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02-09-18 09:49 #16047
Posts: 6Massage joints?
Hanging out around Makati, decided the bars were a waste of money. I remember there being several semi-decent "fishbowl" type massage places in Manila. Are there any close to Makati P. Burgos region?
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02-08-18 14:05 #16046
Posts: 4051Originally Posted by RedKilt [View Original Post]
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02-08-18 12:48 #16045
Posts: 3238Originally Posted by GoodEnough [View Original Post]
As I have said several times here on ISG, I prefer to keep an open mind until I emerge from the terminal to see what the lines are like.
In 5 arrivals in 2017 at NAIA T1 I had instant connection with the Yellow cabs (no one ahead of me), so why would I choose to pay an extra 200 to 300 php to a coupon taxi when the yellow cab is sitting there.
Similarly for 3 arrivals at T3 in 2018, I have used the yellow taxis twice and the coupon taxis once (because the yellow cab lines were long).
As I said, play it by ear. If both coupon and yellow lines are long, then go to Grab or Uber as 3rd option.
There are no hard and fast rules.
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02-08-18 12:36 #16044
Posts: 825Originally Posted by GoodEnough [View Original Post]
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02-08-18 06:11 #16043
Posts: 6783Originally Posted by GoodEnough [View Original Post]
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02-08-18 05:17 #16042
Posts: 451For various reasons, I usually use contract services through travel agencies or hotel transport arrangements. It is more expensive but it is not always on my dime.
I will add some of the taxis drivers are actually smart in that they suggest a route. It might be the long route but a newbie tourist would not know. Their defense will be the passenger agreed to the route.
Originally Posted by GoodEnough [View Original Post]
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02-08-18 04:43 #16041
Posts: 4051This whole debate has served to remind me of why, when arriving in Manila, I invariably use the coupon taxis: never a hassle over rates or meters as they're all posted. In my 17 years of taking these taxis I've never had a problem.
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02-08-18 01:44 #16040
Posts: 3352Yellow taxi update
I text the oversight agency on the back of the slip of paper you get when you get the yellow taxi. To my surprise they responded within a few minutes. They asked for the receipt slip number and license plate of the taxi. I had texted earlier the date, time and details of the incident. I also reported the other incident months earlier but did not have the slip number nor the license plate.
Please keep the details, license plate number and other facts to make your reports.
BTW, I used the rates on the slip 70 drop charge and 4 pesos per 300 meters and calculated my rate would have been less than 200 pesos.
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02-07-18 15:49 #16039
Posts: 451RK, try this on the yellow and street taxis, just for your amusement. Or take a taxi right outside a bar / disco.
Originally Posted by Bushes [View Original Post]Originally Posted by RedKilt [View Original Post]
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02-07-18 15:05 #16038
Posts: 7077Originally Posted by Bushes [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by Bushes [View Original Post]
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02-07-18 12:44 #16037
Posts: 3238Originally Posted by Bushes [View Original Post]
It occurred so often that the regular cabs were banned and the yellow cabs were introduced so that theoretically, the authorities had a record of every departure.
I must say in all my years of using the yellow cabs I have NEVER had one try to rip me off (and I live here), either through fast meter or any other scam. It is high risk because you can call up the number on your receipt and speak to an operator. I had one driver ask me if I would call up the number and tell them how good his service had been, so someone must be taking notes at the other end.
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02-06-18 15:59 #16036
Posts: 451Unlike some on this forum, I like repeats.
Originally Posted by Free2 [View Original Post]
Like the OFW, many who have nothing or little also get ripped off. The OFWs are prime targets at the airports. Some get in late at night and have to wait to get to a bus or ferry terminal in the morning.
Originally Posted by RedKilt [View Original Post]
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02-06-18 08:04 #16035
Posts: 316Landed at Terminal 2 this AM. Philippine Airlines now gives every passenger a free Globe SIM card that you can put into your phone as you sit in the airplane! Nice touch.
Found a stray white taxi outside, negotiated 400 (down from 500) to Chinatown. The suitcase went into the back seat (great tip to propogate, never put it into the trunk). 400 php is a bit high but who gives a damn. It would have been nice if the driver just shut the f* up and didn't think he was a damn travel guide. Shut up and drive!
Getting the phone unlocked this morning, but had time to get a SW off of Rizal Ave, 21 years old, has 3 year old daughter, cute girl, from Rizal province who came into town to working girl herself out. Paid 1000, went to a ST hotel nearby for 160/ HR. Lame service though, she refused to give me a BJ or let me suck her nipples. Good to get the first release of the trip out of my system though!
I have 2 old standbys coming over soon. The repeat girls are so much fun!
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02-05-18 15:32 #16034
Posts: 7077Originally Posted by RedKilt [View Original Post]
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02-05-18 09:18 #16033
Posts: 3238Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
I always put my bag in the back seat for that reason; I can get out when I want.
There is also the story reported some time back about a returning OFW who got out of the taxi at her destination and the driver sped off with her bags and pasalubong. He calculated that her stuff was worth more to him than the paltry fare that he missed getting. High risk if the OFW was able to get the cab registration and the story might be apocryphal of course but it made me think.
Certainly the Grab and Uber guys have changed the game a bit, especially around Makati and Ortigas where people are likely to have Uber / Grab contacts. Probably not so much around Malate / Ermita / Binondo but this is just an opinion from a regular taxi user.