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Hey W20415, I heading out that same week. It be cool to have a wing man as well. Send me a message a [Email address deleted by Admin]
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Tony Hoeprano
03-03-08, 02:32
I'll be there also during those dates, Adidas and W20415. Why not get a subscription so you fellows can PM.
Having said that, I'm not sure if I'll be able to hook up, i'm meeting my GF there, but if things aren't crackin with her, I'll ditch her and hang out at the malls or bars and find some strange.
Towelboy2010
03-03-08, 19:38
I plan to spend 2 days in AC. I have reservation at Pacific Breeze for March 14 & 15.
Planning to meet up with Jazzy Daddy.
Anyone else in Angeles to hang out either of these dates?
Will be driving up from Manila in case anyone wants to hitch a ride.
Thanks, Bob
Anyone know what the cost is and number of hours taking a ship from manila to mindanao?
ThanksHi Danny,
Here is some information for you;
SUPERFERRY 1.Davao,General Santos City.
SUPERFERRY 2.Butuan(Naspit Pier), Davao,Cagayan de Oro,General Santos City.
SUPERFERRY 9.Butuan(Naspit Pier), Cagayan de Oro,General Santos City.
SUPERFERRY 12.Cagayan de Oro, Surigao.
Accommodation. Super Value, Mega Value,Tourist,Business Class,Cabin, State Room, Suite Room.
Facilities. Cafe,Souvenir Shop,Food Shop,Clinic, Bar, Chapel, Karoke Bar,Disco.
Schedules are available.
Leaves every 4/5 days and takes 3 days and 2 nights.
Check for Promo Prices. PM me for telephone/email.
Regards, Warren.
Marconista
03-04-08, 23:01
It's about 48 hours but cost depend on cabin.
Look here for info:
http://www.superferry.com.ph/schedules/schedules.asp?orig=MNL&dest=DVO
Anyone know what the cost is and number of hours taking a ship from manila to mindanao?
Thanks
Andre Cuipers
03-07-08, 19:22
This summer I travel amongst others in the PI (and Laos + north Thailand) with my European wife. Regretful of that I still want to have some fun.
What I look for is Cities with Bikini clubs in which they give a little show (like Ilo Ilo and Tacloban). So NOT the meat selling things like Bilbao.
Second thing is what I like in a City is something like a ST low key mamasan thing (in Cambodia they will call it a chickenfarm) like Jonquera in cebu or Delgado street in IloIlo to sneak out for a hour.
If you now also places outside PI (Laos, Thailand (I know ofcoarse Pattaya+Bangkok and Hua Hin which sucks), or Kulala Lumpur then thats also welcome (if the webmaster alows).
In Hong Kong cheap part (vast land near the mean shopping street) there is also a Bikini club filled with Pinay. Nice to mention that the Pinay there had big tits (something what I miss on most girls in the PI). But that can be a result of the fact that most Pinay start to eat much if they are in richer countries. I saw once 35 yo ladies from Dunanguette who live in Austria. They looked like Indonesia woman. So nothing to play with (unless you like mamasan types with round faces+bellies who will squize you wenn they ly on top. But most asian whorist (including me) like the small childisch ones.)
Thanks for all
Andre Cuipers, Netherlands
Gaijin Gigolo
03-09-08, 17:15
Gents,
First of all, thanks in advance for your assistance. I'm a regular poster on the Singapore board (and others whenever I travel) and am in need of some advice. I'm hoping I've dished out enough vital info by now to merit some in return. ;-)
I live in Singapore, I'm white, early 40's, no model but not bad looking either, so I've been told. I have a 7-9 days to spend on my own sometime over the next few months and plan to spend it making my first foray into the Philippines. Basically, I need some advice from some of you PI experts as to where I should spend my time in order to maximize my shagging prospects.
Obviously, I know Angeles City is considered sex central, but what I prefer is the temporary girlfriend type, non-pro or semi-pro cute, young girls who I'm able to pick up in malls, regular clubs and so forth. And by 'young girls' obviously I mean of legal age. I do have a thing for students part-timing it to pay their tuition though so I'd also need to know when school is in session and when it's not. And when and where are the best ways to get in touch with this sort of chick. I'm hitting up a few on Friendster and DateinAsia with some success already but finding a lot of those, perhaps most, are 'good girls' who, frankly, I don't have time to waste on courting since I'm going to be there only a short time.
I'm willing to travel anywhere in the country and probably would prefer to do this as opposed to staying in one place the entire week. I like variety and don't intend to stay with just one or two girls all week long. One or two new ones each day would suit me just fine. Obviously, I don't plan to see the whole country in a week, but I've gathered that I should at least visit Manila and Cebu or the Leyte area. And probably at least a night in Angeles just for the experience if time permits.
So then...before I start to ramble too much, suggestions please? Past comments from ISG that stick in my mind are 'the farther away from Angeles, the sweeter the girls are' and another comment about a university town not far from Cebu in Leyte (I think) just loaded with college girls hoping to get picked up. Ormoc City or Tacloban I think it was. Sounds like exactly what I'm after.
Again, thanks very much in advance!
Gaijin Gigolo
South by SW 2
03-10-08, 06:58
I'm not getting any joy on the CP website as I try to book a flight from MNL to DVO. I keep getting a "Sorry your transaction cannot be processed at this time."
This is over two days of occasional attempts. They offer a co-branded MasterCard, which is what I am using, so I wouldn't think that would be the issue.
Has anyone else had this problem or better yet know of a solution? I guess I can call them directly.
SbySW
I'm not getting any joy on the CP website as I try to book a flight from MNL to DVO. I keep getting a "Sorry your transaction cannot be processed at this time."
This is over two days of occasional attempts. They offer a co-branded MasterCard, which is what I am using, so I wouldn't think that would be the issue.
Has anyone else had this problem or better yet know of a solution? I guess I can call them directly.
SbySWI had the same problem with the CP website for a trip MNL to BKK in January. Tried a different card (actually used a debit rather than credit card) and it worked fine. For shuch a cheap fare I was impressed with the service and aircraft used by CP and would be happy to use again.
P
I'm not getting any joy on the CP website as I try to book a flight from MNL to DVO. I keep getting a "Sorry your transaction cannot be processed at this time."
This is over two days of occasional attempts. They offer a co-branded MasterCard, which is what I am using, so I wouldn't think that would be the issue.
Has anyone else had this problem or better yet know of a solution? I guess I can call them directly.
SbySW
I use them often, their web site gets busy, keep trying, preferably not in the middle of their day.
Cheers
Amavida
I'm not getting any joy on the CP website as I try to book a flight from MNL to DVO. I keep getting a "Sorry your transaction cannot be processed at this time."
This is over two days of occasional attempts. They offer a co-branded MasterCard, which is what I am using, so I wouldn't think that would be the issue.
Has anyone else had this problem or better yet know of a solution? I guess I can call them directly.
SbySWHi South by,
Cebu Pacific Airlines declines all bookings with international issued credit cards. You will probably have to go with another airline.
Regards,
Wazza
I think GG posted the same thing in the chat section and there are some answers there.
Most cities have college girls. Ormoc has three colleges, but they are smallish. Dumaguete, CDO, and Davao all have potential in this area. As for the first two, I was there when schools were on holiday so cannot comment. In Davao, the Galleria Hotel is near the Doctor's College and several blocks away, in the downtown area, you'll find a branch of Mindanao Uni. There is also a uni across the street from Marco Polo. In Cebu, the Diplomat Hotel is near the med school on Ramos.
I think the schools have a break in March or April as that is their "summer".
But don't limit yourself to college girls. Make yourself some cards with your number and pass them out freely. I passed out three cards at the tiny Gaisano Mall in Ormoc two weeks ago and got two responses. One resulted in a date (and she's now begging me to come back) and the second (what a body...) turned out to be a married woman, but she gave my card to a "nurse" who texted me several times after I had already left Ormoc.
I've never been to Tacloban, but you might find some reviews in the "other areas" thread. Look for posts by Mahku.
X Man
Past comments from ISG that stick in my mind are 'the farther away from Angeles, the sweeter the girls are' and another comment about a university town not far from Cebu in Leyte (I think) just loaded with college girls hoping to get picked up. Ormoc City or Tacloban I think it was. Sounds like exactly what I'm after.
Again, thanks very much in advance!
Gaijin Gigolo
Hi South by,
Cebu Pacific Airlines declines all bookings with international issued credit cards. You will probably have to go with another airline.
Regards,
Wazza
Waz I'd like to add that one of my credit cards is an Australian issued Citibank Visa.
It is accepted by Cebu Pacific without problem.
Cheers
Amavida
Waz I'd like to add that one of my credit cards is an Australian issued Citibank Visa.
It is accepted by Cebu Pacific without problem.
Cheers
AmavidaHi Amavida,
Hey man, how ya goin.? Cebu Pacific may possibly accept credit cards if you are enrolled in the "verified by VISA/MASTERCARD" program. I know from some of my American friends that the Cebu Pacific online booking system does not accept U.S credit cards. When you ring Cebu Pacific Manila office you will have a problem getting through and when you do get thru you just cannot make any sense from Cebu Pacific staff. This airline does offer flights at very attractive prices and are generally a lot cheaper than PAL. I will give you an example of what happened to me in January 2008. I wanted 3 tickets to Butuan in Mindanao. There was a promotion P3,500 return so I said O.K I'll have three tickets. " Sorry sir all the tickets have been sold." "Well, I'll have 3 tickets at the 'non promo' price, how much will that be?" "Sir, that will be P31,500, P10,500 each ticket." Fortunately, I was not that desperate and I did'nt go.
Cebu Pacific must be losing several hundred thousand pesos by not having an efficient online booking system. It is a pity because they have a modern fleet and offer reasonably good inflight service.
There have been instances where mongers have made succesful online bookings but this has been the exception rather than the rule.
You take care, you off soon. Where are you going this time? Hey, if you go to AC say hello to all the girls maybe you can buy them all ladies' drinks. When I get there I'll return the favour. LOL.
Have a great time, Waz.
South by SW 2
03-11-08, 06:30
Cebu Pacific Airlines declines all bookings with international issued credit cards. You will probably have to go with another airline.
Amavida: I guess you have better karma than I do.
Got tired of trying, so I went with Philippine Airlines on the CheapOAir site. Ironically, they only accept US / CAN cards and addresses.
So May 5 - 17 in Davao it is.
SbySW
Amavida: I guess you have better karma than I do.
Got tired of trying, so I went with Philippine Airlines on the CheapOAir site. Ironically, they only accept US / CAN cards and addresses.
So May 5 - 17 in Davao it is.
SbySW
Thats very odd because up to a month ago I have been quoting an Ozzie address & using an ozzie issued Ciribank Visa card. I have done this both over the phone & on their website. maybe they suddenly changed their policy? I better check this because i use them heavily.
Amavida
Hi Amavida,
Hey man, how ya goin.? Cebu Pacific may possibly accept credit cards if you are enrolled in the "verified by VISA/MASTERCARD" program. I know from some of my American friends that the Cebu Pacific online booking system does not accept U.S credit cards. When you ring Cebu Pacific Manila office you will have a problem getting through and when you do get thru you just cannot make any sense from Cebu Pacific staff. This airline does offer flights at very attractive prices and are generally a lot cheaper than PAL. I will give you an example of what happened to me in January 2008. I wanted 3 tickets to Butuan in Mindanao. There was a promotion P3,500 return so I said O.K I'll have three tickets. " Sorry sir all the tickets have been sold." "Well, I'll have 3 tickets at the 'non promo' price, how much will that be?" "Sir, that will be P31,500, P10,500 each ticket." Fortunately, I was not that desperate and I did'nt go.
Cebu Pacific must be losing several hundred thousand pesos by not having an efficient online booking system. It is a pity because they have a modern fleet and offer reasonably good inflight service.
There have been instances where mongers have made succesful online bookings but this has been the exception rather than the rule.
You take care, you off soon. Where are you going this time? Hey, if you go to AC say hello to all the girls maybe you can buy them all ladies' drinks. When I get there I'll return the favour. LOL.
Have a great time, Waz.
Yes Waz I have platinum cards that are in the verified by VISA/MASTERCARD program. I have been using CP routinely for several years. I just go online find the flight, make the booking & pay. They email me the ticket & boarding info. No problem. If im buying tickets for a friend or relative i just email them the ticket/boarding info, they print it out & present it to the counter at the airport. One time I went to a local office to buy a ticket, they were unable to print the ticket but it was emailed to me. I went to the airport & showed them the ticket in the email on my 3G cell phone & they let me board no problem because it they knew already that the ticketing system was borked.
If you dont have a recognised credit card, just go online find the flight booking info & them ring the call center in Cebu (not Manila) and ask for the flight using the exact details in hand. I agree that making a booking 'blind' through the call centers is very dodgy.
Try buying a ticket for a relative with PAL.. they dick you around insisting you print out & mail some stupid form.. no thanks!
Cheers mate,
Amavida
I'm not getting any joy on the CP website as I try to book a flight from MNL to DVO. I keep getting a "Sorry your transaction cannot be processed at this time."
This is over two days of occasional attempts. They offer a co-branded MasterCard, which is what I am using, so I wouldn't think that would be the issue.
Has anyone else had this problem or better yet know of a solution? I guess I can call them directly.
SbySW
Haven't tried booking with CP yet, but last year I tried booking a flight with Air Asia from BKK to PNP. Had problems at first, then called my CC company and asked them to ok the booking. Went through pretty easy after that. Worth a try for the cheap prices CP offers. Later, SB
South by SW 2
03-12-08, 04:28
Haven't tried booking with CP yet, but last year I tried booking a flight with Air Asia from BKK to PNP. Had problems at first, then called my CC company and asked them to ok the booking. Went through pretty easy after that. Worth a try for the cheap prices CP offers. Later, SBThat's a good idea Saibb. I've used my card pretty widely internationally, but never in the PI. I just assumed the problem was more general than just my transaction.
Unfortunately, I've already booked my current trip so I won't be able to test your solution -- unless I do a side trip from Davao.
SbySW
There is alot of airlines like Cebu Pacific and Tiger Airways and Air Asia where for some reason can't book from the USA and use credit card.
I'm not sure why, but you can call them and do it really easy over the phone.
I just booked with Tiger Airways and very easy on the phone to get booked.
Hey mates, I'll be in Angeles May 1. 11.
My cousin is showing up on May 5, but until then I'll be running around solo.
If anyone is in town and is up to party it up. Let me know.
What's the phone number?
If you dont have a recognised credit card, just go online find the flight booking info & them ring the call center in Cebu (not Manila) and ask for the flight using the exact details in hand. I agree that making a booking 'blind' through the call centers is very dodgy.
Try buying a ticket for a relative with PAL.. they dick you around insisting you print out & mail some stupid form.. no thanks!
Cheers mate,
Amavida
What's the phone number?
Manila Office: +63-2-70-20-888
Cebu Office: +63-32-230-8888
The problem is with the credit card company NOT Cebu Pacific.
For instance many aussie credit card issuers absolutely will not honor any transaction in Malaysia - period. They say too much fraud.
As one of the other posters said call your credit card company & get them to allow transactions with CP.
One of the reasons I bank with Citibank is hasslle free world wide & the other is no fees. Something Aussies have to suffer from their local banks.
Amavida
Manila Office: +63-2-70-20-888
Cebu Office: +63-32-230-8888
The problem is with the credit card company NOT Cebu Pacific.
For instance many aussie credit card issuers absolutely will not honor any transaction in Malaysia - period. They say too much fraud.
As one of the other posters said call your credit card company & get them to allow transactions with CP.
One of the reasons I bank with Citibank is hasslle free world wide & the other is no fees. Something Aussies have to suffer from their local banks.
AmavidaHello Amavida,
I'm sorry mate but I have to disagree with you when you say that the credit card companies are to blame when Cebu Pacific does not accept online booking transactions. A friend of mine in the U.S after waiting on hold for 40 minutes, yes 40 minutes and paying with a debit card. He receives an email telling him they don't accept debit cards for telephone transactions. Please call back with credit card details which they don't accept anyway. Cebu Pacific has its head office in Manila and the call centre is in Cebu. It does not matter which number you ring you will not get any satisfaction. It would appear that Cebu Pacific is managed by morons.
In any inefficient and poorly managed system-you will always find errors creeping in, as in the few cases where international credit cards are actually accepted by the Cebu Pacific online booking system. THIS IS NOT THE NORM. Where some bookings do slip thru the net of incompetence this is merely due to good luck than good management. If one booking does make it -there would be several thousand that did not.
Regards and thank your mother for the rabbits.
Hello Amavida,
I'm sorry mate but I have to disagree with you when you say that the credit card companies are to blame
Fair enough, sorry to hear you are having so much trouble when I have not.
You better do something else then I guess.
Take care
Amavida
Fast Eddie 48
03-20-08, 06:50
Manila Office: +63-2-70-20-888
Cebu Office: +63-32-230-8888
The problem is with the credit card company NOT Cebu Pacific.
For instance many aussie credit card issuers absolutely will not honor any transaction in Malaysia - period. They say too much fraud.
As one of the other posters said call your credit card company & get them to allow transactions with CP.
One of the reasons I bank with Citibank is hasslle free world wide & the other is no fees. Something Aussies have to suffer from their local banks.
AmavidaTo all ISG members,
Why go through all this head ache?
Have you guys heard of travel agents?
They're all over Manila, they all speak good english, you can compare cost on all airlines, and is faster than calling the airlines yourself.
You can pay cash or use credit card.
Most of the time you get the best fare there.
Fast Eddie 48
To all ISG members,
Why go through all this head ache?
Have you guys heard of travel agents?
They're all over Manila, they all speak good english, you can compare cost on all airlines, and is faster than calling the airlines yourself.
You can pay cash or use credit card.
Most of the time you get the best fare there.
Fast Eddie 48Hey there FF,
My experiences with agents have been less than stellar.
I mainly use the internet heavily via computer & a 3G cell phone and make all my bookings for flights & accommodation myself. No middle man to stuff things up, and usually MUCH quicker.
Going to a travel agent in the Phils is a VERY different experience to that of a developed country - lots of queuing & waiting around in crowded & poorly ventilated offices to be attended to by poorly trained staff. Not my cup of tea thanks.
The only agent i use consistently is Asiarooms.com for hotel bookings, very fast response & good prices. Airlines I book direct always via the net.
YMMV
Cheers mate,
Amavida
Stop To Love
03-23-08, 06:56
Going to meet some woman in person I met on CB dating service. Looking for advice. How to get around from town to town and low cost hotels to stay in Dumagete city.
Any help will be appreciated
Going to meet some woman in person I met on CB dating service. Looking for advice. How to get around from town to town and low cost hotels to stay in Dumagete city.
Any help will be appreciated
Please read/ask in the Dumagete forum....
Amavida
Well, first advice is to learn how to spell Philippines.
You don't tell us what you have in mind, but from MNL you can fly to Dumaguete. From Cebu city you can take the "ocean jet" ferry or bus/ferry, and maybe fly.
An option I haven't tried is crossing the spine of Cebu and then taking a ferry across to abc Negros. Is it Don Carlos? Well, if that is what you want, ask and I'll try to dig up the place names.
In Dumaguete, I stayed at La Residencia Al Mar on the waterfront 225 7100. Bay view rooms were small, but the place has a nice feel to it. Night security guys tend to stare ....kind of pissed me off since you have to walk up the staircase strait up from the front desk. Half way up the stairs turn around and ask, "Are you looking at my ass or hers?" Then laugh. They have nothing to do all nigt so you can't blame them for looking at your ass....or your girl's ass. I worked my first two years of college as a security guard so believe me, it is a boring job.
I also stayed at a place that had a floor to ceiling window overlooking the park. It could be noisy, but I don't remember sleeping much that night. Had roof top restaurant. I posted on this before, but maybe a year ago.
Maria Plaza Luisa 225 7994 cheap, on one side of the park. I checked it out, but didn't stay, would want to see the room before paying.
Bethel house is the largest building in town, waterfront, but conservative. 225 2000. If you check in with a girl, tell them you are married or some other bull. If you have a steady girl, this would be good. Probably nice views from the upper floors.
Try to get out to the waterfall. You will not regret it. I took a ride out to xyz city, very nicely kept town, and the hiked all the way (mostly on a road), but some people rent an ATV for the road, and then only have a staircase and short walk (15min) to get to the main event. I skinny dipped under the falls since there were only the two of us. She didn't join in.....but eventually got naked later that night, at the hotel, on our 2nd date.
Beach option would be Apo island. Good snorkeling and diving.
Hope you can post a bit about you online exp on the chat thread.
Hope you can post a bit about your Negros experiences after your trip.
I realize the main topic here is sx, but info on cities, hotels, beaches, ambience, etc, is also allowed and very much encouraged.
X Man
Going to meet some woman in person I met on CB dating service. Looking for advice. How to get around from town to town and low cost hotels to stay in Dumagete city.
Any help will be appreciated
avoid any advice from Amavida, since there IS NOT a "Dumaguete forum"
Xman
Excuse me, but there is a forum labeled Dumagete here :
http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1876
Xman just posted a message there "Plaza Maria Luisa and Honeycomb" so he must know he is wrong..
Xman, your apology is assumed.
Amavida
The only agent i use consistently is Asiarooms.com for hotel bookings, very fast response & good prices. Airlines I book direct always via the net.
YMMV
Cheers mate,
Amavida
I just finished booking my holiday on the internet, I looked up Asiarooms for instant confirmation hotels and they came back with only one $180 a night in Manila no thanks.
I then compared Aisarooms to booking direct with the hotel and found I can get instant confirmation from the hotel at the same or better price than Asiarooms, better to compare travel sites I say.
I just finished booking my holiday on the internet, I looked up Asiarooms for instant confirmation hotels and they came back with only one $180 a night in Manila no thanks.
I then compared Aisarooms to booking direct with the hotel and found I can get instant confirmation from the hotel at the same or better price than Asiarooms, better to compare travel sites I say.
Cool Bob, thx for the info!
They do have specials on certain hotels (look for the flame) but as you say sometimes better to just go direct.
Have a bloody good time & tell us your stories when you get time to come up for air! ;)
Cheers
AV
Yes, you are most certainly right. Sorry.
X Man
Excuse me, but there is a forum labeled Dumagete here :
http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?t=1876
Xman just posted a message there "Plaza Maria Luisa and Honeycomb" so he must know he is wrong..
Xman, your apology is assumed.
Amavida
Wicked Roger
03-25-08, 15:35
I just finished booking my holiday on the internet, I looked up Asiarooms for instant confirmation hotels and they came back with only one $180 a night in Manila no thanks.
I then compared Aisarooms to booking direct with the hotel and found I can get instant confirmation from the hotel at the same or better price than Asiarooms, better to compare travel sites I say.
I use www.hoteltravel.com as I find them cheaper than asiarooms - but at the price you quote it was 5 star top end? Sound like a Intercon, Shangri La etc
Andre Cuipers
03-25-08, 21:17
I have a Visa and a Mastercard
My Visa card is always rejected with online CebuPacific bookings - thats already 1 year old news!
My mastercards always works however - that Mastercard has an extra sscc (or so) security code you have put in everytime.
I just think too many times Cebu Pacific lost money on bad bookings so they just turned up their security level on internet bookings - already 1 year ago.
Has nothing to do where you come from.
Negative is that they dont respond on emails too from that time ...(they get just too manny...) - but if you get on the plain it is they performe in most cases good (asside of the stupid entertaiment games they play and someimes a delay of 5 hrs in with they just dont inform the passengers - that how it works in the PI)
I use www.hoteltravel.com as I find them cheaper than asiarooms - but at the price you quote it was 5 star top end? Sound like a Intercon, Shangri La etc
Hey WR, i was'nt aware of this web site. I like it, well laid out & prices are indeed a little better. I'll give them a try!
Cheers
AV
Wicked Roger
03-26-08, 00:36
Hey WR, i was'nt aware of this web site. I like it, well laid out & prices are indeed a little better. I'll give them a try!
Cheers
AV
Pleasure
Use it all the time and if you compare with others it is generally cheaper. Live chat can be slow but once online very helpful
Also look at http://www.agoda.com can be competitive on some hotels, used it for Cebu but not Manila/Makati
Pleasure
Use it all the time and if you compare with others it is generally cheaper. Live chat can be slow but once online very helpful
Also look at http://www.agoda.com can be competitive on some hotels, used it for Cebu but not Manila/Makati
Yes I have used Agoda in the past but they were much slower confirming bookings compared to Asiarooms on the one time i tried them.
Cheers mate!
AV
Fifty Fifty
03-26-08, 05:17
I just finished booking my holiday on the internet, I looked up Asiarooms for instant confirmation hotels and they came back with only one $180 a night in Manila no thanks.
I then compared Aisarooms to booking direct with the hotel and found I can get instant confirmation from the hotel at the same or better price than Asiarooms, better to compare travel sites I say.
Hi, ok compare them with www.asiatravel.com, I used them plenty of times, excellent prices with direct confirmation and regular savings around 30-40% on the best price the Hotel can offer over the phone.
There is plenty of choice from the cheapest to any 5 Star Luxury too.
No problem with Credit Card Bookings and the pre-payment system works a treat as it means the Hotel is paid up and happy when you arrive.
One excellent point was when I booked my Dubai Hotel for my return journey, whilst I was in Cebu, I though all was ok but apparently the Hotel was full.
They called me, gave me a list of similarly priced availability, I chose and they booked for me, all over the phone and at their cost - superb service.
Cheers, F/Fifty
I'll be making my first return trip to Manila in about 3 years, on April 18 for about a week.
If anybody is in town and would like to join me for a few drinks, let me know.
Looking forward to this return for a while
Marty
I'll be making my first return trip to Manila in about 3 years, on April 18 for about a week.
If anybody is in town and would like to join me for a few drinks, let me know.
Looking forward to this return for a while
Marty
Hey Marty:
I will be in town for 4 nights starting 4/18. Staying near LA Cafe. I will PM you.
Anyone also wanting to meet in CEbu 4/22-4/27
then AC 4/30 to 5/4 I will be around for beers and bar runs.
English speaking working girls--what a novelty!!!
Have anyone been to or has any knowledge of the area I believe to the north of Manila called one hundred islands? Any information will be a great help.
Have anyone been to or has any knowledge of the area I believe to the north of Manila called one hundred islands? Any information will be a great help.
Apparently your search engine is broken.. here use mine...
http://rossana2.multiply.com/photos/album/8/PHILIPPINES_-_ONE_HUNDRED_ISLAND_-_2003
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/3712/tcristy1.html
http://www.alaminoscity.gov.ph/main.aspx
http://travel.webshots.com/album/554714971RXYaBO
http://www.asiatour.com/philippines/e-05nort/ep-nor13_c.htm
http://www.alaminos.net/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czWDFN2bHsg
http://www.philippinesvacation.org/pangasinan/hundred-islands-national-park/
Was this a mongering question?
AV
Of laptops and US border searches
Mark Rasch
UK Register
Monday, March 24, 2008
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/march2008/240308_b_laptops.htm
Recently, I was going through an airport with my shoes, coat, jacket, and belt off as well as with my carry-on bag, briefcase, and laptop all separated for easy inspection. I was heading through security at the Washington D.C., Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, or "National" as we locals call it. As I passed through the new magnetometer which gently puffed air all over my body - which to me seems to be a cross between a glaucoma test and Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - a TSA employee absent-mindedly asked if he could "inspect" my laptop computer. While the inspection was cursory, the situation immediately gave me pause: What was in my laptop anyway?
Similar thoughts must have gone through the head of Michael Timothy Arnold on July 17, 2005. He was having a bad day that was about to get much worse.
Arnold arrived at the International Arrivals Building at Los Angeles International Airport after a 20-hour flight from the Philippines. He might have looked like any other US traveler arriving from Manila after what he said was a three-week vacation visiting friends--tired, haggard, and casual. The Customs and Border Patrol agents were a bit suspicious, because they knew the Philippines is a haven for "sex tourism." They were also suspicious because Arnold could not remember the name of the company where he had once worked as a night auditor and appeared "fidgety." They demanded that Arnold power up his laptop, which the agents then examined for child pornography - which they ultimately found.
The Federal District Court rejected the government's argument that a search of a laptop is no different than rifling through luggage during arrivals inspection, and they suppressed the warrantless and essentially "suspicious-less" laptop search as unreasonable. The case was argued before the federal appellate court in October 2007 and a decision is imminent. The salient question: To what extent may customs, border, immigration, or other government officials search, mirror, copy, or analyze the contents of electronic gadgets with neither probable cause nor a warrant?
At the edge of law
It is clear that people traveling into and out of a country have a lower expectation of privacy at the border. Perhaps more accurately, a governmental search at the border is more likely to be considered "reasonable."
The agents get to do things they can't do if, for example, they simply stop you on the street. They can question you, they can rifle through your unmentionables, and even examine documents you are bringing with you. The agents can even disassemble your gas tank, looking for hidden compartments that you could be using to smuggle things. In the Arnold case, the government argued that its search authority at the border is "plenary" or unrestricted, except that to do an invasive body cavity search, it would have to have some kind of suspicion.
But searches of things? Well, they can do whatever they want it would seem.
The customs agents' job is to protect the nation from "anything harmful," to gather intelligence, prevent terrorism, and to enforce all of the laws, including child pornography and copyright laws. The computer is no different from any other "closed container" that the agent may search. Just as the agent needs no probable cause to search your underwear, they need no probable cause to rummage through your laptop. And besides, they are doing it to protect the country and enforce the laws and prevent terrorist attacks. You don't have any privacy rights at the border anyway, so what's the problem?
Same planet, different worlds
So, for example, is a computer the same as a briefcase or suitcase, under the law? I mean, if you don't want your stuff searched, don't bring it with you. You abandon your "expectation of privacy" at the border, right?
The government's position is as frightening as it is naíve. A computer is not the same thing as a briefcase. Nor, for that matter, is an iPod, a thumb drive, or a cell phone. It is both quantitatively and qualitatively different, and that makes all of the difference in this case. It seems that the government and the lower court are speaking past, and not at, each other. The government says, "We can do anything for any reason," and the court says, "No, you need reasonable suspicion to search a laptop."
Indeed, they are both wrong.
The consequences of the government's argument would be that they could, at the border, seize your daughter's iPod and lock her up if they thought the songs were not licensed. They could copy the entire contents of your computer, read your e-mail, medical records, communications with doctors, lawyers, or priests. They could examine deleted files, create a database of your friends and associates, and provide any or all of this information to the CIA, Interpol, the NSA, the FBI, or for that matter, the Iraqi intelligence services. All without probable cause, suspicion, or warrant, because you had the unmitigated gall to cross the border with your laptop.
Encrypting files on the laptop would be of little utility because, if they win their argument in another border search case in Vermont, they could compel you to provide them with the encryption key. The only thing you could do is not take your laptop or wipe it clean before you come back.
The consequences of the defendant's argument are likewise unappealing. If the government could not search computers at the border (or needed reasonable suspicion, which they don't need to search luggage), there is some merit to the argument that the computer will become the medium of choice for transporting contraband (although it's still easier to simply e-mail it to yourself.)
Luggage or laptop?
The government's argument is predicated on the assumption that a laptop is no different from any other container. Yet, that assumption is simply is not true.
Computers contain vast quantities of confidential and private information, communications, and relationships, for which most people would agree should be maintained with a reasonable expectation of privacy, even when they cross the border. While all of this information is entitled to legal protection against unreasonable (e.g. warrantless) searches by the government inside the country, some of it is entitled to even greater protection. Stored electronic communications, privileged materials, trade secrets, financial records, and other information are particularly protected against government intrusion.
While most people do not travel internationally with a copy of every chat they have ever had, or every Facebook friend's picture in their Samsonite, or every picture they have of their boyfriends or girlfriends, they have exactly this information on their laptops. They have their checkbook information, passwords, financial records, medical records, correspondence, records of books purchased, Web sites reviewed, and more. In short, communicative and expressive materials.
In 1958, the State of Alabama required the NAACP to provide it with the names and addresses of all of its members, a requirement that the Supreme Court held violated the expressive and due process rights of the organization. Yet, according to the current government's argument, if this information was contained somewhere on a laptop computer traveling across national borders, the information could be accessed, copied, and entered into a central depository, even absent of any evidence of criminal activity.
Apparently your search engine is broken.. here use mine...
http://rossana2.multiply.com/photos/album/8/PHILIPPINES_-_ONE_HUNDRED_ISLAND_-_2003
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/3712/tcristy1.html
http://www.alaminoscity.gov.ph/main.aspx
http://travel.webshots.com/album/554714971RXYaBO
http://www.asiatour.com/philippines/e-05nort/ep-nor13_c.htm
http://www.alaminos.net/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czWDFN2bHsg
http://www.philippinesvacation.org/pangasinan/hundred-islands-national-park/
Was this a mongering question?
AVNo sir it was a question looking for maybe some mature first hand experience from one of you gentlemen. Mature is the key word there, makes me wonder why you would bother to respond.
Have anyone been to or has any knowledge of the area I believe to the north of Manila called one hundred islands? Any information will be a great help.Hi E,
The information that I am posting is over two years old and may not be timely. We left Manila by bus (Victory Liner) and it took about 5.5 hours to reach Alaminos. From there, we went to Lucap and we stayed at Hundred Islands Resort Hotel. We used the services of a boatman who was to take us island hopping. As you can appreciate, it is not possible to visit a lot of the islands and you have to specify to the guide where you want to visit. The islands which we did visit were Children's Island, Quezon Island, Govenor's Island, Marta Island ( a very pretty small island ). Marcos Island has a blowhole and a vertical shaft of rock, Scout Island and Quirino Island have caves, Cuenco Island has a cave traversing the length of the island. It is possible to stay overnight on some of the main islands.
I did find touring the islands very relaxing. There are a lot of coral reefs and natural beaches to see. You will be astounded by the scenic beauty and you will find your piece of paradise in the park. IMHO it is definitely worth a visit and I would go back.
All the best, wazza.
No sir it was a question looking for maybe some mature first hand experience from one of you gentlemen. Mature is the key word there, makes me wonder why you would bother to respond.
Ok, sorry I dont have firsthand knowledge of that area. Hope the info i gave was of some use. I looks like a wonderful place for a holiday away from the cities.
All the best,
AV
Hi folks,
I'm in Manila on business but got nothing to do over the long weekend (April 5-7). I've been in Manila a few times, but never had the time or urge to try the local scene, considering I live in LOS.
Might have a go at EDSA complex tonight, and depending what I find there, maybe hop on a bus to AC to spend the weekend there. If anyone is party to that , PM me!
Hi folks!
I'm in Manila on business, but stuck over the long weekend (April 5-7) with nothing to do. I've been in MNL several time but never had the time to try the local scene (I live in LOS so I'm pretty well served back home anyway).
So to make up for lost time, I plan to try out EDSA complex tonight, and depending on what I find there, maybe hop on a bus to AC for the weekend.
I anyone is party to either, please PM me!
Captain America
04-04-08, 17:45
I don't have much info on CP other than my CC always works, yet my brother in law tried all his 10+ cards and none of them worked. We're both in the US etc, but I finally ended up booking his ticket.
On PAL, there's a very easy work-around to the printed confirmation need, and that is to e-mail the confirmation have have your relative print it at any internet café. Obvious. Yes. but it didn't come through as that in an earlier post.
Andre Cuipers
04-05-08, 19:50
Hello,
I want to travel 10 days arround in the Philippines and I am still looking for Girly bars where I just can take a beer and look a show or dancing girlies.
I dont know the name of such clubs but in Pattaya they would call it a bikini club (but they often wear miniskirts and no bikini under it...) thats what I like.
Legaspie? Laoag? Kalibo?
Andre Cuipers
04-05-08, 21:04
Close to Pattaya is Cambodia....But the scene is completely different there.
In Philippines you have to ask what kind of bars you like (a bar to meet a kind of freelancers (LA cafe and G point in Manilla) , a bar with a line of girls just standing in a row to be picked out and buy ladiedrinks before you can talk (mostly expat owned and cheep-most in Bilbao what the most call ANgeles city) ,a bar with a few girls dancing or a bar with everytime one girl who does a kind of strip act(thats the local Pinay bar - mostly verry sleezy).Or maybe a noisy disco to meet a thing you dont know what it is.
I dont know your age - but because I am older (51) I kind of hate Thailand because they ask high prices to older people.
What I find a problem in Philippines is that you pay the same money for short time as for long time. You have to ask the girl if she WANTS to go out with you until next morning. But even is she sais yes she can leave you earlier or just give you no sex in the morning(even if you asked for it before paying).
You payed everything in advance (if she is a bar girl) so the only thing you can do is give no tips.
Other problem i have with Philippines (and cambodia) is - if you do like long time and if you take the same girl a few times it feels like being married for 10 years...They start to take care of you...hoping you marry them.
On a first 1 week vissit I would do 1 day Manilla (Malate Pension) , 2 days Sabang(beach)(Captain Grags) , 3 days Bilbao(Angeles City, American hotel)) and last day again Manila close to EDSA(Sogo hotel) to get the plain back.
I fully disagree with others that Downtown Cebu is unsafe.
But dont flash with expensive things and dont think a big mouth will help you there because you are between locals. If you can addapt to them they will start to take care of you as if you are one of them.
For me a no go area is Fuente Circel (too many poor children and dangerous papasans on the streets) and the only Girly bar there is way to expensive - only good for the happy hour drinks (silver dollar).
As good expatsplaces I would go only to Maxilon Avenue(BG, Viking the bars on the northside of the street have the best value).
Save and clean but compared to Bilbao and downtown Cebu a little boaring.
so if you have time over...but be prepared - whole Philippines is infested with dirty old stinkin Jeepneys and the toilets around Manilla are clean but in Cebu often verry verry dirty. Even in malls.
And also the food is different from Thailand and the wine is (like in Cambodia) affordable - so not the 600Bath price but more 3$. And the girls like to drink it with you on the balcony.....(most cannot afford it and like to try it)
Andre
Hi All
I have posted on the Thailand forum about my up coming trip in May, which at the moment includes 2 full weeks in Pattaya, I have been to Thailand on a few occasions and usually do Pattaya for 3-4 days, so I have been thinking of splitting the 2 weeks into 1 week in Pattaya and 1 week in the Philippines, for a few reasons, I like to try somewhere new when ever I can and it is not to far from Thailand, now for my question for Philippine regulars if I come for one week I would like to stay in the one area and not change hotel, so for a potential first time visitor where would be the best place for a week to see some sights and have a good selection of nightlife opportunities where I would be likely to find other like minded mongers.
Possible dates would be May 30 for 7 nights.
Will there be any philippine regulars around those dates?
Thank you
IPM
Fifty Fifty
04-06-08, 11:36
.....but they often wear miniskirts and no bikini under it... thats what I like.
Now you're talking !! I havent read any recent reports on bars like this in Phils, are there any?
If so where guys...???, cos Im off to buy a plane ticket ;)
Cheers, F/Fifty
[QUOTE=Andre Cuipers]
.....but they often wear miniskirts and no bikini under it... thats what I like.
QUOTE]
Now you're talking !! I havent read any recent reports on bars like this in Phils, are there any?
If so where guys...???, cos Im off to buy a plane ticket ;)
Cheers, F/Fifty
There are a bunch where they dance fully nude. Most that I know of are in Pasay and QC but I know there are others.
[QUOTE=Fifty Fifty]There are a bunch where they dance fully nude. Most that I know of are in Pasay and QC but I know there are others.
The other bars stay on the 'safe' side of the laws in this hypocritical country. Going to fully nude bars puts you in more danger than is worth it IMHO, YMMV.
Cheers
AV
Hobby Knob
04-07-08, 16:43
Any one ever rent a car and drive yourself in the Phils? I have NEVER even attempted this, but a friend of mine is making their cherry trip and is thinking to do this.
BTW, looking for a wing man in late July.
Andre Cuipers
04-07-08, 19:06
Het Sugoi
Place name the nudy dancer bars and also the other cities you know.
I only know of IloILo, the most eastern bar (of 2) on JM Bassa street has a kind of strip show.
All are in ILoIlo local oriented bars (=sleeze) there.
But the price for the girl (and beer) is rather expensive in all local bars like these. And also most woman are older etc etc (low Q).
I don't know if they just ask higher prices to farang.
But most locals just drink a few redhorses and even fall in sleep so how bad the woman looks they even don't see it. Happely most still wear a little thin thing at the final stage (they return 3 times) to hide something what should not be seen (after pregnant belly).
Nice cities to have a break from all the nice and cheap girls from Bilbao. I mean a few days just drinking beer and look to the real Philippine live. But better take a twice as cheep girl and twice as pretty (and twice as young) when you return to Bilbao. At least if you didn't loose your appatite.
Andre
[QUOTE=Fifty Fifty]
There are a bunch where they dance fully nude. Most that I know of are in Pasay and QC but I know there are others.
Andre Cuipers
04-07-08, 19:16
In PI I will never drive a car.
1) they drive like idiots in the big city (one traffic Jam in every city above 200. 000 inhabitants because it is too hot to walk)
2) if you get an accident they will put you in jail until they know who caused the accident (a. Yeah. The one who has money.)
3) you get out of jail if you payed all.
Same counts for all other things that can go wrong (like having a minor).
Start to pay as soon as asked and get as soon and as far as possible away as long as you have the opportunity because it will only get you in more problems if you think you are in your wright.
Maybe that is true. But for sure you will not get it.
As long as you smile they smile. Be carefull as the smiling stops.
So don't drive, avoid minors and all other illigal or unrespectfull things.
Busses are good and cheap!
Andre
Any one ever rent a car and drive yourself in the Phils? I have NEVER even attempted this, but a friend of mine is making their cherry trip and is thinking to do this.
BTW, looking for a wing man in late July.
Any one ever rent a car and drive yourself in the Phils? I have NEVER even attempted this, but a friend of mine is making their cherry trip and is thinking to do this.Hello HK! Everyone thinks of doing this on their first trip but quickly changes their mind after getting here. Traffic is horrendous in the larger cities. Difficult to find your way around. Risk of being extorted for money if you have a collision is very real.
It is possible but not really worth the hassle. Hard to hire a self drive vehicle outside of big cities, vast majority are rented to you WITH a driver who you will have to keep fed & watered wherever you go ;) We own a vehicle but still use trikes & taxi's a lot because its so convenient & each driver is a walking cross between a GPS unit & a concierge.
Take care,
AV
Vibrations
04-08-08, 05:31
Hi,
Exchange rate. Can anyone tell me if I bring USD 100 to angeles. Whats the exchange rate like?
Hobby Knob
04-08-08, 06:45
Hello HK! Everyone thinks of doing this on their first trip but quickly changes their mind after getting here. Traffic is horrendous in the larger cities. Difficult to find your way around. Risk of being extorted for money if you have a collision is very real.
It is possible but not really worth the hassle. Hard to hire a self drive vehicle outside of big cities, vast majority are rented to you WITH a driver who you will have to keep fed & watered wherever you go ;) We own a vehicle but still use trikes & taxi's a lot because its so convenient & each driver is a walking cross between a GPS unit & a concierge.
Take care
AV
Thanks for the ammo. I'll share with my friend to convince him he's nuts.
I have always hired family friends to drive us around. It costs more, but less hassle. I remember my first trip the only way to get a driver to drive us from Glorietta to Tondo was to LIE to them where we were going. After we got started, we told him the real destination. Didn't get all the way there, but at least to the LRT, then a jeepney then a tricycle. quite an adventure. Never been a big fan of the busses. Got stuck on an un aircon one once after our van broke down.
Over all, getting around in the Phils can be a hassle. Been in about 4 breakdowns and one accident. The police negotiations were interesting. I stayed in the car, but it still was our fault. (even though it wasn't. I was told it was because I was Puti, even I wasn't driving)
I too have never considered driving. It would take me two weeks just to get out of NIAA. LOL
Fast Eddie 48
04-08-08, 06:57
Any one ever rent a car and drive yourself in the Phils? I have NEVER even attempted this, but a friend of mine is making their cherry trip and is thinking to do this.
BTW, looking for a wing man in late July.Hobby,
Why rent a car taxi is so cheap here if you don't know the area why drive your self make sense and manila traffic cop is know to stop people for a shake down and newbie tourist like you are what the look for.
Fast eddie 48
Fifty Fifty
04-09-08, 05:18
Hi,
Exchange rate. Can anyone tell me if I bring USD 100 to angeles. Whats the exchange rate like?
Well it depends where you go and what calibre of Girl/Beer you intend to exchange it for :)
Cheers, F/Fifty
Het Sugoi
Place name the nudy dancer bars and also the other cities you know.
I only know of IloILo, the most eastern bar (of 2) on JM Bassa street has a kind of strip show.
All are in ILoIlo local oriented bars (=sleeze) there.
But the price for the girl (and beer) is rather expensive in all local bars like these. And also most woman are older etc etc (low Q).
I don't know if they just ask higher prices to farang.
But most locals just drink a few redhorses and even fall in sleep so how bad the woman looks they even don't see it. Happely most still wear a little thin thing at the final stage (they return 3 times) to hide something what should not be seen (after pregnant belly).
Nice cities to have a break from all the nice and cheap girls from Bilbao. I mean a few days just drinking beer and look to the real Philippine live. But better take a twice as cheep girl and twice as pretty (and twice as young) when you return to Bilbao. At least if you didn't loose your appatite.
Andre
[QUOTE=Sugoi]
It's been a while since I've been but in Pasay there is Miss Universal which is pretty big on FB Harrison. Up the street is a smaller, local club called Monriz. Down on Taft is a place called Vocano which is also mainly for locals but all have full nude shows.
In Paranaque there are a few, I know of one called Kalesa and many of the ones on Roxas Blvd are also nude. East Asia and Viva Manila are a couple.
In Quezon City, go to Quezon Ave. Mystique has a nice show and I often would go there. They have runways down the middle where the girls will strut nude. I'm drawing a blank on the names of the others--there's one right next to Mystique that begins with a P.
These are only a few that I can think of off the top of my head...
Asia Pacific
04-13-08, 21:41
I'm heading down to Baloy in subic (well technically I don't think it is in subic itself) and staying at the Treasure Island Resort. I was in subic last year with my GF so couldn't do much except for salivate at the girls. If anyone is heading (or thinking about heading to subic) then let me know and maybe we can hook up for a beer and maybe to barhop. I checked out a lot of the places last time and looks like a fun place to spend some time. The TI resort looked great with a huge pool but they were booked last time. Also will be taking the camera and a few lights so hopefully will be able to get some good photos this time. Oh yeah, going down on the 14th May. May 19th. After that, back to AC.
Fast Eddie 48
04-14-08, 00:12
Well it depends where you go and what calibre of Girl/Beer you intend to exchange it for :)
Cheers, F/FiftyTo fifty fifty,
The best place to change USd to Pesos is around Ermita area near LA cafe.
there are many money charge places there.
You will get 2 peso more than in AC, but be careful on getting short change.
Fast eddie 48
Hi,
Exchange rate. Can anyone tell me if I bring USD 100 to angeles. Whats the exchange rate like?
Money changers are crooks here as in most third world countries.
Wanna get ripped off & cry about it, be my guest.
As you get on & off the plane there are legit money exchange facilities in the terminals.
If you stroll over to SM Mall in Angeles there is a legit money exchange facility.
There are plenty of banks in AC where you can get FOREX facilties.
Who comes to another country without money in a bank account?
Just stick your ATM card in an auto teller at SM Mall at withdraw whatever you need, it will be in pesos..
Good luck V
AV
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I have written a bit about money changer rip offs and even included a picture of an Ermita rip off place. Nevertheless, I tend to be cash heavy and have credit cards as back up. I keep one in the box, and on in my room, use cash to navigate my way.
But, when AV says "money changers are crooks" he has written something I disagree with. Most money changers are in business, want to stay in business and want to make money honestly. They can make money because they provide a convenient service.
A wayward changer, or more likely, a thief employee, will soon be discovered. If AV knows of such a rip-off place, it would be a great service if he were to include the details here at ISG.
X
Money changers are crooks here as in most third world countries.
Wanna get ripped off & cry about it, be my guest.
As you get on & off the plane there are legit money exchange facilities in the terminals.
If you stroll over to SM Mall in Angeles there is a legit money exchange facility.
There are plenty of banks in AC where you can get FOREX facilties.
Who comes to another country without money in a bank account?
Just stick your ATM card in an auto teller at SM Mall at withdraw whatever you need, it will be in pesos..
Good luck V
AV
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I have written a bit about money changer rip offs and even included a picture of an Ermita rip off place.Ok so you have first hand experienced of being ripped off, sorry to hear that X.
AV says "money changers are crooks" he has written something I disagree withOh God! why did I know this was coming.. rolls eyes
If AV knows of such a rip-off place, it would be a great service if he were to include the details here at ISG.
XI follow my own advice & don't get ripped off by dodgy money changers.
You wanna keep trying your luck with them?
That's your business X.
Cheers
AV
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Fifty Fifty
04-15-08, 06:20
AV says "money changers are crooks" he has written something I disagree with
Maybe not all, but.....??
Oh God! why did I know this was coming.. rolls eyes
Same as anywhere, you pay your money and you take your chances.
I am a fan of the International ATM Facility that my Bank offers me, totally free of any charges anywhere in the world and at any ATM.
Safe efficient and I can check online any time also.
Handbags Ladies, Handbags !!!
Cheers F/Fifty
Fast Eddie 48
04-15-08, 06:26
Ok so you have first hand experienced of being ripped off, sorry to hear that X.
Oh God! why did I know this was coming.. rolls eyes
I follow my own advice & don't get ripped off by dodgy money changers.
You wanna keep trying your luck with them?
That's your business X.
Cheers,
AV
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I got to agree with x man.
I have use money changers many time in Manila and AC.
Most are legit buisness that offer a better rate than bank.
There are a few that scam tourist.
Just use your common sense.
Don't take offers from touts on the street.
I heard friend got short change, but I've never have problem.
With the USD falling PI is still a good bargin of asia.
Fast eddie 48
I am a fan of the International ATM Facility that my Bank offers me, totally free of any charges anywhere in the world and at any ATM. Safe efficient and I can check online any time also.
Cheers F/FiftyYep FF, I use Citibank, same deal. As I arrive at the airport in a foreign country I change enough cash for Taxi & small expenses. Online I shuffle money about then use ATM's for small cash & Credit cards for big transactions. Why people are tramping about thiird world red light districts using hole in the wall money changers is quite beyond me..
AV
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Cunning Stunt
04-15-08, 09:24
Never had any problem with Ermita/Malate money changers - just use the walk in establishments and never use the street changers, you are asking for trouble. Always double check your money. They offer competitive rates and you can shop around for the best rate. I've also found that for those living in the Philippines, they are also useful (and offer good rates) for changing from Pesos back to Dollars, pounds or Euro's when you are travelling abroad and need some foreign currency.
Amavida,
I got to agree with x man. I have use money changers many time in Manila and AC. Most are legit buisness that offer a better rate than bank. There are a few that scam tourist. Just use your common sense. Don't take offers from touts on the street. I heard friend got short change, but I've never have problem. With the USD falling PI is still a good bargin of asia.
Fast eddie 48
Good luck to you both, its not for me thanks.
AV
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Just stick your ATM card in an auto teller at SM Mall at withdraw whatever you need, it will be in pesos..Good luck V AV
Last year while I was working in the Philippines (7 months) I had no choice but to use my ATM card. I would withdraw 20,000P at a time and one time I used the Hyatt Casino behind the Diamond Hotel to withdraw 20,000P and the next time I went to a ATM I got an error message, "hot card". Luckly my bank has a branch in Japan (10 am PI) and I called and they told me that they locked my card out because they thought it was stolen and being used in the casino.
The bank then put a note on my account that I was in the Philippines and I had no more problems.
Robb
Fifty Fifty
04-16-08, 06:22
Last year while I was working in the Philippines (7 months) I had no choice but to use my ATM card. I would withdraw 20,000P at a time and one time I used the Hyatt Casino behind the Diamond Hotel to withdraw 20,000P and the next time I went to a ATM I got an error message, "hot card". Luckly my bank has a branch in Japan (10 am PI) and I called and they told me that they locked my card out because they thought it was stolen and being used in the casino.
The bank then put a note on my account that I was in the Philippines and I had no more problems.
Robb
I use my ATM Card all over the world and bank online too. I tell my bank where I am likely to be going and any limitations I require on my card.
I can adjust the limitations as to my anticipated ''money requirements'' and to the risk I associate with each country.
So far no problems, except Moldova recently, where my bank refuse to allow cards to be used in ATMs as the risk is deemed too great. Even calling them would not lift the automatic blocking :(
As I see it the Risk of having to keep safe and carry large amounts of cash, often in $US, using money changers etc far outweighs the Risk of using my ATM card everywhere I go.
If I lose my card, one call to the bank and the damage is limited.
If I lose the cash, get robbed, swindled etc, there is no way to limit the damage.
Cheers, F/Fifty
No one was criticizing your advice, I was simply disagreeing with the statement "money changers are crooks", which strikes me as an overgeneralizaton since I have used money changers hundreds of times and had only one attempt at a rip off. My post was not meant to irritate you or anyone else, but to point out what I see as misinformation -- so roll your eyes all you want.
Also, I never said I was ripped off.
Since you apparently avoid money changers, I wonder how you've come to have such a negative opinion of all of them.
Thanks Fast Eddie for the extra warning about the guys who approach you on the street or in the malls.
X
Ok so you have first hand experienced of being ripped off, sorry to hear that X.
Oh God! why did I know this was coming.. rolls eyes
I follow my own advice & don't get ripped off by dodgy money changers.
You wanna keep trying your luck with them?
That's your business X.
Cheers
AV
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No one was criticizing your advice, I was simply disagreeing with the statement "money changers are crooks"
X Ok fair enough.
AV
I would have liked to send this direct to G, but his PM box is closed.
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Just realized that you also gave extra info about money changers, but I only saw Fast Eddies post. Sorry for the slight...unintended. I'm pretty sure you couldn't care less. Nevertheless, thanks for adding detail to the vague posts by AV and myself.
Thanks for your witty comments here and there....some have been pretty funny. Wait a minute, maybe one was slightly funny....keep trying....
X
Never had any problem with Ermita/Malate money changers - just use the walk in establishments and never use the street changers, you are asking for trouble. Always double check your money. They offer competitive rates and you can shop around for the best rate. I've also found that for those living in the Philippines, they are also useful (and offer good rates) for changing from Pesos back to Dollars, pounds or Euro's when you are travelling abroad and need some foreign currency.
Cunning Stunt
04-16-08, 19:32
Thanks for your witty comments here and there....some have been pretty funny. Wait a minute, maybe one was slightly funny....keep trying....
XDurr - excuse me if I interrupt your mid-life crisis but if you reread my post, I think that I was offering my tupenny contribution to the Forex debate. If you think that is an attempt at witticism then I suggest that your definition of what is or is not witty is as scewed (or screwed, take your pick) as your overall attitude.
GH
Hi all
I'm planning a trip over there sometime this year, I was wondering since the dollar is tanking faster than the titanic, has anyone who recently traveled over there notice a drop in the guys going over there and the prices higher or about the same as the girls become desperate since less customers means lower prices supply and demand sort of thing.
thanks
Pimpster
Hi all I'm planning a trip over there sometime this year, I was wondering since the dollar is tanking faster than the titanic, has anyone who recently traveled over there notice a drop in the guys going over there and the prices higher or about the same as the girls become desperate since less customers means lower prices supply and demand sort of thing.
thanks
Pimpster
I mean this with absolutely no disrespect P, not all mongers come from USA. So no, I haven't noticed a drop off, but hey Im just one guy. Someone with links to the travel industry may have better info. Anyone?
Prices slowly increasing as ever. (Bargains can be had everywhere here for the astute). Price of oil continues to climb, rice prices are shooting up here (its 'the hungry season' when rice is out of season) .. life goes on.
AV
The wit I was referring to was in other posts.
What problem do you have with my attitude? Since you seem to have gone out of your way to make a personal attack, I guess I have to suggest it might be your attitude that needs adjustment.
X
Durr - excuse me if I interrupt your mid-life crisis but if you reread my post, I think that I was offering my tupenny contribution to the Forex debate. If you think that is an attempt at witticism then I suggest that your definition of what is or is not witty is as scewed (or screwed, take your pick) as your overall attitude.
GH
Cunning Stunt
04-18-08, 08:34
The wit I was referring to was in other posts.
What problem do you have with my attitude? Since you seem to have gone out of your way to make a personal attack, I guess I have to suggest it might be your attitude that needs adjustment.
XNo probs here mate. Since you are the arch troller here, its a bit rich that you accuse me of making a personal attack. But its amusing to see that your hypersensitivity switch is still set to max and the baiter is so easily baited. As far as I am concerned it is all done in lighthearted jest but you obviously have little in the way of a sense of humour so any attempt at with tends to spin off the top of your head.
Maybe I had better cool it as when banter between two forumites start to degenerate into tit for tat squabbling it becomes a bore for other members as you have shown countless times.
GH
Blackangst
04-20-08, 22:53
Ok I'm so sorry. I read a few pages back and didn't see answer. If I missed it please just reply with ''RTFF'' LOL
Who do you guys recommend for flight booking? Last time I flew was 2005 and used a friend who is no longer available.
Will be booking 90 days advance.
ok i'm so sorry. i read a few pages back and didn't see answer. if i missed it please just reply with ''rtff'' lol
who do you guys recommend for flight booking? last time i flew was 2005 and used a friend who is no longer available.
will be booking 90 days advance.hi ba, i mean this with no disrespect but you dont give enough info to warrant more then a very general answer.
some people prefer to use travel agents for convenience & chasing prices. some of us prefer to book direct for speed & efficiency. as to what air carrier to choose, it depends on where you are flying from.
coming back & forth to australia i use singapore airlines for very competitive rates & very nice standard of service. qantas flys a direct manila to sydney service but is always more expensive & service is not quite as nice as sa. air asia is technically cheaper but involves more stuffing around with connections. standard of service is budget. tiger is available to limited areas of australia, simillar to aa.
cheers
av
Well, you are starting to sound like someone else on this site who comes to dramatic conclusions based on his own imagination -- one of which is to insist that I'm trolling. Also, shall I assume you have many examples of me making personal insults? You seem to take that as a matter of fact.
I've got more pictures posted at ISG than you have posts and probably twice as many field reports. I've never asked for anything back except for people to follow the rules of the ISG board and (hopefully) follow the accepted rules of discussion and debate when it comes to disagreements.
I've enjoyed your sarcastic humour on many occasions (even when I was the target) and even said so just a few days ago right here on this thread. So, to say I don't have a sense of humor is a bit disingenuous. I've only challenged you after you obviously and clearly insulted me for the third time.
X
PS, don't make me swing my handbag Hucher!
No probs here mate. Since you are the arch troller here, its a bit rich that you accuse me of making a personal attack. But its amusing to see that your hypersensitivity switch is still set to max and the baiter is so easily baited. As far as I am concerned it is all done in lighthearted jest but you obviously have little in the way of a sense of humour so any attempt at with tends to spin off the top of your head.
Maybe I had better cool it as when banter between two forumites start to degenerate into tit for tat squabbling it becomes a bore for other members as you have shown countless times.
GH
Blackangst
04-22-08, 18:23
hi ba, i mean this with no disrespect but you dont give enough info to warrant more then a very general answer.
some people prefer to use travel agents for convenience & chasing prices. some of us prefer to book direct for speed & efficiency. as to what air carrier to choose, it depends on where you are flying from.
coming back & forth to australia i use singapore airlines for very competitive rates & very nice standard of service. qantas flys a direct manila to sydney service but is always more expensive & service is not quite as nice as sa. air asia is technically cheaper but involves more stuffing around with connections. standard of service is budget. tiger is available to limited areas of australia, simillar to aa.
cheers,
avok, i'll be flying around the first part of aug out of phoenix az, usa. probably connect thriught lax. im after best price. most if not all flights will be on a 747-400 so carrier doesnt matter so much. i'll be flying to manila. dont care -too- much about layover as long as its reasonable.
better? hehe
Cunning Stunt
04-22-08, 22:14
Maybe I had better cool it as when banter between two forumites start to degenerate into tit for tat squabbling it becomes a bore for other members as you have shown countless times.
GHOK you got the last word:D
Heres a topless chick I saw on the beach last week!
GH
Man In Japan
04-23-08, 01:24
BA,
Many people have great things to say about Ed Mabunga, he gets consolidator prices on most of his tickets to the PI, give him a try.
http://mabunga.com/emabunga/
GH, is that your response? To quote yourself? Impressive.
Ok I'm so sorry. I read a few pages back and didn't see answer. If I missed it please just reply with ''RTFF'' LOL
Who do you guys recommend for flight booking? Last time I flew was 2005 and used a friend who is no longer available.
Will be booking 90 days advance.I just booked today with Cathay Pacific after checking online prices for the last few weeks. I prefer PAL because they have a direct flight everyday, but they were $450 higher. Paid about $915 with tax, departing 2 week from now from SFO.
Cunning Stunt
04-23-08, 09:41
GH, is that your response? To quote yourself? Impressive.Yup, I'm a legend in my own lunchtime. Too much pinay pussy to chase - not enough time.
Want your lawn mowed?
GH:D
Blackangst
04-23-08, 10:55
BA,
Many people have great things to say about Ed Mabunga, he gets consolidator prices on most of his tickets to the PI, give him a try.
http://mabunga.com/emabunga/Thanks MiJ I shot off an email for info.
Yup, I'm a legend in my own lunchtime. Too much pinay pussy to chase - not enough time.
Want your lawn mowed?
GH:DYour replies crack me up GH! hehehe! :D
AV
Will be in AC from 23 to 30th May.
50 yo Aussie.
Any ISG folk in town like to link up for a beer?
!st San Mig on me!
Blackangst
04-27-08, 00:10
Thanks MiJ I shot off an email for info.Expensive. I found the same flight, 3 days later, for nearly half what he quoted me :( I told him I was flexible too...just gotta look around and do some research hehe
Where can i get some cash exchanged or use ATM at that hour of arrival?
Makeupaname
04-27-08, 09:54
Starting sometime in May I will be working in Macau for about 2 months. I am looking into spending some weekends in AC. When I check Tiger Airways online, I find if I book a ticket just a few days in advance the ticket is about 1300 HKD. If I book 6 weeks in advance its only 300 HKD. With my work I am never sure in advance when I will have time off.
Any suggestion for getting a cheaper fare without booking 6 weeks in advance? Can I just buy a ticket at the airport the day of my trip? Should I go through an agent? Have someone in PI buy the ticket for me?
Fifty Fifty
04-28-08, 05:11
Where can i get some cash exchanged or use ATM at that hour of arrival?
Exit Customs Hall, in Airport Entrance, turn left, there are a couple of banks, money changer and 2 or 3 ATM's.
Alternatively buy some Pesos at your Departure Airport.
Cheers, F/Fifty
Mongering1
04-28-08, 14:20
Of course I'm still here in AC. I'm more than likely going to be going to Biliran Island the end of next month. If anyone wants join and or meet let me know. If just myself I will probably do it the laziest way possible. But if somebody wants to join I might get a little adventurous. I lived there in Biliran for a year recently. Right now I'm thinking of going via Clark to Cebu then ferry to Naval, Biliran. This would also benifit anyone wanting to see Leyte and or Cebu. At this time I don't plan on even spending the night in Cebu.
Bud
Maybe i should RTFF, but:
Can anybody tell me how to get the lowest airfares form Europe to Manila, Philippines?
I can depart from Amsterdam, Brussels, Duesseldorf.
Travel period around august 2008
Tried the following websites:
D-reizen
Cheaptickets
Vliegwinkel
Lastminutetop20
Any advice?
Thank you!
M1, sounds like a great trip and wish I could hook up with you. I probably won't make it back to the Philippines until mid July.
I had a CB sweety named Sheena invite me to Naval, Biliran. At the time (I was in Ormoc) I had no idea where she was. Duh.
If I had it all to do again, I would have walked out of my hotel and gotten on the bus. Maybe 4/5 hours from Ormoc to Naval, but looks like a trip worth doing. I'd love to do Tacloban too. Wow, too many locations, too many women.
Looking forward to a FR!
X
Of course I'm still here in AC. I'm more than likely going to be going to Biliran Island the end of next month. If anyone wants join and or meet let me know. If just myself I will probably do it the laziest way possible. But if somebody wants to join I might get a little adventurous. I lived there in Biliran for a year recently. Right now I'm thinking of going via Clark to Cebu then ferry to Naval, Biliran. This would also benifit anyone wanting to see Leyte and or Cebu. At this time I don't plan on even spending the night in Cebu.
Bud
M1,
I've been to Biliran a few times to see the main honey's family. It seems to me that potential hits are everywhere. But of course, I was well 'guarded' by the family so I had no opportunity to explore on my own.
I'm curious to hear about any mongering opportunities on that beautiful island. Anything to share?
Of course I'm still here in AC. I'm more than likely going to be going to Biliran Island the end of next month. If anyone wants join and or meet let me know. If just myself I will probably do it the laziest way possible. But if somebody wants to join I might get a little adventurous. I lived there in Biliran for a year recently. Right now I'm thinking of going via Clark to Cebu then ferry to Naval, Biliran. This would also benifit anyone wanting to see Leyte and or Cebu. At this time I don't plan on even spending the night in Cebu.
Bud
Starting sometime in May I will be working in Macau for about 2 months. I am looking into spending some weekends in AC. When I check Tiger Airways online, I find if I book a ticket just a few days in advance the ticket is about 1300 HKD. If I book 6 weeks in advance its only 300 HKD. With my work I am never sure in advance when I will have time off.
Any suggestion for getting a cheaper fare without booking 6 weeks in advance? Can I just buy a ticket at the airport the day of my trip? Should I go through an agent? Have someone in PI buy the ticket for me?
check to see if TA give you the option of purchasing a 'flexi' ticket. It will be slightly more expensive than the non-changeable supersaver but should still work out cheaper than buying just prior to departure
Where can i get some cash exchanged or use ATM at that hour of arrival?
i reckon the banks will be closed but you can certainly use the ATM's........turn left once you clear the backage checkers
I did RTFF and there has been a sugestion that you should buy a taxi ticket just outside of customs as the gullible tourist will get ripped off by the non meter taxis etc.
Can I get some other info on those taxi tickets, please.
wizard
I did RTFF and there has been a sugestion that you should buy a taxi ticket just outside of customs as the gullible tourist will get ripped off by the non meter taxis etc.
Can I get some other info on those taxi tickets, please.
wizardMy experience is you have to have the ticket to get a taxi at the airport. Not this way in the rest of the city but it seems the only way at the airport?
Fifty Fifty
05-09-08, 07:39
I did RTFF and there has been a sugestion that you should buy a taxi ticket just outside of customs as the gullible tourist will get ripped off by the non meter taxis etc.
Can I get some other info on those taxi tickets, please.
wizard
The easiest and safest way to do it -IMHO
Exit Airport, bear left and cros road to Black/White sign - AIRPORT TAXI
See the guy there, tell him where you are going, agree price (I paid 350 to Burgos Area). Go into kiosk, pay and get receipt.
Get into nice new Aircon MPV (alone, no sharing) watch them load your baggage then enjoy the ride to your hotel.
Was I ripped off at 350 PHP (less than $9) for the 30 min ride through the awful traffic - I dont think so. I tipped the driver a further 100 as I was entirely satisfied with the service given.
There may be other ways or ideas, but it worked for me and I will be doing it that way every time from now on.
Cheers, F/Fifty
Can I get some other info on those taxi tickets, please.
Flew in a few days ago and noticed a new taxi line of yellow metered cabs outside of customs. Decided to try one out and was given a slip with the drivers information. It was only 120 to Ermita in a brand new Toyota.
No fuss, no muss!
Mongering1
05-09-08, 12:06
Naval, Biliran has a red light district. It's called the D and C, it's on the way to the hospital. Small little shadows type bars and disco. Prices are around p1,500 or so.
Bud
M1,
I've been to Biliran a few times to see the main honey's family. It seems to me that potential hits are everywhere. But of course, I was well 'guarded' by the family so I had no opportunity to explore on my own.
I'm curious to hear about any mongering opportunities on that beautiful island. Anything to share?
Member #4647
05-10-08, 02:17
I'm a rookie to the phils but have mongered in amsterdam, berlin, tijuana and sf. I will be very guarded this trip and I will have alot of trouble getting out at night. I've researched the forums endlessly here. What would a standard short time daytime rate be at LA cafe? Are there any BJ bars in the southern manila area?
LookingToSwing4
05-10-08, 02:43
I was recently seriously considering a trip to Rio, in October, over PI. For several reasons, I have decided against it and am coming back to a place that has provided me some WONDERFUL Memories! Still want to go to Rio, but I will just postpone that to a more convenient time.
If anyone is going to be in AC from Oct 9 - 15, hit me up and we'll get together over a beer (or two).
Blackangst
05-10-08, 02:52
i reckon the banks will be closed but you can certainly use the ATM's........turn left once you clear the backage checkersI believe there is a money changer 24 hours...most international airports have one. Or as suggested use the ATM either way. You can also get a few thousand pesos in Hong Kong/Taiwan/where ever your layover is. They have international money changers also.
You'll get the best rate from an ATM though :)
Hi,
Where would be the best place to start a vacation in the Philippines, I'm going for the first time.
Maybe you could tell me the top 3 places.
Thanks!
Cunning Stunt
05-13-08, 08:29
Hi,
Where would be the best place to start a vacation in the Philippines, I'm going for the first time.
Airport?
Come on Billy RTTF, Angeles, Burgos St, EDSA Complex, LA Cafe etc etc ...
GH
Hi, Where would be the best place to start a vacation in the Philippines, I'm going for the first time.
Maybe you could tell me the top 3 places.
Thanks!The best place to start is where you arrive. People usually arrive here at Manila, Angeles & Cebu. Since you are posting your question on International SEX guide we could be forgiven for assuming you are looking for a vacation that includes sex. Look in the Manila, Angeles & Cebu threads for hints about places to go. Not hard really.
Cheers
AV
I believe there is a money changer 24 hours...most international airports have one. Or as suggested use the ATM either way. You can also get a few thousand pesos in Hong Kong/Taiwan/where ever your layover is. They have international money changers also.
You'll get the best rate from an ATM though :)The money changer in the HK airport gave me 34 pesos to the USD the other day. Stick with the ATM'S.
Blackangst
05-13-08, 21:11
The money changer in the HK airport gave me 34 pesos to the USD the other day. Stick with the ATM'S.
G'damn thats terrible....
Model Chaser
05-17-08, 14:47
Heading to Manila for a few weeks shortly. Been to Bangkok a few times and want to experience a different country for comparison.
For my first week I plan to stay in a hotel on or near Burgos St. to take in all the action there. Then for the 2nd week I'll switch to a hotel close to EDSA. I'll keep my 3rd week open for now. Is this a reasonable plan, or is it better just to choose one hotel and take a taxi everywhere that's not within walking distance?
Anyone know of hotels other than the City Garden that have both in-room internet and room safe? From my searching most have one or the other but not both.
Are the bars along Roxas Blvd. within walking distance of the EDSA complex? LA Cafe? Is it safe to walk between these mongering hubs? I cannot find a map of Makati/Pasay that would indicate how far each of these areas are from each other.
Is there a pharmacy in Manila that sells Cialis without a prescription? If not, is there a clinic that gives out prescriptions?
Sim cards are available in all the shopping malls, correct?
Thanks for your help,
MC.
That's a long time to be in Manila. If you are going to be in the Burgos St. area, just to let you know the bar fine is 3000 and the girls expect 3000 also so that's pretty expensive. However two MP's, Palacio Don Pedro and Phoenix are close by which will set you back around 1500 for the girl and 1500 for the room or a little more depending on time of day. I don't think the girls around Burgos are much better looking than the girls at Edsa. The bar fine at Edsa is 1500 and the girls ask for 2500 but you can get most down to 2000 if not a little lower.
As for hotels, it just depends what you want to do during day. Traffic can be pretty bad in Manila. If you stay around Burgos St, then you are close to the Greenbelt and Glorietta malls. If you stay at City Garden, you are close to Robinson's. I usually use www.asiahotels.com or www.asiarooms.com to check for amenities. What is your budget?
Burgos area is definitely safe to walk around at night and as long as you are cautious, its fairly safe to walk from LA Cafe to your hotel close by. I usually stay at the Pan Pacific and it's not a long walk.
I'm pretty sure you can get cialis or viagra without a prescription and if not, there are always guys trying to sell it on the street. Can't be sure if they are real or not though. Also not sure about safety so I would recommend the pharmacy. You can get a sim card at 7/11 as soon as you land.
Also have you considered Angeles City? I didn't think I was going to enjoy it but it was really fun because I was with a bunch of guys. The bar fines there are around 1300 and if you give the girl 500 in the morning, she'll be happy. This is for LT and most girls will stay with you the next day until they have to go to work. I think that's a great bargain compared to BKK. The girls are more GFE than PSE like BKK.
Have fun!!!
Heading to Manila for a few weeks shortly. Been to Bangkok a few times and want to experience a different country for comparison.
For my first week I plan to stay in a hotel on or near Burgos St. to take in all the action there. Then for the 2nd week I'll switch to a hotel close to EDSA. I'll keep my 3rd week open for now. Is this a reasonable plan, or is it better just to choose one hotel and take a taxi everywhere that's not within walking distance?
Anyone know of hotels other than the City Garden that have both in-room internet and room safe? From my searching most have one or the other but not both.
Are the bars along Roxas Blvd. within walking distance of the EDSA complex? LA Cafe? Is it safe to walk between these mongering hubs? I cannot find a map of Makati/Pasay that would indicate how far each of these areas are from each other.
Is there a pharmacy in Manila that sells Cialis without a prescription? If not, is there a clinic that gives out prescriptions?
Sim cards are available in all the shopping malls, correct?
Thanks for your help,
MC.
Is currently running a P-zero special to many destinations. You still pay the taxes / surcharges, but the price is cut in half. Smoke 'em while you got 'em.
Anyone coming in on Cathay Pacific arrive 955am and want to share ride to AC. Shoot me pm.
For my first week I plan to stay in a hotel on or near Burgos St. to take in all the action there. Then for the 2nd week I'll switch to a hotel close to EDSA. I'll keep my 3rd week open for now. Is this a reasonable plan, or is it better just to choose one hotel and take a taxi everywhere that's not within walking distance?
Anyone know of hotels other than the City Garden that have both in-room internet and room safe? From my searching most have one or the other but not both.
Are the bars along Roxas Blvd. within walking distance of the EDSA complex? LA Cafe? Is it safe to walk between these mongering hubs? I cannot find a map of Makati/Pasay that would indicate how far each of these areas are from each other.
MC.Here is a decent map of manila:
http://www.bfhomes.net/metro_manila_map.htm
Notice where the Taft Ave and Un Ave intersect is roughly the LA Cafe area. In my opinion this area is very dirty and run down. While the mongering at LA cafe is out of this world, that part of town is not very good to stay in.
My opinion i would stay in Makati only. EDSA and Burgos are only 10-15 mins by taxi and La Cafe is not much more. The bars on Roxas Blvd for the most part are a waste of time. There is nothing there that you cant get for half the price at Burgos, LA cafe or EDSA. Best bang for the buck is EDSA. A good hotel in Makati is Somerset Salcedo. This is an apartment style hotel with a 4 star rating and daily maid service. At any rate i would not stay near Roxas/EDSA, think the dirtiest place in the world and that is what the area around there is like.
Wicked Roger
05-19-08, 19:13
Here is a decent map of manila:
http://www.bfhomes.net/metro_manila_map.htm
Notice where the Taft Ave and Un Ave intersect is roughly the LA Cafe area. In my opinion this area is very dirty and run down. While the mongering at LA cafe is out of this world, that part of town is not very good to stay in.
My opinion i would stay in Makati only. EDSA and Burgos are only 10-15 mins by taxi and La Cafe is not much more. A
Nice map thanks very useful. Would also comment (as I have and other have) that if you go to LA Cafe and get a taxi late and night to Burgos etc, beware of police scams - see earlier posts. I got caught in one, it was OK once driver told them I knew diplomats but you are warned MC to be careful.
See earlier reports for useful advice on how to avoid this problem.
Puerto La Cruz
05-19-08, 21:55
Was in Ermita late March/early April and stayed at City State Towers about 2 blocks from LA Cafe. Price was about 1,900 a night for superior room with cable, AC, large bathroom, frig and phone. Clean, good security and no complaints.
Bus leaves there for trips to Puerto Galera at 8:00 a.m. daily. Takes you to Batangas then from Batangas by boat to Puerto Galera. Bus and boat prices are very reasonable. You but the bus ticket right there in the lobby of City State.
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Upon returning to Manila, again at City State. No complaints again. Expect to be in MNL again next month and will again stay there.
PS: Free breakfast until 10:00 a.m.
Going to be getting into AC on June 7th in the mid afternoon and hanging out until afternoon of the 11th before heading to Manila for a few days.
I need to head to Garfields when I first get in to see some old ex-pat friends of mine but if anyone is in town and wants to go out to have a few when I am in town send me a PM and we can set something up, otherwise I will probally be found in Roadhouse or Champagne most of the time.
Same goes for Manila will be there 11-14th, staying at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino in Malate/ Ermita area if anyone wants to go throw down a few drinks.
If anyone is around from the 8th and wants to hook up for a barhop let me know. I'll be camped in the Lewis Grand until i get bored!
Hmmm, interesting theory. What do you do to combat jet lag? I tend to take longer holidays, but that is not always possible for me -- and probably for a lot of people reading this.
The first time I visited Asia was courtesy of a US Naval vessel. Not much jet lag on that trip.
** Yet another reason not to eat airplane food.
http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/brain_clock_dc.html
X Man
MeLuvULongTime
05-23-08, 17:12
Hmmm, interesting theory. What do you do to combat jet lag?Gentlemen: My first trip to PI from California in 2001 had terrible jet lag that took a week to get aclimated. I have found following to be helpful.
1) stay up late or do not sleep much in the days before your flight. This seems to prime my pump for the time change.
2) get a doc or friend (women tend to use them) some sleeping pills and use them during the flight to to into "suspended animation". It makes the 12 hour flight into a 4 hour flight
3) when you arrive try to adapt to the local time, meaning go to sleep and rise at your normal times. Use sleeping pills if you have to. During my first visits I slept during the day and I think it made my jet lag worse.
4) best cure is find a babe and bonk yourself silly, then go to sleep.
Meluvulongtime
Fifty Fifty
05-24-08, 09:44
Hmmm, interesting theory. What do you do to combat jet lag? I tend to take longer holidays, but that is not always possible for me -- and probably for a lot of people reading this......
X Man
There are several methods and different strokes for different folks, however this works for me:
When I board the plane I set my watch to the time of destination. This puts me psychologically 'on track' and then if I do have a sleep, I wake up, look at my watch and I am 'in the new time' with no reference to actual time in my head. A little 'in flight' alcohol helps, but never to excess otherwise I feel totally wrecked on arrival.
As for the physical aspects, especially if travelling to Phils on vacation, I usually arrive and take a short nap,about 1-2 hours works. The I go out, find a girl and go back to bed, regardless of the time of day.
If it is a business trip I still try to do the same, but it is not always possible.
Cheers, F/Fifty
Guys, need some assistance and advice. Here's my predicament..... I'm in Makati at the moment, and usually have no problem picking up something for the evening at EDSA and taking back to the hotel...........but problem is the wife came with me this time so not an option :(
I can get out for a few hours in the evening so am looking for somewhere I can get a girl for short time and do the business. Options might be something like they have in Jakarta or Bangkok (fishbowl-type arrangement) or maybe can get some entertainment at EDSA then find a short-time room somewhere......... any advice on places nearby ? I'm here til Tue, so time is tight......... cheers for assistance........... Maaars
Its been a couple of years since I've been to PI, I m planning to go this DEC I was wondering what you guys are paying for freelancers and what you guys are baying for bar girls. Especially what are you paying for young hot girls for all nighters and what you pay for your average girls
thanks
pimp
Its been a couple of years since I've been to PI, I m planning to go this DEC I was wondering what you guys are paying for freelancers and what you guys are baying for bar girls. Especially what are you paying for young hot girls for all nighters and what you pay for your average girls
thanks
pimpPimp,
To be honest there has not been much, if any, price change since 2000-ish. If you were just there a couple of years ago then what you were paying then remains the same today. Bar fines vary from bar to bar dependant on what town, and what part of town, you are in as well as by the type of place.
This web site can give you an idea of some of the differnt going rates for different places in AC and Manila:
http://tomrich.sakura.ne.jp/nightspotmalate.html
Tips will vary from girl to girl as well. It is always best to discuss these things up front in my opnion you so don't end up having an issue the next morning when you have a hangover. For me a P500-P1000 tip is the norm depending on her performance and I have almost never had complaints. I also throw in breakfast and taxi/trike fare home for them the next morning.
Hope that helps.
Blackangst
05-27-08, 14:01
There are several methods and different strokes for different folks, however this works for me:
When I board the plane I set my watch to the time of destination. This puts me psychologically 'on track' and then if I do have a sleep, I wake up, look at my watch and I am 'in the new time' with no reference to actual time in my head. A little 'in flight' alcohol helps, but never to excess otherwise I feel totally wrecked on arrival.
As for the physical aspects, especially if travelling to Phils on vacation, I usually arrive and take a short nap,about 1-2 hours works. The I go out, find a girl and go back to bed, regardless of the time of day.
If it is a business trip I still try to do the same, but it is not always possible.
Cheers, F/Fifty
+1
I would also throw in that several times on your flight get up and walk around. Its a 747-400 for Christs sake you could throw a football game in one of those things lol. Usually in the back there is a very good sized "cargo" or waiting area where people just hang out, stretch, run in place, even push ups or some such. Just try to stay active. IMHO NOT doing this will fuck you up more than anything else. I mean, not moving for 20 hours will fuck you up. STAY ACTIVE on your flight. Keep the blood moving. Go for a 10 minute walk every few hours that youre awake.
Fifty Fifty
06-02-08, 10:29
+1
I would also throw in that several times on your flight get up and walk around.......Keep the blood moving. Go for a 10 minute walk every few hours that youre awake.
Agreed, then chat up the Stewardesses at the back, keeps the blood moving in other places too.
Admittedly in many years of flying I have only ever scored 2 mobile numbers, and they were both Emirates girls living in Dubai :) and only one was a result. Pity she was some Scottish Bird who also had a boyfriend in Trinidad so it was a one-off ;)
Cheers, F/Fifty
Fifty Fifty
06-02-08, 10:32
Planning a trip to Phils soon and may want to go to Dipolog. Direct Flight from Manila makes it easy, but does anyone have any info or advice re hotels etc there.
PS I am only going to see the Orchids, a very sexy flower if you ask me ;)
Cheers, F/Fifty
Planning a trip to Phils soon and may want to go to Dipolog. Direct Flight from Manila makes it easy, but does anyone have any info or advice re hotels etc there.
PS I am only going to see the Orchids, a very sexy flower if you ask me ;)
Cheers, F/Fifty
G'day FF. I have good first hand knowledge of Dipolog. Its not a mongering destination. Sex tourists don't come here. There are some local bars/disco's but you will be the only foreigner & feel like you landed on Mars or something.. :) There are spinners here for the taking but more hassle than traditional mongering cities. There are some hotels in the city itself & at the nearby beach resort of Dakak. (http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g659927-d673722-Reviews-Dakak_Park_Beach_Resort-Dipolog_Mindanao.html)
Cheers
AV
Puerto La Cruz
06-03-08, 20:36
Stayed at Dakak Beach Resort about six months ago over the holidays. Had no problems or complaints there. As AV said, they will look at you like you are from outer space. I would however, recommend renting a car.
Fifty Fifty
06-04-08, 05:26
G'day FF. I have good first hand knowledge of Dipolog. Its not a mongering destination. Sex tourists don't come here. There are some local bars/disco's but you will be the only foreigner & feel like you landed on Mars or something.. :) There are spinners here for the taking but more hassle than traditional mongering cities. There are some hotels in the city itself & at the nearby beach resort of Dakak. (http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g659927-d673722-Reviews-Dakak_Park_Beach_Resort-Dipolog_Mindanao.html)
Cheers
AV
Cheers AV, the resort looks good but I think I will probably stay in Town, have got some good reports on Top Plaza Hotel so will check it out.
I have no worries about being the only foreigner, actually I am quite used to it and find it often works well.
Spinners, mmmm, well I was going for the Orchids and happen to have a very nice little <40 Kg one to meet, but if there are others, who knows ;)
Stayed at Dakak Beach Resort about six months ago over the holidays. Had no problems or complaints there. As AV said, they will look at you like you are from outer space. I would however, recommend renting a car.
Cheers PLC, the car idea sounds like a good option as the reports say Taxis are pretty non-existent, but I would prefer car+driver for the few days I plan to be there.
Thanks for the feedback guys, F/Fifty
Cheers AV, the resort looks good but I think I will probably stay in Town, have got some good reports on Top Plaza Hotel so will check it out.Top Plaza is a pensionne right in the middle of a very busy town. Its above a restaurant. Week days the streets are packed with ear splitting Trikes emitting choking 2 stroke fumes Its ok as long as you realise that nes pa?
the car idea sounds like a good option as the reports say Taxis are pretty non-existent, but I would prefer car+driver for the few days I plan to be there. Thanks for the feedback guys, F/FiftyThere are NO taxis. You can hire a brand new 4WD utility toyota + driver from Zanorte Industries or SAGA, both on the Dipolog - Galas road as you head into town. You will need to visit in person & arrange a day ahead. You're gonna look like a Colombian drug lord being driven around in one of these... :D
A much cheaper & may I say 'lower profile' transport can easily be had by visiting the 'Land Transport Terminal' on Quezon Ave. Vehicle will be older but serviceable with air-con + local driver.
You just missed two Fiesta's in the last week... tons of totti around..
AV
AC July 5-10, Manila July 10-17
If anyone wants to meet PM.
Benzedrine
06-11-08, 12:59
Long time lurker. Learnt alot from the site. Here in AC for the next 5 days or so. Right on the strip. PM me if you want to kick it.
Long time lurker. Learnt alot from the site. Here in AC for the next 5 days or so. Right on the strip. PM me if you want to kick it.FiveNinerZero, I will be in AC on 15th (Sunday morning). If you are interested in a barhop, pm me. I try to pm you but got an error.
Benzedrine
06-13-08, 11:40
Gilbert,
Err, looks like I can't send PMs here. It must be because I am new or something.
But I do have my local Globe cell phone connected to my yahoo messenger, it's suzukigixxer175mph.
I recommend this to anyone. It's a great way to keep your girls lined up in a row, in a manner of speaking. And I can talk to my folks back at home while I am cruising the strip. :)
Permanent Damage
06-14-08, 05:29
Does anyone know if I will have trouble bringing 90 generic Viagra tablets with me when I fly into Manila?
Any first hand experience with how well they check bags and suitcases there?
For most places I have travelled to, bringing sex toys, lube, and a bunch of generics has not been a problem. I've not tried the Philippines though.
Any ideas, hints, or suggestions would be appreciated.
P.D.
Permanent Damage
06-14-08, 05:32
I would be flying out of Orlando or Miami, in late June or early July.
Airline names, bucket shops, or web pages that could help me in my search for cheap flights, would be appreciated.
Thanks, in advance.
Permanent Damage
Puerto La Cruz
06-14-08, 12:52
1. I have never had my baggage checked either entering or departing the
Philippines. Notwithstanding that fact, transporting the vitamin V would appear to be perfectly legal however, you would probably want to have the appropriate paperwork with you to back it up.
2. Call a travel agent and ask them to check with a consolidator for pricing. For example, last trip Northwest wanted $1,700.00 from Chicago and that was the cheapest on her screen which was the same as I was seeing with Travelocity and Orbitz. She called the consolidator and got a price of $1,220.00 for the same flight from Northwest.
PLC f/k/ Slippery
Fast Eddie 48
06-15-08, 23:34
I would be flying out of Orlando or Miami, in late June or early July.
Airline names, bucket shops, or web pages that could help me in my search for cheap flights, would be appreciated.
Thanks, in advance.
Permanent DamagePermanent damage,
I think PAL or Northwest is your best bet but this is high season ,bejing 2008 games and fuel tax is up cheapest I got in the west coast is around 1040 usd will be higher on the east coast .
For the v you should just get it in Manila 90 is a big quality you should check it in and not carry it on board just in case you get search .
Fast eddie 48
Does anyone know if I will have trouble bringing 90 generic Viagra tablets with me when I fly into Manila?
Any first hand experience with how well they check bags and suitcases there?
For most places I have travelled to, bringing sex toys, lube, and a bunch of generics has not been a problem. I've not tried the Philippines though.
Any ideas, hints, or suggestions would be appreciated.
P.D.I have landed in Manila about 5 times from outside the country, not once has customs checked my bags.
However, US customs went through all my stuff, including pictures. They were most concernd about porn.
AndreEurope
06-25-08, 23:09
AC July 5-10, Manila July 10-17
If anyone wants to meet PM.Where do you stay in AC and Manila?
I ll be in Phil from 7 July until 8 August
I am planning to Visit AC for the first time during Thanks Giving weekend, Is this good time to Visit ?
Any one planning for the same time ?
Also need advice If AC is better or Sebu.
Last Where can I buy the Blue Pill once I am there.
//Eric
I am planning to Visit AC for the first time during Thanks Giving weekend, Is this good time to Visit?
Any one planning for the same time?
Also need advice If AC is better or Sebu.
Last Where can I buy the Blue Pill once I am there.
//EricI was there last yr during this time. It is a great time to go. The weather was awesome and plenty of ladies.
How long do you plan to be there?
Does anyone know if I will have trouble bringing 90 generic Viagra tablets with me when I fly into Manila?
Any first hand experience with how well they check bags and suitcases there?
For most places I have travelled to, bringing sex toys, lube, and a bunch of generics has not been a problem. I've not tried the Philippines though.
Any ideas, hints, or suggestions would be appreciated.
P.D.
I went in and out of Manila 3 times; they never checked my bags.
I was afraid last time because they had a rather small limit of how much Filipino cash you can take in or out. I think I was over by about 700 pesos or something. I thought about spending it on the plane before entering, but I took my chance and didn't have a problem.
In some places many touts will show and ask you if you want to buy Viagra or Cialis; so I wouldn't be worried about it even if they found it.
I will arrive in Manila on August 3rd and go to the LA Cafe.
I will just stay in Manila for one or two nights then go to Angeles for about 4 or 5 days. After that I want to go to somehwere I haven't been before; most likely I will go to Cebu for 3 or 4 nights. I will then have a couple days left open to go where I want before going back to Manila and flying off to Thailand. I was thinking about spending a night or two in Puerta Galera.
Brown Rail
07-15-08, 06:40
I will arrive in Manila on August 3rd and go to the LA Cafe.
I will just stay in Manila for one or two nights then go to Angeles for about 4 or 5 days. After that I want to go to somehwere I haven't been before; most likely I will go to Cebu for 3 or 4 nights. I will then have a couple days left open to go where I want before going back to Manila and flying off to Thailand. I was thinking about spending a night or two in Puerta Galera.Gagoo,
Getting to and from Puerta Galera is a bit difficult if you have a fixed schedule. You need to drive or bus two and a half hours through bad traffic to Batangas city then take a morning ferry (so loose first night). There is a good Day’s Inn near SM Mall there. Alternatively you need to leave Manila about 3:30 am (in which case good traffic).
There are passenger ferries directly to Sabang. I think it is a 2 hour crossing on large bankas, which are fine in good weather but you don’t want to be on one when the rain or wind picks up. There are also car ferries that go to 1) a nearby (5 miles? ) or 2) not so nearby (25 miles on bad roads through the forest) towns. These don’t all run every day, and in bad weather they too get canceled.
I would not go Puerto Galera unless you have some leeway if you get stuck due to weather. If you have only two nights Subic might be a better option. With the new road from NLEX to Subic Bay Freeport you can drive/bus/taxi in two and a half hours from Manila, and less than an hour from Angeles. Then at night take a trike to check out Barrio Barretto and Subic City, which can be wild, even more wild west than Angeles. The diving is also quite good in Subic.
Also, while Angeles is sex heaven, after a few days I find it quite booring. I would spend more time in Manila, Cebu or Subic, where there is also lots otherwise to do, and less in Angeles.
As for passing through Manila Airport (NAIA), I have never been searched coming in. If you are western it is highly unlikely. The limit on taking pesos out of the country is quite low, I think P10, 000 equal to about US$200. I have only ever been hassled leaving the country when I had about PSP20, 000 or US$400 in my pocket. When you leave, everything is x-rayed. I have seen people stopped for sea shells and knives, that is about it. You will be physically searched before boarding so don’t have anything in your pockets you don’t want shown to the world. Any extra pesos, pills or toys should be inside your checked luggage (best) or your carry on (second best) and there should be no problem
Bob Bowie, when you said that US customs when through your pictures, what exactly did they do? Go through your camera? Your computer? What did the find and do?
Puerto La Cruz
07-15-08, 09:49
Bus leaves every morning for Puerto Galera from CityState Hotel in Ermita. Sunday mornings are recommended due to significantly less congestion on the road, much of which is under construction/repair. Price is around 500 pesos. The bus is air conditioned and comfy.
The bus takes you to Batangas docks and you choose your boat (banca) as per where you are going on Mindoro. Cost as I recall for banca is about 200 pesos but at the ferry docs, they will hit you for anothers 200 peso departure fee. Its all very cheap to get there from Manila. If you are going to Puerto Galera for beach time, stay away from Sabang as the beach is pretty much non-existent. For beaches, go to the White Beach side of Mindoro. Most poontang will be found in Sabang though but beware of the shabu problem with the girls in the clubs in Sabang. Both times I was in Puerto Galera, I brought my own girl from Manila. Given the quality (or lack thereof) of the girls in Sabang, my better judgment in brining a girl from Manila benefited me.
Both times, I paid the girl nothing to accompany me. A couple of bikinis and sarongs and some cheap costume jewelry from the beach stores plus transportation and hotel was all that I paid. Total for beach wear and necklaces, etc. was under 1,000 pesos. Both girls I took saw the opportunity to go to PG as an all inclusive week long vacation and they snapped at that opportunity like hungry salmon. Cost of room at White Beach Resort was about $33.00 USD a night. The hotel was clean, safe and perpendicular to the beach with plenty of food and drink places all within a short walk. All rooms have air and cable TV.
Coming 26 July. 6. 00 pm Manila by Gulf Air.
Does anyone wanne go to AC?
I will be here for about at week. Spent 2 months in Cebu and Davao, reports will be filed later.
Coming 26 July. 6. 00 pm Manila by Gulf Air.
Does anyone wanne go to AC?
I'll be there 4 August. The easy and economical way for me to do it is
stay the first night at the Swagman in Manila. They will pick you up at the airport for free. The rooms aren't great, but they don't cost much compared to what's in the area and there aren't any problems bringing girls in. When there it's not too far to get walk to the LA Cafe and get a girl there.
The next day I'll catch the fly by bus from the same hotel, to Angeles for 500 Pesos. That's an easy way to Angeles and doesn't cost much, plus you can have a night at the LA cafe or other bars in the area.
Will be getting into Manila on August 9th through the 17th. Still trying to decide if I am going straight to AC or hanging out in Manila for a couple of days first but if anyone would like to hook up for a few drinks and bar hopping let me know.
Thanks Gagoo, years ago I went rom AC to Manila by fly the bus.
Had a very god time there2 years ago.
Thanks again.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have been given new powers to seize travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border and hold then for unspecified periods the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Under recently disclosed Department of Homeland Security policies, such seizures may be carried out without suspicion of wrongdoing, the newspaper said, quoting policies issued on July 16 by two DHS agencies.
Agents are empowered to share the contents of seized computers with other agencies and private entities for data decryption and other reasons, the newspaper said.
DHS officials said the policies applied to anyone entering the country, including U.S. citizens, and were needed to prevent terrorism.
The measures have long been in place but were only disclosed in July, under pressure from civil liberties and business travel groups acting on reports that increasing numbers of international travelers had had their laptops, cellphones and other digital devices removed and examined.
The policies cover hard drives, flash drives, cell phones, iPods, pagers, beepers, and video and audio tapes -- as well as books, pamphlets and other written materials, the report said.
The policies require federal agents to take measures to protect business information and attorney-client privileged material. They stipulate that any copies of the data must be destroyed when a review is completed and no probable cause exists to keep the information.
(Reporting by Paul Eckert, editing by Alan Elsner)
Thought this may be of interest.
Slim
Thanks Gagoo, years ago I went rom AC to Manila by fly the bus.
Had a very god time there2 years ago.
Thanks again.
I just took the Fly By Bus to AC today. They charge 600 pesos now.
I asked about it, and they said they increased the price as of 1Aug.
The best thing to do is e mail all your pictures to your e mail and you can download later into your computer.
This will avoid unnecessary hardships if your laptop is seized.
In Celebration of Cebu Pacific's move to NAIA Terminal 3, they are having a system wide seat sale but hurry because it ends on August 5.
Will be in Cebu for the first week in Sep. Want to look at condos while I am there and need a reputable and honest real estate agent to show me some properties. Might be wrong forum for this, I am not sure. Any locals know someone? Would be extra nice if she is hot! But I am not really that picky.
Thanks in advance for any replies,
Carmex
Hi there.
Will be in AC this time.
Please PM me if you are keen to catch up for a beer, monger together or just compare notes.
Wicked Roger
08-07-08, 14:23
Will be in Cebu for the first week in Sep. Want to look at condos while I am there and need a reputable and honest real estate agent to show me some properties. Might be wrong forum for this, I am not sure. Any locals know someone? Would be extra nice if she is hot! But I am not really that picky.
Thanks in advance for any replies,
Carmex
Check your PM Carmex as I maybe able to help but these are Robinson developments out in Macatan,,,think there was something on this a while back
BTW I am also there same time
I saw the CP ad about Terminal three, all flights there from Aug 1. Damn, I did the Tabgilaran to Mnl flight on July 31. I was hoping to see the new terminal.
In Celebration of Cebu Pacific's move to NAIA Terminal 3, they are having a system wide seat sale but hurry because it ends on August 5.
Cunning Stunt
08-07-08, 18:00
hi there.
will be in ac this time.
please pm me if you are keen to catch up for a beer, monger together or just compare notes.
i gonna wish i'd not asked this :) [CodeWord116] (http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord116) :d, but how the fuck did you come by such a daft handle and does it signify anything like american slang for a butt jockey or a rep001ologist or something equally bizarre? don't be offended, just curious. gh
Hi All
Going to be in Angeles from Aug 15 to Aug 24th, experienced friend recommended Tiger Hotel on Narciso St, using the pickup service from the airport (Clark not Manila).
Any comments on this hotel and any recommendations for a first timer.
First post here, in the past have posted reports on Dhaka Bangladesh for a while with lots of pics, but thats history.
Lots of help from this site when I started going to thailand.
Anyone there during that time, care to meet up for a drink.
Ezfeelin
FireWalker
08-09-08, 22:33
Hi All
Going to be in Angeles from Aug 15 to Aug 24th, experienced friend recommended Tiger Hotel on Narciso St, using the pickup service from the airport (Clark not Manila).
Any comments on this hotel and any recommendations for a first timer.
First post here, in the past have posted reports on Dhaka Bangladesh for a while with lots of pics, but thats history.
Lots of help from this site when I started going to thailand.
Anyone there during that time, care to meet up for a drink.
Ezfeelin
I hear Tiger is fine, just doesn't have a pool. You know you can use the pool at the Orchid if you pay around 500 pesos (should be consumable). Sounds like a lot, but if you have lunch and hang and have some beers it will work out ok.
If after a few days you feel burnt out on Fields, move up to Sunset Gardens or Hotel Hana and spend time at the Perimeter Bars.
Any comments on this hotel and any recommendations for a first timer.
Hello EZ,
Have read some of your reports and will answer your inquiry in the Angeles thread.
Hello everyone. I've been considering a trip to the Philippines for some time now and have been to Thailand many times. I'm wondering if it is worth making the switch or should I just keep going to Thailand.
I posted a picture and ad on craig's list and am getting all kinds of emails from women there. Looks promising.
I'm sure comparisons have been posted before, but after going to Thailand over the years I realize things change and I'm looking for recent information.
Any suggestions on the best destination?
Hello everyone. I've been considering a trip to the Philippines for some time now and have been to Thailand many times. I'm wondering if it is worth making the switch or should I just keep going to Thailand.
I posted a picture and ad on craig's list and am getting all kinds of emails from women there. Looks promising.
I'm sure comparisons have been posted before, but after going to Thailand over the years I realize things change and I'm looking for recent information.
Any suggestions on the best destination?
I've done the same thing as you for a long time. I only went to Thailand.
I guess if I had only one choice, it would be Thailand. But, I have been to to Angeles a couple times now and I have fun here too. I also had some fun in Manila and Cebu.
Just read the forum and you will see where to go.
In the end, I think variety is the great thing in life, go to several countries, enjoy the different cultures, foods, and PUSSY.
FireWalker
08-12-08, 21:43
Hello everyone. I've been considering a trip to the Philippines for some time now and have been to Thailand many times. I'm wondering if it is worth making the switch or should I just keep going to Thailand.
I posted a picture and ad on craig's list and am getting all kinds of emails from women there. Looks promising.
I'm sure comparisons have been posted before, but after going to Thailand over the years I realize things change and I'm looking for recent information.
Any suggestions on the best destination?
Try AC, just don't expect it to be the same. I think you will like the differences except the food and the lack of things to do in the daytime. The amount of girls with little experience should be a welcome change.
MrWoolyBooly
08-15-08, 04:24
Looking for a wing guy.
First time there in prime time.
Will cover first round of drinks or girl in exchange for experienced info.
FireWalker
08-16-08, 04:58
hello everyone. i've been considering a trip to the philippines for some time now and have been to thailand many times. i'm wondering if it is worth making the switch or should i just keep going to thailand.
i posted a picture and ad on craig's list and am getting all kinds of emails from women there. looks promising.
i'm sure comparisons have been posted before, but after going to thailand over the years i realize things change and i'm looking for recent information.
any suggestions on the best destination?
becareful with the girls on craigslist. there is a scam going where they meet you at airport with the cops and say they are ****. you don't necessarily end up in jail, but you pay hefty bribe.
firewalker, could you give us a little more information on this? is this something you heard about (rumor) or do you know for sure that this has / is happening?
as has been discussed on in the chat section, having strangers meet you at the airport is not recommended -- but that discussion was more on how to avoid having a woman own you.
x
becareful with the girls on craigslist. there is a scam going where they meet you at airport with the cops and say they are ****. you don't necessarily end up in jail, but you pay hefty bribe.
Brown Rail
08-17-08, 05:51
I will be in Manila next week if anyone is around.
FireWalker
08-17-08, 08:38
Firewalker, could you give us a little more information on this? Is this something you heard about (rumor) or do you know for sure that this has / is happening?
As has been discussed on in the CHAT section, having strangers meet you at the airport is not recommended -- but that discussion was more on how to avoid having a woman OWN you.
X
I can't remember where I read it, but it sounded first person and legit. If I find it again, I'll copy and paste it on the board.
I just don't trust the internet for meeting girls anymore after reading it.
firewalker thinks this net info is authentic, and i have no reason to doubt him.
it certainly sounds possible, but at the same time i would think rogue cops would avoid the kind of glaring attention an airport scam would entail. obviously there would be immigration, and who knows what other authorities involved -- it's well known (from hollywood movies :-)....) that law enforcement and military types are territorial. they would have to have some pretty gigantic balls to be pissing in someone else's territory. or maybe just willing to share the proceeds.
regardless, fellow isgers, when you hear this kind of story, please try to get the details. if a guy is actually meeting a woman at the airport, then he surely has email / phone contact info and some pictures of the gal.
not long ago someone posted the url of a web site of a known scammer. this kind of info needs to be shared.
x
becareful with the girls on craigslist. there is a scam going where they meet you at airport with the cops and say they are ****. you don't necessarily end up in jail, but you pay hefty bribe.
FireWalker
08-17-08, 20:38
If a guy is actually meeting a woman at the airport, then he surely has email / phone contact info and some pictures of the gal.
X
Remember, having proof means nothing in the Phils.
Sorry, I can't remember where I read about this. It wasn't a news story because the guy paid a heft bribe, but it had similarities to other scam arrests and sounded legit.
I just remembered it was in Cebu
Fred Chicken
08-18-08, 02:35
Ok, I know everyone has heard this time and time again but need your help plz. I am going to Phils in October on or about the 10th or the 17th. I have been on this board for the past year now and never made a comment (sry), I was just gathering information left and right however today I came into a problem where (I am drinking) I looked at the map trying to get a hotel but the Hyatt is to far from the Manila and Oxford Suites is just about in Manila. Need to get a better understanding as to where I should stay that is close to the action however the last thing I need to do is get on a bus/taxi/plane to the hotel. keep in mind that I have been drinking (still) and I just can't figure this out, am I just stupid or am I missing something here?
This will be my first trip to Phils, going there on the above dates for a couple of days, then heading onto cavite to see a girl I met online for the last 8 months, then I am off to boracay for a couple of days, not sure of the dates yet but I heard the beach kicks ass.
I didn't book anything yet at all, just need some info. plz. And any good hotels in Cavite would be great too..
Thanks!
Fred
San Miguel
08-18-08, 09:25
I looked at the map trying to get a hotel but the Hyatt is to far from the Manila and Oxford Suites is just about in Manila. Need to get a better understanding as to where I should stay that is close to the action however the last thing I need to do is get on a bus/taxi/plane to the hotel. keep in mind that I have been drinking (still) and I just can't figure this out, am I just stupid or am I missing something here?Hyatt is closer to Manila proper---Mabini, LA Cafe... however I think you still need a cab. Oxford on the other hand is in Makati, in the heart of Burgos Street if I may say...you roll out of the lobby and there are bars left and right, so you choose ;) wink wink.
I will be in Angeles for the nights of Aug 20-22, and would be happy to meet with any fellow ISGers who are around.
Fred Chicken
08-19-08, 02:41
Cool, thanks man..
Hyatt is closer to Manila proper---Mabini, LA Cafe... however I think you still need a cab. Oxford on the other hand is in Makati, in the heart of Burgos Street if I may say...you roll out of the lobby and there are bars left and right, so you choose ;) wink wink.
Cunning Stunt
08-19-08, 09:33
Cool, thanks man..Hi Fred,
Interested to know how you have made senior with only 2 reports. I thought you had to have posted 25-30 reps first. Didn't bribe 'The Management' did you? ;)
FireWalker
08-19-08, 10:07
Looking for a wing guy.
First time there in prime time.
Will cover first round of drinks or girl in exchange for experienced info.I'll be there but not necessary to buy. I have a tradition for newbies though. Ask Benedict Smythe.
Some French speaking people in AC last week of August?
I ll be there from August 28 to September 2.
ChinaTourist
08-26-08, 09:42
Hi
I'm regular to Philippines this being my fourth trip in one year. M here tennis player v fair v atheltic. I am looking to have a nice threesome with fellow mongers both women or men. I luv the Philippines its the best place to hang out. I generally stay four star. I reach on the 10th sep and will be there till 18th sep.
Please do write in to finalise plans.
P. S I'll work during the days and nights will be totally mine.
Will be in Cebu on the 1st of September. Still looking for a good Real Estate agent to look at condos. Anyone know of a legit one? Let me know. Any mongers out there would be appreciated as my buddies all fell through. (going to AC-again?)
Carmex
Don Roberts
08-28-08, 06:06
CARMEX- I've read that real estate agents here are not the same as in West- Instead of commissions they will just double the price of the listing, other cons etc. EGI towers, a condo near my place has an in house sales office. I imagine many other Condos have the same. I will be in Cebu until Sept 11- feel free to PM me-
Don
Finally, it looks like the contradictions between my business travel and a trip to paradise are worked out.
Will be arriving in AC on Saturday, Sept. 27, staying at Pacific Breeze, for my fifth trip to Phils. I'll be in town for four nights and then onto Cebu and the provinces. My Phil-phone died, and I'll have to pick up a new one on arrival, so unfortunately I don't have a number to give you.
Anyone in AC at the time (or in Cebu at the beginning of October) give me a PM, a wingman is always good to have. First beer is on me!!
Look forward to hearing from you, my friends.
Live the life,
Geng
Finally, it looks like the contradictions between my business travel and a trip to paradise are worked out.
Will be arriving in AC on Saturday, Sept. 27, staying at Pacific Breeze, for my fifth trip to Phils. I'll be in town for four nights and then onto Cebu and the provinces. My Phil-phone died, and I'll have to pick up a new one on arrival, so unfortunately I don't have a number to give you.
Anyone in AC at the time (or in Cebu at the beginning of October) give me a PM, a wingman is always good to have. First beer is on me!!
Look forward to hearing from you, my friends.
Live the life,
GengDid your phone really die? I have mine also that I bought and use only in P. I. I thought it had died cause it would not turn on. Battery dead? I plugged it in, waited 1 minute, and. Presto. So, if it is a reliable Nokia and you have the phone jack, try that. At the worst you have to buy new battery and sim card, usually the sim card expires after 6 months of nonuse.
Jimmy Red Cab
08-30-08, 15:54
I arrive in The Philippines on 4th November for the first time, staying a total of 15 nights, how would you advise me to split that time between Manila and Angeles City.
I will not be on a tight budget (within reason) and I plan to stay at Pacific Breeze in Angeles and maybe Oxford Suites in Manila.
OMG, your clone has already been posting these questions. Just find your sugar daddy, BigDan, Or BigDaD, whatever.
X
I arrive in The Philippines on 4th November for the first time, staying a total of 15 nights, how would you advise me to split that time between Manila and Angeles City.
I will not be on a tight budget (within reason) and I plan to stay at Pacific Breeze in Angeles and maybe Oxford Suites in Manila.
I thought Philippine sim card was for a year. -- if you don't recarge it. I've had the same phone number (s) for about three years.
I don't want to be dick, but could you please try to post accurate info here.
You might say, "I'm not sure, but I think.....blah, blah...)
Lastly, I don't know what space-age country you're coming from, but in the last year I've been to USA, Japan, Australia, Phillipines, Honky Kong. People have to recharge their phone batteries in all these places. Common sense says that a dead phone, means a dead battery which has an easy solution. Am I missing something here????
NOTE: be aware of current when you recharge your phone....playing with the wrong electricity on the wrong equipment can reall fk things up.
X
Did your phone really die? I have mine also that I bought and use only in P. I. I thought it had died cause it would not turn on. Battery dead? I plugged it in, waited 1 minute, and. Presto. So, if it is a reliable Nokia and you have the phone jack, try that. At the worst you have to buy new battery and sim card, usually the sim card expires after 6 months of nonuse.
I arrive in The Philippines on 4th November for the first time, staying a total of 15 nights, how would you advise me to split that time between Manila and Angeles City.
I will not be on a tight budget (within reason) and I plan to stay at Pacific Breeze in Angeles and maybe Oxford Suites in Manila.
Jimmy Red Cab,
It looks like X Man thinks you are me. How wrong he is.
Bigdan or is it Jimmy Red Cab?
ChinaTourist
09-01-08, 08:01
Hi,
I'm regular to Philippines this being my fourth trip in one year. M here tennis player v fair v atheltic. I am looking to have a nice threesome with fellow mongers both women or men. I luv the Philippines its the best place to hang out. I generally stay four star. I reach on the 10th Sep and will be there till 18th Sep.
Please do write in to finalise plans.
P. S I'll work during the days and nights will be totally mine.
I think many senior members would spend part of 15 days outside of MNL/AC -- Cebu City for example.
Nevertheless, a similar topic has been discussed in the AC thread. Please do some reading and then followup if you have specific questions.
X
I arrive in The Philippines on 4th November for the first time, staying a total of 15 nights, how would you advise me to split that time between Manila and Angeles City.
I will not be on a tight budget (within reason) and I plan to stay at Pacific Breeze in Angeles and maybe Oxford Suites in Manila.
Jimmy Red Cab
09-01-08, 22:56
I think many senior members would spend part of 15 days outside of MNL/AC -- Cebu City for example.
Nevertheless, a similar topic has been discussed in the AC thread. Please do some reading and then followup if you have specific questions.
X
Thanks for your reply but as this will be my first visit I do need to see Angeles City, just wondered how many days I should stay there, I am a newbie to The Philippines but have been to Thailand 17 times in 7 years.
Brown Rail
09-02-08, 04:05
Hi,
I'm regular to Philippines this being my fourth trip in one year. M here tennis player v fair v atheltic. I am looking to have a nice threesome with fellow mongers both women or men. I luv the Philippines its the best place to hang out. I generally stay four star. I reach on the 10th Sep and will be there till 18th Sep.
Please do write in to finalise plans.
P. S I'll work during the days and nights will be totally mine.Hey ChinaTourist, will be in Manila on the 10th-11th.
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Brown Rail
09-02-08, 04:42
Thanks for your reply but as this will be my first visit I do need to see Angeles City, just wondered how many days I should stay there, I am a newbie to The Philippines but have been to Thailand 17 times in 7 years.Hi Jimmy,
It depends on what else you want to do while there and how you will be getting around. In two weeks you can see a lot. Besides mongering what else do you like (especially for longer stays it is good to pursue other interests with or without company) Will you be driving or driver/taxi. Do you dive? Trek? Are you looking for resorts?
I would probably not stay in Oxford in Makati. In fact I would not stay in Makati at all unless I had to be there for other reasons like business. P. Burgos in Makati is certainly worth an evening the girls are high quality but the prices are high too. It does get boring after a short while and you need more variety.
The major mongering sites in Metro Manila are, in no particular order: 1) Makati, 2) Quezon City 3) Paranque, 4) Roxas Blvd, 5) Ermita, 6) Malate, 7) Edsa Entertainment Complex. And the bar in most any 5-star hotel. Did I miss any? If you have the time you will want to visit all and you can do more than one in a single night. For some you may really need a guide. Staying downtown is probably the most central for these (Paranque, Roxas Blvd, Ermita Malate and Edsa Entertainment are all downtown). After 9pm traffic is not bad and you can easily and cheaply cab to the others. I am told that the most beautiful, and expensive are in Quezon City, but I have not checked this out. There are also beautiful and expensive at the theaters on Roxas Blvd.
I personally would stay close to LA Café in Ermeta. LA is the Mecca of mongering in the Philippines (or maybe the Medina and Angeles is Mecca) and open 24 hours. It is also fun with pool tables and decent bands at night. (Burgos is just [mostly board] dancing girls). The girls range from hot to homely, with a few stunners. And all are cheap. Around it also are lots of other bars with bands and discos. It is more seedy than Burgos (stop laughing), but more of an adventure. Nearby are the Hyatt and Manila Hotels, if you are looking for 5 Star, and lots of 3-star and below. There are also restaurants, museums, Ocean Park, golf, Intermoros (old city) nearby to explore with your new friend (s).
In two week's time you can easily add stays in Subic (girls/diving), Baguio (trekking), Porto Galera (girls/diving), Cebu (girls/diving/resorts/historic), Vegan (historic). You could also do a circuit, like Manila- Subic- Bagio- Angeles- Cebu- Manila. I think there are flights from Angeles to Cebu. Though maybe that is too much for two weeks, maybe skip Baguio and maybe Cebu. If you want culture add Vegan.
Fast Eddie 48
09-02-08, 06:21
Thanks for your reply but as this will be my first visit I do need to see Angeles City, just wondered how many days I should stay there, I am a newbie to The Philippines but have been to Thailand 17 times in 7 years.Jimmy,
I think it all depend on you some like AC and stay for week ,I think you should go to manila first and then go to AC there are not much to do here except p4p and most people get bored in just 2 days .
I think you will like Thailand much better and I know I do just much more to do in thailand than in PI but I think you should give it a try for yourself.
Fast eddie 48
What is the longevity of a SIM card if you do not reload it? I thought it was one year.
I was rude to Mr. Hawaii earlier, but after some thought I realized that I usually visit the Philippines twice a year. Maybe I'm the one who's got it wrong.
BTW, I always buy load cards to take back with me, because I can use them to reload when I return. It's kind of exciting to be dialing up contacts while waiting for my baggage to come out.
Sorry Hawaii for busting your balls.
X
Did your phone really die? I have mine also that I bought and use only in P. I. I thought it had died cause it would not turn on. Battery dead? I plugged it in, waited 1 minute, and. Presto. So, if it is a reliable Nokia and you have the phone jack, try that. At the worst you have to buy new battery and sim card, usually the sim card expires after 6 months of nonuse.
I've been in a lot of different countries and never understood the need for a cell phone. Always travel with my laptop. But this upcomming first visit to Manila has me rethinking things. I'm of the older generation that has never texted...but I know it's popular in the Phils. So I guess I should buy a cheap one in the mall, buy a card, and create my address book of the DIA gals. Question: after my two weeks in the Phils, I have two weeks in Indonesia. Will I be able to use the phone in Indo? With a different card? thanks
I'm computer literate, but not cp literate. Any other suggestions/comments?
I've been in a lot of different countries and never understood the need for a cell phone. Always travel with my laptop. But this upcomming first visit to Manila has me rethinking things. I'm of the older generation that has never texted...but I know it's popular in the Phils. So I guess I should buy a cheap one in the mall, buy a card, and create my address book of the DIA gals. Question: after my two weeks in the Phils, I have two weeks in Indonesia. Will I be able to use the phone in Indo? With a different card? thanks
I'm computer literate, but not cp literate. Any other suggestions/comments?
If you have time before your trip, I would advise you to go on-line to a auction site and buy a cell phone prior to your trip. First, you will not get caught up in a sales pitch from a cute sales girl and end up buying more phone then you need and second, it is cheaper then buying here in the Philippines. If you want to use your cell worldwide buy a Quad or Tri band, unlocked. If you are interested PM me and I will help you out. I just brought two new V3i, 3G Razors for 1/3 the price of any cell phone store/booth that I have been in the Philippines. Then, when you arrive go to any 7-11 or Mini-Stop and buy a sim for 45P.
Robb
I've been in a lot of different countries and never understood the need for a cell phone. Always travel with my laptop. But this upcomming first visit to Manila has me rethinking things. I'm of the older generation that has never texted...but I know it's popular in the Phils. So I guess I should buy a cheap one in the mall, buy a card, and create my address book of the DIA gals. Question: after my two weeks in the Phils, I have two weeks in Indonesia. Will I be able to use the phone in Indo? With a different card? thanks
I'm computer literate, but not cp literate. Any other suggestions/comments?
I paid about 20 usd for a used cell phone last year. I have used it on 2 tips now with no problem.
If I can not answer a girls text message to me in a couple of words or less, I just call them. You can say a lot to her in under 1 minute and save a lot of time trying to text.
Nothing worse then responding to text to a girl, and in the middle of your typing you get another text from her saying "why are you not answering me, are u mad at me?
I still use the phone here at home in the USA as an alarm clock
What is the longevity of a SIM card if you do not reload it? I thought it was one year.\X
I just purchased a new sim card and reading the fine print from Globe, the sim will expire one year from purchase if not used, two months from expiration date if activated and no prepaid minutes are loaded, and four months from expiration date if no prepaid minutes are loaded. Also, it states that you can roam to over 100 counties with a prepaid sim if you go to Globe and have them set the sim for roaming.
Robb
SIMs aren't expensive, but I'd hate to have to transfer my phone number list to a new card.
I have used a SIM card for several years, only reloading during my twice a year visits. If you continue to reload, then I don't think there is an "expiration date". Robbaf, does your card have a specific "exp" date? I'm still confused!
The load cards tend to have an exp. date a year into the future, so I always buy one or two before I leave. That way I can reload upon arrival. Once you add the load, I believe it will expire within six months. Since I visit only once or twice a year, that means any load at departure is lost.
Last visit I bought a NEW phone in Philippines for only 1500. I think I bought a used phone for 1000 about four years ago. Money well spent.
X
I just purchased a new sim card and reading the fine print from Globe, the sim will expire one year from purchase if not used, two months from expiration date if activated and no prepaid minutes are loaded, and four months from expiration date if no prepaid minutes are loaded. Also, it states that you can roam to over 100 counties with a prepaid sim if you go to Globe and have them set the sim for roaming.
Robb
Wicked Roger
09-08-08, 19:10
SIMs aren't expensive, but I'd hate to have to transfer my phone number list to a new card.
I have used a SIM card for several years, only reloading during my twice a year visits. If you continue to reload, then I don't think there is an "expiration date". Robbaf, does your card have a specific "exp" date? I'm still confused!
X
X
My Globe SIM expires end of ths month according to the package unless I reload. As SIMs are so cheap am not all that bothered and in fact sometimes prefer as I then dont get pesky unwanted calls on my return. But it can be a pain transfering numbers I agree
Robbaf, does your card have a specific "exp" date? I'm still confused!XMy sim cost me 45P and if unused it will expire 31 Jan 09. I believe that it expires if unused to free up the number. But I think X you are correct, as long as you load the sim with prepaid minutes, it will stay active, but you do lose your load if it is not comsumed within 60 days of loading.
Robb
But it can be a pain transfering numbers I agreeCheck your cell, mine has a option to save contacts to the phone, instead of the sim. When I change sim, the numbers are maintained in the phone.
Robb
I retire in October and arrive in Manila the first week of November. The RP is my first stop in checking out countries as a potential places to settle. I know where I'm going to visit (Cebu, Davao, AC / Subic, Bacolod, CDO, Baguio are the main ones) but am asking advice as to when. I don't want to be competing for rooms, flights, ferries when everyone else is. Or competing for girls, though from what I've seen there are enough to go around.
If there was no such thing as peak season, I'd plan my travels to alternate towns with active P4P scenes and those that don't and minimize air / bus / ferry costs.
I've read that Dec - Jan is peak for foreign tourists, and March to May is peak for locals as they travel on summer vacation.
So, what are the actual peak travel times? Is one better off in larger or smaller towns at those times. How necessary are hotel / pensione reservations? My preferred travel habit is to make a reservation for the first night or two then check around for a better place for the rest of my stay. Is that going to work during the peak times?
Thanks.
Wicked Roger
09-09-08, 13:17
Check your cell, mine has a option to save contacts to the phone, instead of the sim. When I change sim, the numbers are maintained in the phone.
Robb
Thanks Robb
But I dont want to save to the phone as too many prying eyes when I have it switched on/left unattended .....;) Also I lend the phone to friends who may ask why I have so many numbers (theya re non P4P friends and would not undestand).
And of course some Filipinas can be a tad jealous at times - I just dont know why as we are all a one woman man :) So I try to keep their eyes off my phone
Your "preferred" travel strategy is sound, and that's what I do. Your questions are also great since if you don't have a reservation at a peak time, you might spend the whole day looking for a place. I did that once in Pattaya, Thailand just before New Year. Duh.
Unfortunately, I don't have any answers other than those that are obvious. PI is a Christian country, people travel around Easter and Christmas/NY. Holiday traffic will include the overseas Filipinos (balikbayan) traveling in/out and you can expect more strain on airline/hotel services.
A good start would be to search the Internet for national holidays, and then also search for local festivals.
That being said, I was in Tagbilaran, Bohol for a recent July festival and got rooms, air in, ferry out on short notice with no problem.
I found the street fireworks chaos of New Year Eve a bit scary. I think Davao has a tight ban on this, good place to head on New Year Eve. New Year is a family thing, so have a date set up in advance.
Have fun,
X
I retire in October and arrive in Manila the first week of November. The RP is my first stop in checking out countries as a potential places to settle. I know where I'm going to visit (Cebu, Davao, AC / Subic, Bacolod, CDO, Baguio are the main ones) but am asking advice as to when. I don't want to be competing for rooms, flights, ferries when everyone else is. Or competing for girls, though from what I've seen there are enough to go around.
If there was no such thing as peak season, I'd plan my travels to alternate towns with active P4P scenes and those that don't and minimize air / bus / ferry costs.
I've read that Dec - Jan is peak for foreign tourists, and March to May is peak for locals as they travel on summer vacation.
So, what are the actual peak travel times? Is one better off in larger or smaller towns at those times. How necessary are hotel / pensione reservations? My preferred travel habit is to make a reservation for the first night or two then check around for a better place for the rest of my stay. Is that going to work during the peak times?
Thanks.
I once got a call within ten minutes of reloading at the MNL airport -- from a lady I hadn't seen in six months. When I had first met her, she was a very hot EDSA go-go girl, but I knew she had retired on the fiance-visa plan to her hometown in the Visayans.
I assumed she was there and gave her a call when I got to (city in Visayans), but damn if she wasn't in Mnl....doing who knows what. Fortunately, she flew back within a few days and I was able to enjoy her charms one last time.
I kept her phone number in my phone for a while hoping she'd given the phone to her younger sis, but no such luck.
Not all of them are pesky and unwanted.
X
X
My Globe SIM expires end of ths month according to the package unless I reload. As SIMs are so cheap am not all that bothered and in fact sometimes prefer as I then dont get pesky unwanted calls on my return. But it can be a pain transfering numbers I agree
Redfield10
09-09-08, 18:53
Hi,
I will be travelling to the Phils for a two week vacation. My PAL flight arrives Oct. 25th. I plan on spending two nights in Manila, then maybe Sabang for three nights (hopefully taking a honey) back to Manila for two nights, then Cebu for a week from Nov. 1-7th. Back to Manila for two nights and leaving Manila late Nov. 10th.
Anyway, if anyone will be around and wants to have a drink, that'd be great! I'm a first-timer to the Phils. Been to Thailand five times, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia. But never the Phils.
Let me know if you will be around and I'l buy the first round. Would love to get more "inside Phils" information once I arrive.
Take care. Looking forward to meeting up with some of you.
But I dont want to save to the phone as too many prying eyes when I have it switched on/left unattended .....;) Also I lend the phone to friends who may ask why I have so many numbers (theya re non P4P friends and would not undestand).
And of course some Filipinas can be a tad jealous at times - I just dont know why as we are all a one woman man :) So I try to keep their eyes off my phone
I agree WR, that is why I always use two cell phones. One is strictly P4P/Chat girls and one is a true cell with people who I want, need to talk too. When I am with a lady, the other cell is turned off and my main cell is on the table. I also have a third cell, I780 Samsung, for WIFI/GPRS and work, but I use Smart and that way I can pass-a-load for Globe and Smart.
Robb
Eternal Rampage
09-11-08, 14:46
Hello all,
I've been reading up on reports and other things on the site for about two weeks now. I will be traveling to Makati next week and am willing to hang out with anyone who might want to show a newbie the ropes.
FYI, those who hate to check luggage, PAL has started weighting carry-on bags at Centennial 2 for domestic flights at the final security check. Max weight is 8 kilos (17.6 lbs).
Robb
And then what? My laptop, my camera, my reading material, and my 2 kilos of pesos is NOT going into baggage!
I'm probably under the limit, but I still suggest regular travelers to PI start making inquiries and / or complaints.
Thanks for the heads up Robbaf.
X
FYI, those who hate to check luggage, PAL has started weighting carry-on bags at Centennial 2 for domestic flights at the final security check. Max weight is 8 kilos (17.6 lbs).
Robb
GoodEnough
09-13-08, 15:41
FYI, those who hate to check luggage, PAL has started weighting carry-on bags at Centennial 2 for domestic flights at the final security check. Max weight is 8 kilos (17.6 lbs).
Robb
It's true that PAL has started to do this. However, I have a Gold Mabuhay mileage card and whenever they ask to weigh my stuff I totally ignore them and tell them I have a gold card and allowed the extra weight. I have no idea if this is true, but it's worked every time so far.
Hobby Knob
09-13-08, 16:09
And then what? My laptop, my camera, my reading material, and my 2 kilos of pesos is NOT going into baggage!
I'm probably under the limit, but I still suggest regular travelers to PI start making inquiries and / or complaints.
Thanks for the heads up Robbaf.
X
You can be over weight allowance if you have laptop. Every flight I was on last month after they weighed asked "you have laptop?" I say yes, and they let me through.
AussieOverboard
09-13-08, 22:25
I had Silk Air do the same to me in August.
They were weighing both bags. My carry on was fine but the checked bag was 7 kilos over.
I just took so long trying to decide what to move from one to the other they told me not to worry and let it through.
They did also ask the laptop question.
WR,
I normally put my SIM on rome when I depart the PI, then every other month or so I add $1 to it through Chikka. Chikka is a good tool to provide someone a load in the PI while your not there. It's keep my SIM alive for over 5 years now by doing that.
RaZZorR
X
My Globe SIM expires end of ths month according to the package unless I reload. As SIMs are so cheap am not all that bothered and in fact sometimes prefer as I then dont get pesky unwanted calls on my return. But it can be a pain transfering numbers I agree
Wicked Roger
09-14-08, 16:21
WR,
I normally put my SIM on rome when I depart the PI, then every other month or so I add $1 to it through Chikka. Chikka is a good tool to provide someone a load in the PI while your not there. It's keep my SIM alive for over 5 years now by doing that.
RaZZorR
Thanks R
Hopefully we can hook up when you are in Manila and save our friend's backside for me :)
Chikka - thats the site I was looking for. For me being in UAE and with UAE cards it will not function. But a good idea and will look into it more
FYI, not word from our mutual friend, think she is getting it or giving it by now ;)
Arriving in Makati on Sept 23 and have a heavy schedule already lined up. Staying at City Garden Makati. PM me if you're willing to have a drink and compare notes. This is my first trip to the Philippines...I'll have a phone when I get there. Also have reservations at Boracay and Ermita afterwards. Following two weeks it's going to be on to Indonesia for two weeks. Taking my own vitamins with me....and my Androgel. haha
I will be in Angeles from sept 21-27.
If anyone is interested in barhopping together, pm me.
It's been a while, but I'll finally be back in the Philippines in February. I'm bringing an old childhood friend whom has never been out of the country. It's going to be a blast seeing him go crazy and loose his mind over those LBFM's. Robbaf, if your around lets hookup and have a few beers and rehash stories like we did in Korea. I'll be in Manila, Puerto Galera and Angeles during the trip. If anyone else wants to knock back a few, hit me with a PM during the first two weeks of Feb.
Still Skinning Them up!
Yella Man
It's been a while, but I'll finally be back in the Philippines in February.Yella Man
Welcome back YM. Hope we hook up when you are in town.
Robb
Its been over 20 years since I've been in the Islands. I'm coming to Dipolog & Sindangan. Both of these are in Zamboanga Del Norta. I've researched several years reports, finding nothihg on the areas. I'll be there for about two weeks. If any on has any recent info, please share it w/ us. I'll be there late October/ November. Thank you.
WOPA 1927
Redfield10
10-13-08, 07:09
Howdy.
Since now I'm less than two weeks from arriving, I thought I'd post again.
I'll be arriving early on Saturday, Oct. 25th. Staying at City State Towers. Anyone want to hit LA Cafe that night? I'll be in Manila a couple of nights. Then may go to Puerta Galera. Back to Manila for a couple of nights. Then a week in Cebu. With the final two nights in Manila. All subject to some flexibility.
I may do the three days in Angeles instead of Puerto G. Not sure yet.
Hit me up with a PM or post here if you are interested in hanging out.
I'll be flying in from SFO.
Sounds like an interesting trip. You don't give anyone much to go on. You might have more luck explaining your intentions or goals.
Also search at Thorn Tree or VT.
Sounds like a nice adventure. Hope you can give a field report later on.
X
Its been over 20 years since I've been in the Islands. I'm coming to Dipolog & Sindangan. Both of these are in Zamboanga Del Norta. I've researched several years reports, finding nothihg on the areas. I'll be there for about two weeks. If any on has any recent info, please share it w/ us. I'll be there late October/ November. Thank you.
WOPA 1927
I stayed at the Cherry Blossom Hotel back in early 2007 and it was a decent hotel. I just tried to book them again online for my February trip and they want way too much personal info, like copy of passport, copy of credit card and more. There's no way I'm giving that much info! I booked them online without giving them this info in 2007. What gives? New management? Is the quality of the hotel still fairly decent? Is there a better hotel close to LA Cafe that won't ask for too much info when booking online? Thanks for the help guys!
Still Skinning Them Up!
Yella Man
Anybody want to hook up I will be home in the morn....
Take It Sleazy....
I stayed at the Cherry Blossom Hotel back in early 2007 and it was a decent hotel. I just tried to book them again online for my February trip and they want way too much personal info, like copy of passport, copy of credit card and more. There's no way I'm giving that much info! I booked them online without giving them this info in 2007. What gives? New management? Is the quality of the hotel still fairly decent? Is there a better hotel close to LA Cafe that won't ask for too much info when booking online? Thanks for the help guys!
Still Skinning Them Up!
Yella Man
http://www.tropicana-apt-hotel.com/
I have been there for a few nights, I believe it is close to LA CAFE, it is very close to Robinsons mall.
Hi Guys,
I am fairly new to the Asia scene made my first trip to Manila last year and got hooked but only got to spend a couple of days there.
This time I going for 2 weeks!
Be arriving late on October 24th and plan to head to LA Cafe around 1am.
Anyone want to try to hook up for a drink?
Redfield10, be happy to get together on the 25th if you want.
Staying in Manila for a few days then I will go to Angeles.
Can anyone tell me about the bus schedule from the Swagman hotel and how long it takes to get from Manila to Angeles.
Looking forward to joining the club and hope to be able to add some posts in the future.
Thanks
Hi Guys,
Can anyone tell me about the bus schedule from the Swagman hotel and how long it takes to get from Manila to Angeles.
Try this link:
http://www.swaggy.com/flythebus.htm
Slim
Puerto La Cruz
10-18-08, 14:55
For purposes of Puerto Galera you have two choices. You can bring a girl from Manila or you can find one on Mindoro in Sabang at any of the discos or bars. Dammit, I'm jealous.
I thought you had a condo in mnl? Its been a while since you posted, so sorry if my senility has taken a turn for the worse.
Exec is the most often recommended hotel these days - good thing you'll be there in Feb.
X
I stayed at the Cherry Blossom Hotel back in early 2007 and it was a decent hotel. I just tried to book them again online for my February trip and they want way too much personal info, like copy of passport, copy of credit card and more. There's no way I'm giving that much info! I booked them online without giving them this info in 2007. What gives? New management? Is the quality of the hotel still fairly decent? Is there a better hotel close to LA Cafe that won't ask for too much info when booking online? Thanks for the help guys!
Still Skinning Them Up!
Yella Man
You can bring a woman from anywhere. I had a martian gal last time, but paying her travel expense was out of this world!
For purposes of Puerto Galera you have two choices. You can bring a girl from Manila or you can find one on Mindoro in Sabang at any of the discos or bars. Dammit, I'm jealous.
X Man thanks for the 411. I don't get over to the Philippines as much since I left Korea last year. It was four times a year from there. From the USA I'm only going to be able to do it once a year because of my current job-
(damn jobs!). I plan on moving there permanently in about ten years after the kids are grown and out of the house. Hope you're still around then so we can have a few SML's together and maybe play a few rounds of golf in between hunting.
Still Skinning Them Up!
Yella Man
Try this link:
http://www.swaggy.com/flythebus.htm
SlimThanks for the information.
Sonnyaz
Looking for flights from Manila or Clark to Bali or Jakarta.
Does anyone know a price or where to look online?
Can anyone suggest an airline and rough price range to shoot for between Newark and Manila in early December? It'll be my first trip. I see many of the carriers stop over in Hong Kong, then on to Manila. Cathay Pacific was recommended. Also any travel tips for new Phil travelers would be great. Thanks.
Fast Eddie 48
10-28-08, 23:53
Can anyone suggest an airline and rough price range to shoot for between Newark and Manila in early December? It'll be my first trip. I see many of the carriers stop over in Hong Kong, then on to Manila. Cathay Pacific was recommended. Also any travel tips for new Phil travelers would be great. Thanks.Anonjohn,
Cathay Pacific is a good airline.
They have 5 flights a day from HKG to Manila, so the connection is not going to be a long wait.
The air fare is about 1200 USD round trip from JFK, with a stop over in HKG .
PAL has a direct flight from SFO to Manila.
The service sucks so bad never will take them again, but they are cheaper than Cathay.
Fast eddie 48
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