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Originally Posted by Leeroyko

G'day X. As reported before, I have now booked with CPA 4 times for my upcoming trip to the Phills using my Australian Citibank CC. No problems.

Cheers

Replied to by El Culion

"Maybe if you google "Cebu Pacific" + "credit card" you will realize that you've been one of the lucky few. You'll find there's a myriad of people from various parts of the world who've been faced with CP's website's credit card flaw. "

With all due respect, I'm not really interested in searching about others problems. I'm just reporting what card works for me. Amavida also reported his Citibank CC worked.

I am wanting to put my 1st rip to the Phils together soon. I can fly from the USA to either MNL or CEB and I hope to be there about 8 days. I have an ample supply of Hilton points so if the Cebu Hilton is a good potential base I'd like to know. Perhaps going there once I find a compatible girl to go there with. So yes I have been RTFF and have some ideas. I have been on DIA for abut 10 days now since I got back from BKK having had tremendous success on TLL. I now think I have begun that a little to soon as I have had a couple hundred chats w/girls on cam already and of those several seem like their game and look like fun. So what say you all. Fly into MNL or CEB, go AC, stay MNL, go CEB? If you can suggest a plan of attack for a perv like me seeking petite 18 yo lovelies to have a great time with I would appreciate. I won't have a great deal of time, but I don't mind spending what it takes. If there is a wingman to be had that would be comforting to meet w/an experienced monger to help keep me out of harms way. I buy the beers!

Cheers from here, ciao for now, have a great 2009!

I will arrive (finally) in AC on 1/10. Decided to go straight from the airport to AC this time. Will be there at least a week on my own (before I let the GF know I am there). 1st beer is on me if anyone is around. Just let me know. Always good to meet fellow mongers.

Hello All,

I'm an American, living in Japan, and coming to the PI for my second trip in the begining of March (3rd-17th). Last time, I stayed in Bora, Manila and Baguio but after reading some very interesting and detailed reports from the members on here (DS/GE etc), I've turned toward Davao mostly and maybe Cebu.

I'm 34, and engineer by trade and fairly well traveled. I like going to PI for more than the obvious reasons, I enjoy the culture and the absolute craziness.

If anyone out there is interested in a wing, or a local showing someone around, please send me a PM. I would be more than grateful!

Thanks!

James

I know some of you will think it's sorta lame and definately unnecessary, but I am meeting a particular girl in Manila and possibly in Angeles City.

Is there a flower shop in Manila close to NAIA or one in Angeles city that will do one of those corsages that a girl can wear on her wrist. Anyone remember the Prom? yeah, one of those.

Corny idea, I know, but still something i would like.

Any suggestions?

Jay

[QUOTE=Ultra Pilot]I have an ample supply of Hilton points so if the Cebu Hilton is a good potential base I'd like to know.[/QUOTE]
The Hilton is a fabulous property surely one of the best in Cebu but it is very isolated and would only stay there unless I already had a companion. Will be in town most of next month so if you plan to visit Cebu at this time, PM me! (the same goes for any other members!)

There have beeen many posts about problems using your credit cards with Cebu pacific.

I had the same problem while using my main credit card, but could always get the transaction done with another card.

After ranting for a while like most people here, I figured there must be a logical reason.

And there is.

Cebu Pacific compare the info that you input about your credit card with the info that your bank holds about the card. If they do not match, then the card is rejected.

So I went to the bank to find out the info that they held about my card. I was stunned. Almost all of the information was wrong or corrupted in some way. My address had been abbreviated, the name of my town was wrong, some info was recorded in upper case whereas it is normally in lower case, some abbreviations were wrong, and the bank clerk that I spoke to could not tell me the full and correct name of the bank.

Once I got the information corrected, I wrote it down, and now whenever I buy a ticket with CP I make sure that the info I put in is exactly the same as the bank's info.

And my card now works every time.

try it yourself, and you will see that I am right.

Gangles

I will be in the Philippines Feb. 12-22. I plan to travel around a little with my girl from Manila. We want to go to Davao, Tagaytay, and Bagio (my first time to each place). Plan on spending 1 or 2 nights at each location and return to Manila. Could you ISG brothers give me some updated recommendations on each location? I already know where I will stay in Manila.

Thanks!
HW

[QUOTE=Hairy Wonder]I will be in the Philippines Feb. 12-22. I plan to travel around a little with my girl from Manila. We want to go to Davao, Tagaytay, and Bagio (my first time to each place). Plan on spending 1 or 2 nights at each location and return to Manila. Could you ISG brothers give me some updated recommendations on each location? I already know where I will stay in Manila.

Thanks!

HW[/QUOTE]I will be in country Feb 15 to March 1. When went to Baugio stayed at new hotel next to Victory Liner Station, sorry forget the name. It is new, priced good and has pinoy breakfast in price. Can walk to downtown and SM Mall for shopping, cabs eveywhere so easy to get around. Only did day excursions to Tagaytay to see Taal lake and volcano. Took boat out to the island in the lake and then drove to look out point and had lunch with great view. Just one road in and out so traffic can be a real drag. Never been to Davao so sorry can not help you there. Hope this helps alittle, have a good time.

If you're headed up to Baguio, make sure you get on the fast bus there. I did it wrong the first time and right the second, and it made all the difference.

Theres a bar/hotel right next to the 50s diner in town which is where most of the expats hang out at, and is a damn good time. The owner is an American Phil, and the place is quite friendly. I can find the name of the place if you're interested.

I'm planning on visiting PP with my Filipina girlfriend sometime in February. Can anyone recommend a good place to stay there?

Are Viagra and / or Cialis available there?

Tks for any info / PR

Good day everyone- As always, this site provides a wealth of information for travelers. Not just from the mongering perspective, but in the same way tha a guide book does but far more honest and reveling. Thanks!

This leads to me to my questions. My second trip to PI is coming up on March 3rd and I will be in country for 14 days. During my first trip, I had a girl I met online meet me at the Manila airport (mistake 1) and we went to Bora. While I admit she was easily the hottest girl I've been with, it turned out to be a drag to not be free and able during my 2 weeks there. Eventually, I got rid of her (due to other reasons as well) but by the time that happened I was already on the end half of my trip.

Now this time I’m interested in being a little more strategic about my plan. As I said above, I will be there for 2 weeks again but this time I will be flying into Cebu. While I’m there, Id like to line up a few solid sure thing contacts and stick with them, instead of just one or 20, but I do not want to stick to the city the whole trip. It IS vacation time after all. So this is my question, if you were me and had this amount of time what would you do, and where would you go? I’m thinking a few days in Cebu and a few in Davao, but again I don’t want to be stuck in the city. I’m not so much into p4p as I am the chase, so a situation where I say met someone in Cebu and had her with me in Bohol or somewhere. Then someone in Davao etc.

The problem I’m finding is that with the girls I've been interested in from CB and DIA all have jobs and careers, and I don’t feel that I could work that angle and get one of them off with me on short notice. We all know that Boracay is a drag if you go alone.

I hope that I somewhat explained my question well enough to illicit some replies. Thanks all for reading this!

[QUOTE=James In Japan]Good day everyone- As always, this site provides a wealth of information for travelers. Not just from the mongering perspective, but in the same way tha a guide book does but far more honest and reveling. Thanks!

This leads to me to my questions. My second trip to PI is coming up on March 3rd and I will be in country for 14 days. During my first trip, I had a girl I met online meet me at the Manila airport (mistake 1) and we went to Bora. While I admit she was easily the hottest girl I've been with, it turned out to be a drag to not be free and able during my 2 weeks there. Eventually, I got rid of her (due to other reasons as well) but by the time that happened I was already on the end half of my trip.

Now this time I’m interested in being a little more strategic about my plan. As I said above, I will be there for 2 weeks again but this time I will be flying into Cebu. While I’m there, Id like to line up a few solid sure thing contacts and stick with them, instead of just one or 20, but I do not want to stick to the city the whole trip. It IS vacation time after all. So this is my question, if you were me and had this amount of time what would you do, and where would you go? I’m thinking a few days in Cebu and a few in Davao, but again I don’t want to be stuck in the city. I’m not so much into p4p as I am the chase, so a situation where I say met someone in Cebu and had her with me in Bohol or somewhere. Then someone in Davao etc.

The problem I’m finding is that with the girls I've been interested in from CB and DIA all have jobs and careers, and I don’t feel that I could work that angle and get one of them off with me on short notice. We all know that Boracay is a drag if you go alone.

I hope that I somewhat explained my question well enough to illicit some replies. Thanks all for reading this![/QUOTE]

JIJ, my suggestion would be to stick with local girls. Get a few girls’ phone numbers in each of the places you plan to visit. Assume at least half of them will be less than your ideal, or will bail (or be committed virgins!) Worked like a charm for me on my last trip. And you’ve always got P4P as a back-up, in most cities. Even in Bohol I had a local girl who played hookey from school for a few days to spend in my bed.

What localities would you suggest? Just 1 or two maybe. Or even 3 over the 2 weeks?

Maybe I should do 4 days in Cebu and 4 In davao for the "locals" and then spend the rest in Palawan for the vacation side of things. Any thoughts? Moneys not really an object as long as I plan accordingly.

[QUOTE=James In Japan]What localities would you suggest? Just 1 or two maybe. Or even 3 over the 2 weeks?

Maybe I should do 4 days in Cebu and 4 In davao for the "locals" and then spend the rest in Palawan for the vacation side of things. Any thoughts? Moneys not really an object as long as I plan accordingly.[/QUOTE]

4 to 5 days in Cebu is good. Takes that long to get a real feel for the location. It seems you always meet "the one" on your last day. Plenty of colleges in Cebu city, go to Gaisano Metro Colon and hang out..approach some sales girls if you feel up to it, hang around the eateries by the schools, even the malls, SM and Ayala, plenty of school girls and P4P. Bar scenes are good backup, stay somewhere downtown..Midtown Hotel or Holiday Plaza, or the new hotel next to Midtown, can't remember the name..is in another post.

Cagayan de Oro is nice, but for your 2nd time, Cebu and Manila...if you were in Malate/Ermita before, maybe try the Makati section of Manila this time..find a girl and go to Baguio, or take a day trip from the hotel to whatever she wants to show you..as you know, you can find some gems among the bargirls.

Go with the flow, don't spend too much time traveling all over, seeing a little of everything but not much of anything...have a safe trip.