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[QUOTE=FurryFriend]I'm in Angeles for the first time and staying at Hotel Amsterdam. Please message me with your cell if you can meet up for some barhoppin'! I'll buy you a draft beer. I'm from Las Vegas and was in Hong Kong for a week and decided to come here as a side vacation.[/QUOTE]Welcome too the Land Of Return. Now that you're here, I'm sure before you leave, you're be planning your next trip return. Yes. New comer."The Land Of Return." Have a good time. I will be there in August and September. If you return doing that time, I would introduce you too some ladies that will apply too "The Land Of Return." I like that motto. Enjoy!

There are older reports of CP not processing foreign credit card charges, but newer reports that maybe this problem had been resolved. Unfortunately, I just tried with 2 different Visa and Mastercards without success. Needless to say, this is frustrating but not unexpected for commerce in the good old Philippines.

If anyone has any great new ideas, please let me/us know.

[QUOTE=SirBoneman]Welcome too the Land Of Return. Now that you're here, I'm sure before you leave, you're be planning your next trip return. [/QUOTE]

Yes, I'm already looking forward to my next trip in 6-8 months!

[QUOTE=Manfest]There are older reports of CP not processing foreign credit card charges, but newer reports that maybe this problem had been resolved. Unfortunately, I just tried with 2 different Visa and Mastercards without success. Needless to say, this is frustrating but not unexpected for commerce in the good old Philippines.
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I work in the credit card business. The people blocking the charges are the credit card companies themselves who feel the Philippines is a risky place to do business. Before charging or going there, call your credit card company and tell them to expect charges from the Philippines. That will drastically reduce the chances of a declined charge.

I tried to book a ticket on Cebu Pacific's website three weeks ago. The charge was declined. Literally 30 seconds later, my cellphone rings. My credit card company called to inquire about the charge. When I told them it was OK, they asked me to re-do the charge. Of course, it went through and I bought my ticket.

Hey guys,

First post here and thought I would mention that I will be in Cebu and Angeles from September 22 through October 5 or 6.

I'm in Hong Kong before that for a hockey tournament of all things, then will go to Cebu until probably Sept. 26 or something, then on to AC until the end of my trip.

I've never been to the Philippines before, so if anyone is around during that time, maybe we could go check the scene out together once or twice.

Not entirely sure where I'm staying in AC, has anyone heard anything about the Central Park?

Drop me a line if anyone's interested.

[QUOTE=Manfest]There are older reports of CP not processing foreign credit card charges, but newer reports that maybe this problem had been resolved. Unfortunately, I just tried with 2 different Visa and Mastercards without success. Needless to say, this is frustrating but not unexpected for commerce in the good old Philippines.

If anyone has any great new ideas, please let me/us know.[/QUOTE]I recently bought two tickets on Cebu Pacific. I had lots of problems, but just kept trying and trying with two different cards.

After six tries I finally got the first ticket. It took nine tries to eventually get the second one, on a different card.

Afterwards I called the card companies up to see what the deal was. They both claimed they were the ones who blocked the charge since it was coming from Asia. That doesn't make much sense though, for two reasons:

1. I had informed them in advance I would be in Asia and they should note on my accounts to allow the charges from here go through.

2. If they were blocking me, they aren't very good at it, since they eventually let the charges occur.

Anyway, hang in there, and keep trying. It worked for me.

Seeing how I got a roundtrip flight from Hong Kong to Clark including all taxes, fees, and checked baggage for $67, and the same deal from Clark to Bangkok for $54, it was definitely worth it!!!

Hope this helps.

DB

ok, the question below doesn't need an answer any more, one of my yahoo chat buddies told me "just ask mamasan"



Gentlemen,

I'll be travelling in The Philippines this coming September (we're still developing the travel program).

Luckily for me, wife also enjoys company of asian girls, so we're hoping to find nice company from time to time.

Could any of you give us some pointers where and how it would be easiest to find true bisexual girls? Should we go to bars? Other places?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

F

In Angeles now. any one wants to meet?

I am coming to the Philippines on July 7 for 7 weeks.

At the moment my plans are vague - I am buying a ticket into Manila but from reports on this forum I am thinking of heading straight off to either Davao or Cebu.
Any thoughts on which is better for mongering?

Also anyone interested in meeting up in either of those places later in July?

[QUOTE=Guitar Man]I am coming to the Philippines on July 7 for 7 weeks.

At the moment my plans are vague - I am buying a ticket into Manila but from reports on this forum I am thinking of heading straight off to either Davao or Cebu.
Any thoughts on which is better for mongering?

Also anyone interested in meeting up in either of those places later in July?[/QUOTE]Guitar Man,

I just returned from the Phils including 2 looooooong days in Davao. The reports of all the great mongering that go on there are greatly exagerated. There are a ton of average looking, very nieve women that are dieing to be your girlfriend. But all of the stuff written in the Davao thread about Davao being just like Manila but cheaper and with less competition are complete horse shit. There is very little to do there and unless you want to invest valuable time in nailing a bunch of 6-7's I recommend you focus on Cebu/Manila. I went to all of the so-callled "A" list places in Davao and it was embarrasing how lame it was!

[QUOTE=Guitar Man]I am coming to the Philippines on July 7 for 7 weeks.

At the moment my plans are vague - I am buying a ticket into Manila but from reports on this forum I am thinking of heading straight off to either Davao or Cebu.
Any thoughts on which is better for mongering?

Also anyone interested in meeting up in either of those places later in July?[/QUOTE]


Having lived in Cebu and Manila. I think you will enjoy a true tourist monger lifestyle in Cebu minus the hard traffic, pollution, ripoff taxi drivers from manila.


But, as you are visiting, i would suggest to check all places manila, cebu and davoa and see for yourself which place you like.

[QUOTE=Guitar Man]I am coming to the Philippines on July 7 for 7 weeks.

At the moment my plans are vague - I am buying a ticket into Manila but from reports on this forum I am thinking of heading straight off to either Davao or Cebu.
Any thoughts on which is better for mongering?

Also anyone interested in meeting up in either of those places later in July?[/QUOTE]

I've spent the last month in Cebu. I really don't like Manila, too big and polluted. Cebu is also that but at least on a smaller scale. I haven't tried any of the clubs and have relied completing on contacts from Date in Asia. I usually have 2 or 3 girls a day. My suspicion is that there are girls in Davao are even keener as they get less foreigners there. I was intending to go there, but have had too many girls here to deal with.

Like some other Asian countries, landing in MNL consisted of filling out a health questionnaire and infrared checking of temperature at the terminal.

The funny thing was that they spent a very long time collecting the forms, manually looking at each form for some reason, very inefficient. And, when I passed the temp check area, I looked back and saw that the probe was probably broken! They were just staring at a blank screen! No wonder there are so many H1N1 cases here

[QUOTE=GregLondon]I've spent the last month in Cebu. I really don't like Manila, too big and polluted. Cebu is also that but at least on a smaller scale. I haven't tried any of the clubs and have relied completing on contacts from Date in Asia. I usually have 2 or 3 girls a day. My suspicion is that there are girls in Davao are even keener as they get less foreigners there. I was intending to go there, but have had too many girls here to deal with.[/QUOTE]




Having lived in Cebu for almost four years now and Davao for about 3, I can tell you that Cebu is much better female wise. Yes there are Plenty of ladies in Davao and many less foreigners, big ugly white guys like myself are still something of a novelty, you are more likely to meet girls in the mall rather than go bar hunting but their bar scene is not much to speak of, not like Cebu. The Cebu ladies are plenty friendly, no problem meeting 'em outside the bar.

Spamhog

[QUOTE=Guitar Man]I am coming to the Philippines on July 7 for 7 weeks.

At the moment my plans are vague - I am buying a ticket into Manila but from reports on this forum I am thinking of heading straight off to either Davao or Cebu.

Any thoughts on which is better for mongering?

Also anyone interested in meeting up in either of those places later in July?[/QUOTE]Davao is still like the wild west, bars are kind of ratty, everything is a step lower, it's okay if you are used to that sort of thing but can be a big shock if you are not. You can meet women on the street easier as foreigners are still a novelty. Cebu has more to do, more variety and better mongering bars, KTV's etc for the sheer P4P, but also you can meet women on the street and in the Mall's, very friendly.

Manila sucks, hate it.


Spamhog

I will be in Angeles starting on july 25 for 8 days. If anyone is interested in getting together, contact me.