any tips or itinerary ideas?
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04-06-23 01:26 #15750
Posts: 7First time in phils
Planning a trip in August. How many days / weeks is good to travel and get a sense of the action and girls?
Max is 2 weeks. I primarily am going for the girls don't care too much about sight seeing. But if there is a beach town like pattaya, it would be fund to spend a few days there enjoying the water and mongering as well.
Any tips for a first timer and planning number of days.
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03-31-23 03:13 #15749
Posts: 3269Lol
Originally Posted by NapaSlapper [View Original Post]
They line up for the bus to AC to fuck fat foreigners for fun. FFFFF program. Sure NS.
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03-30-23 08:13 #15748
Posts: 3429Originally Posted by Transporter [View Original Post]
Enjoy. G.
P.S. Of course he could go full baller mode and shut the bar. For the uninitiated, that's barfining every girl, they shut the door and the place is his, no rules now apply. Obviously, very expensive, a wild night to remember and best done with a few rich buddies. 😉 😱.
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03-30-23 07:32 #15747
Posts: 576Originally Posted by Goferring [View Original Post]
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03-30-23 05:59 #15746
Posts: 3429Originally Posted by KittyDoctor [View Original Post]
Your friend was probably refering to some of the clubs that cater more to locals. They are more in your face than the foreigner places but 1/ you need to find them and 2/ probably wise to go with a friendly pinoy. It's often not a wise move to walk in as a lone white newbie.
Good luck. G.
PS of course you could just ask your girl where or even to take you.
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03-30-23 05:46 #15745
Posts: 6859Originally Posted by KittyDoctor [View Original Post]
Alibi bar on Burgos (next to the old Ringside) used to have 3 poles and a nightly show of about 8 ladies doing 1 dance each on the main pole, about 11 pm. However they remodeled back around December and took the poles out. Lips had a pole upstairs but never saw a girl on it. Thats it.
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03-30-23 05:43 #15744
Posts: 6859Originally Posted by AggieDad1 [View Original Post]Originally Posted by Goferring [View Original Post]
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03-30-23 04:32 #15743
Posts: 7Western Style Strip Clubs
I was told by a girl in Makati that their are Western style strip clubs in Makati / Manila but they are hard to find like an underground club.
Have any of y'll found a Western style strip club in Makati / NCR area?
I would love to visit a club like that here.
Thanks.
Kitty Doctor.