Good food on Burgos street
I ordered a pizza at the Filling station, wasn't too impressed with it though. Decent enough but they skimp on the toppings so its basically just the dough your getting. Across the street and down a bit is Cheers bar, ordered their bacon cheeseburger and I have to say I was shocked at just how good it was. Just enough char on the burger patty, bacon had just the right amount of crunch to it and the burger was nice and juicy. Almost one of the best bacon cheeseburgers I've ever had, only letdown was the quality of the bun. I'd also mention that across the street just past the minimart is a place on the second floor with pool tables that has a fantastic pizza and pasta special under 1200 peso's that easily feeds 4 people. The pasta and the sauces were fantastic and the pizza easily beat the Filling stations pathetic version of a pizza.
I really never had to venture far from the hotel to find something decent to eat, even the 7-11's fried chicken is pretty damb good. I really haven't seen many streetcarts here and from the few that I have seen I probably wouldn't buy anything from them unlike in Thailand where that's mostly what I grab when I'm in Pattaya.
It's elemental, dear boy.
[QUOTE=Elemental;2401443]Haven't jumped on the membership yet, but I'd love to know your trade secrets! Will PM when I do. Cheers![/QUOTE]Private Message system is the 'dark side' of the Forum. Lots of interesting stuff being swapped there. Monitored guys, the most interesting of them all, spew out their best stuff via PM. But you have to pay the PM fee to play. It's elemental!
Thanks NB. Once again I suppose you pay for what you get
[QUOTE=NattyBumpo;2403997]To Business Flier, if you are not willing or able to check out, for example, the top 3 Burgos Go Go Bars or a couple of the EDSA Entertainment Complex Go Go's there is really not much you are going to see in Manila quality wise that you have not already seen in AC or Sabang. Up to you, but you should understand that what sets Bottoms, Plan B, & Kojaks girls apart from their sisters elsewhere and on the street is their higher quality looks, attitude, and service. This is the prime reason I keep returning to MNL and not to other towns in the PI. Higher Burgos prices? You bet! But worth it in today's market if you are into quality Pinays.
Throughout the years I have spent a small fortune on quality girls in BKK, Pat, CGK, Phnom, Yangon, Macau, and MNL and I don't regret one single peso, baht or dollar I have parted with. Not saying I don't do lower priced girls too, I do. There are diamonds in the rough all over and totally enjoyable girls available for a lot less in other markets and venues, but what I am saying is that the better looking girls generally know who they are, what they are worth, and they are not in the business of giving it away. You do the math and ask yourself the key question: are you happy with the girls you have been with thus far on your PI trip? Your trip reports seem to indicate otherwise.[/QUOTE]Ok so maybe I need to spend the 10,000 peso to bed a 8/9 from burgos bars and shut up. As you said after that repeat is easier. In my hometown $300 pays for time with 6,7, so not much difference here although maybe perf in Manila would be better. I suppose the thing is if I spend 3 k on business airfare and 2 k on accom and another k on extras is that 6 k VFM to bang hookers in Manila? (I know) that's only a question I can answer.
And thanks everyone for their feedback.
P.S. On my first trip my first contact with WG was EDSA (some cuties at Cotton Club) and yes the standard was higher there coming away from that I thought that that was the standard or at least just one step down. Obviously I was wrong.