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[QUOTE=Madraz]I am going diving in Puerto Galera next weekend and will be staying in sabang. Does anyone know if taking a girl from the gogo's back to your hotel is an issue considering it is such a small place. Do they have a joiner fee ?

Thanks[/QUOTE]I have been a number of times. My experience there is that everything is so laid back, and so small, that no one cares if you bring a girl back. In fact, it is pretty much expected.

There are really on a few things to do in Puerto Galera: dive, eat, massage, go to discos and pick up girls. The food is cheap and plentiful. The massage places I visited were just for legit massage, but quite good and leaving you too horny. But the emphasis was on diving and girls.

Be warned that the ferry services to Puerto are very susceptible to weather. If it rains you might get stuck for extra days. Build flexibility into your schedule.

How were you planning to get there?

I am always looking for something new. On a recent trip I checked out Paranaques, I think it was Airport Road. There are tons of girlie bars. These cater to the locals, is definitly slumming even comparied to Ermita, but I had no problem and it was a fun diversion. I have not seen this mentioned on the board.

They seem to fall into three categories:

Cafe. And I use the word loosely. Mostly these are small bars, some are karaoke, with "private" rooms upstairs. Very cheap and the girls are right off the bus. Some of the private rooms are no more than a tiny closet with two chairs. Generally give these a miss.

Disco/live music – there was at least one big one with a good band. It was all locals inside but being the only foreigner I was getting lots of attention.

Strip tease shows – there are a number of these, especially closer to Roxas Blvd. Some are higher end (Miss Siagon? ) with beautiful women and private rooms, thought he prices still were not very high. Some are lower. The first one I walked in and there were 10 naked women strutting up and down the stage. Nice. After this show a beautiful girl came out and did her routine. Once she was nude she jumped off the stage and into my lap. My first reaction was how much is this going to cost, but it was cheap. I assume that the girls go out, but did not check. Am loyal to LA Café LOL

Anyone else try it?

Note of caution: you need to be careful mixing it up with the local guys in these places. Be polite and show respect. If threatened, back off.

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[QUOTE=Billpsu]Depends on the hotel, most don't care - a few (very few) do. I e mailed a place that caters to divers, can't remember the name just now, but they told me outright they cater to divers not mongers. Best is to e mail the hotel and find out.[/QUOTE]Billpsu - Care to let me know what hotel that is, I was thinking of staying at Deep Blue Sea Inn who are related to Action Divers?

Thanks

[QUOTE=Brown Rail]I have been a number of times. My experience there is that everything is so laid back, and so small, that no one cares if you bring a girl back. In fact, it is pretty much expected.

There are really on a few things to do in Puerto Galera: dive, eat, massage, go to discos and pick up girls. The food is cheap and plentiful. The massage places I visited were just for legit massage, but quite good and leaving you too horny. But the emphasis was on diving and girls.

Be warned that the ferry services to Puerto are very susceptible to weather. If it rains you might get stuck for extra days. Build flexibility into your schedule.

How were you planning to get there?[/QUOTE]I've been trying to figure this out the past few days, I am not going to pay the pickup rates from the airport that the resorts are charging, they are way too expensive. I reckon I will either take the Sikat from the city tower hotel or maybe take a taxi to the Jam bus terminal and onto Batangas. My flight gets in at 5.30am and I will only have carry on luggage so I may get into Manila before 7am and I just want to get on the road asap after my 20 hour flight.

I do have a concern about the weather when returning as I need to get back into manila to catch a flight to bangkok that leaves at 9.35pm that night. Guess I can keep an eye on the weather reports the day before I leave.

[QUOTE=Madraz]I've been trying to figure this out the past few days, I am not going to pay the pickup rates from the airport that the resorts are charging, they are way too expensive. I reckon I will either take the Sikat from the city tower hotel or maybe take a taxi to the Jam bus terminal and onto Batangas. My flight gets in at 5.30am and I will only have carry on luggage so I may get into Manila before 7am and I just want to get on the road asap after my 20 hour flight.

I do have a concern about the weather when returning as I need to get back into manila to catch a flight to bangkok that leaves at 9.35pm that night. Guess I can keep an eye on the weather reports the day before I leave.[/QUOTE]If you have a tight schedule, and it seems you do, I would not risk Puerto Galera. Especially with all the typhoons this year. you could easily get caught there for several days.

For diving consider Anilao or for diving and girls Subic. Both involve only land travel.

Not sure which thread to post this on. My American bank credit card charges me a 3% foreign transaction fee everytime I use it in asia. The bank is security-strict, forcing me to call them for many purchases I'm trying to make. I have to call them in advance just to purchase a CebuPacific airline ticket or it gets denied. Can anyone recommend a Visa card that doesn't have these restrictions? Should I apply for one in philippines at one of the banks? I'm tired of paying 15 cents on each $5 purchase for lunch.

Also the ATM thing, my bank hits me with a charge each time I use it at an ATM that is not theirs. Should I open an account at a bank there, and get one of their ATM cards?

As I mentioned in my post, I really can't recall.

Again, all you have to do is email the particular place and they will provide the info.

I wound up at Captain Greggs. Place was cheap/clean. My nephew did not like the aircon, he left after one night. I thought it was adequate.

We all agreed the food was very good.


[QUOTE=Madraz]Billpsu - Care to let me know what hotel that is, I was thinking of staying at Deep Blue Sea Inn who are related to Action Divers?

Thanks[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Rgbburn]Not sure which thread to post this on. My American bank credit card charges me a 3% foreign transaction fee everytime I use it in asia. The bank is security-strict, forcing me to call them for many purchases I'm trying to make. I have to call them in advance just to purchase a CebuPacific airline ticket or it gets denied. Can anyone recommend a Visa card that doesn't have these restrictions? Should I apply for one in philippines at one of the banks? I'm tired of paying 15 cents on each $5 purchase for lunch.

Also the ATM thing, my bank hits me with a charge each time I use it at an ATM that is not theirs. Should I open an account at a bank there, and get one of their ATM cards?[/QUOTE]Rgbburn,

Unless you have a lease for at least six months or an extended visa, most banks in PI will not open an account for someone who is only visiting.

In terms of the 3% thing-shop around and ask all of your credit card companies. Some cards are 1% or will lower to that rate if you have been a good customer.

The ATM fees, I dunno where you are located, but many of the smaller banks or credit unions will let you build your own account and select a number of premium features such as rebates of any ATM fees for use of ATM's other than that particular banks for free. I found one a few months ago that offered me this, gave me an IPOD for opening an account, and after 6 months gave me $150 as a "loyalty" gift. I set up an account at this bank specifically for overseas trips and just transfer money in a week or so before I leave. I never use the account for anything other than trips.

[QUOTE=Acqua]Rgbburn,

Unless you have a lease for at least six months or an extended visa, most banks in PI will not open an account for someone who is only visiting.

In terms of the 3% thing-shop around and ask all of your credit card companies. Some cards are 1% or will lower to that rate if you have been a good customer.

The ATM fees, I dunno where you are located, but many of the smaller banks or credit unions will let you build your own account and select a number of premium features such as rebates of any ATM fees for use of ATM's other than that particular banks for free. I found one a few months ago that offered me this, gave me an IPOD for opening an account, and after 6 months gave me $150 as a "loyalty" gift. I set up an account at this bank specifically for overseas trips and just transfer money in a week or so before I leave. I never use the account for anything other than trips.[/QUOTE]
Regarding the credit card fees, shop around. And yes, smaller banks and credit unions are good at lower fees. Mine only charges the standard 1% Visa foreign transaction fee and the exchange rate is close to the rate seen on Bloomberg. That is the best you can do since Visa charges everyone that 1% fee. Since I have enough money deposited with my bank, they treat me with rewards so I get at least most, if not all of my ATM fees rebated.

Regarding fraud, it's a big deal, you should not mind that they want to check up on you. I have made it a point to contact my bank and give them my itinerary whenever I am about to travel overseas and I have never had a problem with them.

gentlemen,

i spent the best part of two years "22 months" in the great land of the pi. i am not an expert, know all, or person who knows more than most families. i did manage to take in facts, figures and many notes on the general life, and culture of the vast areas in the pi.

first i would like to say i never knew of the vast wealth, that many travelers had at there fingertips. i myself am just a working stiff, yes everyday and night here at home in the family biz. its hard to let go of 50 years in a business that is about to be passed down, anywho. i also had a somewhat close friend that had settled in the area"subic" years before as a guide so to speek. so here i go, and yes it is true, what many had said before i left, beautiful gals young and old, and a great discount on the pocket.

after meeting my bud he wanted to get me up to speed with the day and night biz at hand "girls". this seemed ok to me and he gave me the crash course. please note this was his school of biz, not to be confused with mine. most days started off for me with a light breakfast, and he strolled in after 10 am to lay down the exploits of the day. a local, he had a regular bunch he played cards, darts, and other waste of time games with each and every day.thats because he and most living here have nothing better to do. please don't get me wrong thats a great life if you are brain dead, drunk, or just tired of life in general."just my personal take on the subject"

after a short time i took what pearls he had given me and i headed out for greener pastures. i found my self in ac, manila, cebu, and other wonderful areas. like i said before i met many many people both locals and tourists. i can only say that most were ok and some hard to accept.

many here (the isg board)ask the same questions over and over about the cost, yes it is cheeper for a beer, lunch, rooms on the beach but watch out. if you want to live in somewhat comfort it costs money!

you want to have several playmates daytime, nightime, it costs money. i have seen guys take a folding chair and walk out into the bay sit down chest deep and require the waitress to deliver there dirink to them. yes like i said big money, rich, wealth, bigdeals, bigshots."listen to the rest i'm not finished"

i took notes as to the performance "bigdeal water dogs"at hand and after a while the drinks started to dry up, the high end liquor was down to beer. the owner of the hotel was quietly talking about when will i get paid. the other side of the paper has a story of the bigtimer that after 2 months had to have the motel owner purchase him a 1 way ticket home. there was another fello who was the owner of a vast empire in real estate. i had the honor of meeting, his dad, and brother,i met several weeks before. when the wealthy big brother finaly hit town he was from what i could tell not much better than most curbside panhandlers.i expected donald trump,or at the verry least a well dressed,well rounded chap.what i saw was drunken lowlife that was getting his action in ac curbside,and was rolled more than once or twice.

in short, i never met a regular guy! just many big deals, who were just that, over there, not at home. you must remember that the wonderful gals here do not think of us as regular, we are from a rich country thus we are indeed rich.

you do not have to play a game guys when you get there, just be yourself and enjoy what the area has to offer. as far as the gals go they are not stupid in any way please remember this. they are not gonna stay with a drunken abusive mabaho piece of shit any more than a gal from anyother place would. do most of the gals play games i would say yes but how many guys do ha?

the game is not so different anywhere when you look at the big picture. the guy on vacation wants variety and it is there, he wants what he wants and pays for things just like anywhere else. please note that there are many scamms run by both locals and visitors alike, "yes i trust that guy he is from the same state, province, country, town, troop, ship or whatever the fuck" most guys have not the brains left to use,after staying here anylength of time.they should go home, restock, work a while and return flush. i have seen the big fish sail off with nada on more than one occasion. then you have the guys on a limited income of old age, and whatever else they git from there many years of packing a lunch. you can have a nice life but keep in mind the cost of day to day expensives because it can add up quick.

treat the girls with 75% respect and you will get 110% back 99 times out of a hundred. remember to rent, never buy a home because you can not be the sole owner. stay away from anybody looking for an investor, partner, ect.

be yourself, enjoy the heat, sun, gals, and others and don't trust everything you here. keep your passport up to date,keep your personal things locked up at all times.

after all my guide"mentor" tried to instill in me, he did not listen to his own words.he purchased a nice home,and now
is looking for a new place to live, after 8 plus years here. this was the first time he went for the sale over the rental.could be he was way too smart for his own good. he thought he was smarter than everyone that told him, do not do it. 40-50 grand later he has no house, no cash back, and nobody to cry too but himself.if you enjoy this place take your time,look around,the place will be there when you get back.just look,listen,and never be in a rush to be a bigshot! afterall i have seen guys 60 plus calling there sisters for money,trust me it happens.




have fun, stay sharp, and never be too trusting.

b. b.

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Prior to my five week trip last Dec to Asia, I did some research. Capitol One credit card has NO foreign transaction fee. I applied for it and used it for my credit card purchashes in Hong Kong, Beijing, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Phnom Penh. Absolutely no problem and saved the foreign transaction fee that my Bank of American card would have charged. Check it out.

I'm allocating four weeks for my first trip to the Philippines and Indonesia in September/October.. Love the filipinas that I've met in HK and KL. I figure two weeks for each country. Manila and Boracay are on the itinery, but think I owe myself a couple of days in Angeles too. How does one easily get from Manila to Angeles? Any comments on the best way to divide up the two weeks in the Phils? I need some typical tourist stuff to occupy my time outside of the p4p scene. thanks...

Please give me some advice here because I know there are many far more devious types on this forum than myself.

The subject is getting one of these LBFM’s (little brown fuck machines) to the US. I have written on this subject before and thought of every conceivable plan such as FEDEX’ing her and packing one in my carry on luggage! The reason I am looking at this is because I think it may make more sense to have a girl come to see you every couple of months for 2 weeks rather than us going all the way over to the PI.

My recent idea has to do with a tourist visa. Simply put the average Filipina cannot get any type of visa. I know this because I have spoken to the embassy in the US and in Manila.

But, there seems to be certain cases where a tourist visa would be issued. Such as an older person going to the US to visit an immediate family member living there
(example, mother going to visit her daughter married to a US citizen). According to the embassy they want “some type of an assurance she will return when her visa expires.” When I questioned this further they gave examples of someone with an established professional job, a homeowner and/or someone with children. There reasoning is someone who has worked hard to establish this life will not just run off and abandon all of this to be with one of us.

Applying my logic to this, maybe one of these girls that we have a particular connection with, who also has a child could get a visa based on the fact that she will have to leave her child in the PI while she visits us to screw our brains out?

More specifically, I am suggesting that we try to bring one of these girls to us for a couple of weeks every now and then rather than going over to the PI. From an economical standpoint all you would have to spend would be her plane ticket and her “fee” for services rendered during the visit. You would be saving the cost of hotel…etc.

I would love to hear from someone who has gotten a tourist visa for a young woman in the past. Most importantly did she get the visa because of the child being left in the PI or what was the determining factor? If she is an older woman…..say 30 or above it probably doesn’t help much because lets face it we are after the 18-25 crowd!

I realize this is a long shot but when I think of some of the hot women I have nailed in the PI that also have kids I think it may be a realistic approach.

[QUOTE=Acqua]Rgbburn,

Unless you have a lease for at least six months or an extended visa, most banks in PI will not open an account for someone who is only visiting[/QUOTE]I opened a bank account at Chinabank, which is one of the bigger banks in Phils, with only a passport and my hotel's address.

If you keep at least 1, 000 pesos in the account then there is no service charge. It takes a week to get your ATM card from the head office. I opened a 'peso account'. If you want to deposit money get it exchanged at a money changer first. I find the big malls give you the best rate.

Bopalula

This is a question to our friends who have been staying in PI for some time.

With the recent economic downturn in the U.S. and soring oil and other prices in most parts of the world, are you seeing any let down in terms of the number of mongerers visiting AC and Manila in recent weeks/months?