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[QUOTE=Amanut; 1507942]My question is about the cost of flights. Am I better off to just buy the ticket in Canada or are there better and cheaper options Manila to Australia? From what I can see here it looks like the ticket will be in the $500 to $800 range. Are there better times of year to travel when the airlines tend to run specials. I know that the airlines there tend to throw out some crazy unannounced special prices from time to time.

Thanks for your advice everyone.

Nut[/QUOTE]Try Jetstar and Air Asia. Am doing same and AA via KL is about 21000 pesos including all taxes so $500.

I use Jetstar as reasonable and if you book long time in advance I can get cheaper seats.

[QUOTE=Wicked Roger; 1507970]Try Jetstar and Air Asia. Am doing same and AA via KL is about 21000 pesos including all taxes so $500.

I use Jetstar as reasonable and if you book long time in advance I can get cheaper seats.[/QUOTE]Thanks very much. Still a bit of time away so I will keep an eye on these two.

[QUOTE=Amanut;1508255]Thanks very much. Still a bit of time away so I will keep an eye on these two.[/QUOTE]I have been booking now as the prices may increase. At the same time for one of the dates I wanted there were no seats left for the day I wanted! (This is for end February / beginning March).

[QUOTE=Amanut; 1507942]My daughter is in the process of obtaining a visa to work as a nurse in Australia for a year. She will likely be in the Brisbane area. I expect that she will finally be approved and on her way in about March. 2014. I am planning to coordinate my next trip to the Philippines in about May and then carry on to visit her in Australia. I will buy a return seat sale ticket to Manila from Canada and am planning to go onward to Australia and then return to Manila for my return trip back to Canada.

My question is about the cost of flights. Am I better off to just buy the ticket in Canada or are there better and cheaper options Manila to Australia? From what I can see here it looks like the ticket will be in the $500 to $800 range. Are there better times of year to travel when the airlines tend to run specials. I know that the airlines there tend to throw out some crazy unannounced special prices from time to time.

Thanks for your advice everyone.

Nut[/QUOTE]There is tiger to Singapore from ac and Airasia from Manila I think now to kl then airasia to gold coast, I stay on kl a night as its good place to stay, or Singapore is ok as well, just wait till a sale is on and join up to Airasia. Tiger, and Cebu pacific to get there flyers when they have a sale getting form Singa to kl or visa versa is easy and only about 10? 20$ and some times Royal Bruni have good fares as well.

[QUOTE=Bumz Rush; 1507507].

The more you walk around and try just to admire from afar, it is not easy. Just a wander round a mall or two. Life is hard.

Bumz[/QUOTE]If you ever want to see the definition of " dissapointed and frustrated", take a look at an expat in a mall in Manila. There he is with his (often) fat white wife, a couple of kids. Hes pretending to be the happy loyal dad not seeing the pretty young things in front of him, but if you look, you will see hes slyly seeing all the girls all the while smiling at whatever his wife is saying.

The wife is aware she's 100 pounds heavier than the pretty girls, and at least 10 years older and she's slyly watching her husband.

It happens in every mall every day.

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[QUOTE=FreebieFan; 1508398]If you ever want to see the definition of " dissapointed and frustrated", take a look at an expat in a mall in Manila. There he is with his (often) fat white wife, a couple of kids. Hes pretending to be the happy loyal dad not seeing the pretty young things in front of him, but if you look, you will see hes slyly seeing all the girls all the while smiling at whatever his wife is saying.

The wife is aware she's 100 pounds heavier than the pretty girls, and at least 10 years older and she's slyly watching her husband.

It happens in every mall every day.[/QUOTE]And it happens in every mall around the world too, not just in Manila. It's fun to sit at a café and watch them, but what really gives me a good laugh is when you're walking through a mall in the Phils with some arm candy and you see one of those guys furtively checking out your girl. You know exactly what he's thinking as he's barely able to keep from drooling. Then he see's you watching him, the "busted" look and sheepish grin that often follows is priceless! And sometimes what's even more priceless is when they get busted by their fat wife. I can only imagine the consequences, LOL.

[QUOTE=Pip Jaeger;1508517]And it happens in every mall around the world too, not just in Manila. It's fun to sit at a café and watch them, but what really gives me a good laugh is when you're walking through a mall in the Phils with some arm candy and you see one of those guys furtively checking out your girl. You know exactly what he's thinking as he's barely able to keep from drooling. Then he see's you watching him, the "busted" look and sheepish grin that often follows is priceless! And sometimes what's even more priceless is when they get busted by their fat wife. I can only imagine the consequences, LOL.[/QUOTE]When I'm this guy looking at the monger with the arm candy, far from looking sheepish, I usually give the guy a thumbs up. Kind of a monger's handshake. I hope implying. I'm a monger in husband clothing.

BD

[QUOTE=Paulr1950;1508361]There is tiger to Singapore from ac and airasia from manila I think now to kl then airasia to gold coast, I stay on kl a night as its good place to stay, or Singapore is ok as well, just wait till a sale is on and join up to airasia. Tiger, and cebu pacific to get there flyers when they have a sale getting form singa to kl or visa versa is easy and only about 10? 20$ and some times royal bruni have good fares as well[/QUOTE]Hi,

You can also fly to the Gold Coast (1 hour sth by car from Brisbane) with Air Asia and Scoot. Get on there email list. Both are budget operators. The Goldie is a good place to stay for a couple of beach days and you can get bus / train options to Brisbane but does add to the cost overall as well.

Cheers

Congrats to any Aussies reading. They will know what I mean. We wuz robbed (only kidding, we were firmly spanked!).

[QUOTE=Cunning Stunt;1509499]Congrats to any Aussies reading. They will know what I mean. We wuz robbed (only kidding, we were firmly spanked!).[/QUOTE]Many thanks, CS. It was a great relief, after being kicked around by you Poms for the last three series!

[QUOTE=Cunning Stunt;1509499]Congrats to any Aussies reading. They will know what I mean. We wuz robbed (only kidding, we were firmly spanked!).[/QUOTE]Cheers. I was in Thailand for the first 2 tests and spent the second day of the first test sitting with a Pom and it was just nice to be able to chat and enjoy the cricket. We've been down for a few years now but but hopefully we've turned the corner. It's interesting that Johnson only got his spot in the first test by default after a few bowlers ahead of him got injured. Sometimes things just work out.

[QUOTE=Amanut; 1507942]My daughter is in the process of obtaining a visa to work as a nurse in Australia for a year. She will likely be in the Brisbane area. I expect that she will finally be approved and on her way in about March. 2014. I am planning to coordinate my next trip to the Philippines in about May and then carry on to visit her in Australia. I will buy a return seat sale ticket to Manila from Canada and am planning to go onward to Australia and then return to Manila for my return trip back to Canada.

My question is about the cost of flights. Am I better off to just buy the ticket in Canada or are there better and cheaper options Manila to Australia? From what I can see here it looks like the ticket will be in the $500 to $800 range. Are there better times of year to travel when the airlines tend to run specials. I know that the airlines there tend to throw out some crazy unannounced special prices from time to time.

Thanks for your advice everyone.

Nut[/QUOTE]Hi mate,

Keep a look at Philippines air lines the do good deals out of Manila to Darwin then to Brisbane its almost a dricet flight. Jets star are now going to stop flights from drwin to Manila as air Philippines taking pepole of them. Air Asia ok in to gold coast but if she going to be living in Brisbane better to get flight to Brisbane as its a pain getting from gold coast airport to train station. Then she looking at a over one hour train trip to central station. Is this going to be her first trip to Australia. My gf tried to get work here in Brisbane as nurse but no luck. If your daughter or your self need any help or in fo on Brisbane drop me a line I may be able to help.

Ps I live in Brisbane.

I am flying to the Philippines from the US next month, taking Delta. They charge $159 extra to upgrade to an "Economy Comfort" seat for the international part of the trip. They say there is a bit more legroom, more seat recline, and free drinks. Does anyone know if the Economy Comfort upgrade is worth the extra cost?

RG

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