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 Philippines travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Philippines.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
Also, you might want to read our
Baguio city guide,
Bohol city guide,
Boracay city guide,
Cebu city guide,
El Nido city guide,
Manila city guide,
and Puerto Galera city guide.
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| S Grainger |
29 April 2005 |
Stayed at Palm Plaza Hotel - Manila, Philippines.
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The Philippines are a wonderful place to visit, we come every year and are still not fed up with it. There is such a varied and wonderful number of places to visit to see all the different cultures here. There are planes, air-con buses, and local transports to use, all of which are safe and reliable. I love to return here and plan to retire here.
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| G Wesely |
27 April 2005 |
Stayed at Tambuli Beach Club - East and West Wing - Cebu, Philippines.
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Island hopping tour is very nice, including snorkeling. Olango bird sanctuary was out of season, the season is October to March. Restaurants in Lapu Lapu are very good for fish dishes. The taxis provided by the hotel are very expensive, better hire one outside.
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| K Sumbeling |
27 April 2005 |
Stayed at Blue Sky Sea Resort - Bohol, Philippines.
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Going around places in BOHOL can be done in just a day. Rent a Van for P3500 and all the tourist destinations within BOHOL will be covered (Mag-aso falls, Sagbayan Peak, Chocolate Hills, Man-Made forest, Loboc river, Churches, etc.)
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| D Campbell |
24 April 2005 |
Stayed at Peninsula Manila, The - Manila, Philippines.
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An interesting day trip is to Corregidor, the island in Manila Bay where the US and Filipino Forces made a last stand against the Japanese invasion in World War II. Most of the ruined buildings are left as they were in 1945 and the large tunnel where Macarthur and the Philippine President lived for several months is very atmospheric. Good guided tours included in the tour price.
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| K Hume |
24 April 2005 |
Stayed at Marco Polo Davao, The - Davao, Philippines.
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There is only one place to go to at night and that is "Venue". It is a complex with about ten restaurants, Italian, Thai, Seafood, Western, etc., they share an outside seated area and there is a live band. There is also a huge concert bar/disco with live and recorded music.
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| K Chai |
20 April 2005 |
Stayed at Somerset Millennium Makati - Manila, Philippines.
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Ayala Museum very nice, entrance fee for foreigner is 350p adult and 250p child. The Vietnamese Restaurant in Greenbelt 1, food nice and cheap.
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| E Burroughs |
16 April 2005 |
Stayed at Parque Espaņa Residence Hotel - Manila, Philippines.
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This location is so convenient. We were at the Festival Supermall or Alabang Town Center every single day. Although I really enjoy Filipino food, being from California I was also happy to see that the mall provided me with McDonald's, Wendy's, Dairy Queen, Burger King, etc. There is even a Tony Roma's Ribs and an Outback Steakhouse at Alabang Town Center. So, I never wanted for American food. One of the most enjoyable experience was a one hour massage at "The Spa" at Alabang Town Center. It costs less than $20 (US Dollars) and the sauna, etc. before the massage were so relaxing. Alabang is a great location.
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| A Deocares |
16 April 2005 |
Stayed at BSA TOWER - Manila, Philippines.
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Verify which banks offer you the appropriate ATM access, some ATMS in malls much more dificult to obtain money. Easier at Benak branches. Changing travellers checks much more complicated and long drawn process (1.5 hrs) and with each bank you need to verify which checks go with what bank, my Visa Checks thru AAA had to be done thru a Visa affiliated bank.
SM in Baguio one of the best SM malls I visited. A more open floor plan and not a boxed-style mall. Wonderful restaurants. Discovered a vegetarian resturant with funky setting, an art gallery/coffeeshop/restaurant called "O My Gulay" It is on the penthouse level of a building beside the PCI-Equitable Bank Building on Session Road. Excellent take on vegetarian-style dishes. Also non-vegetarian dishes available. Menu not extensive but what they have is excellent. Cash only payment. Golden Pine Hotel/Restaurant cor Legarda and Carino St. in Baguio. I have stayed here for a number of years. I love their facilities, their restaurant, their friendly and personal service and its proximity to the city center. Very good value also. Interenet access 24 hours near the lobby. Le Souffle restaurant at Camp John Hay, Baguio excellent food the Filling Station at Camp John Hay, Baguio excellent burgers.
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| P Schneider |
14 April 2005 |
Stayed at Fraser Place Serviced Residences - Manila, Philippines.
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Traveled to Calbayog City on Samar. The Maiju-Krisem Hotel on the National hi-way is much better than the Edwardo's hotel in town. The Maiju-Krisem has a court yard for parking that gets closed at night and also has a new olympic size pool that they opened on April 19th 2005. Also has a nice restaurant where you can sit next to the river and watch the fisherman paddle there boats out to sea in the morning. Double room with air-con and bathroom is less than $40 per night.
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| G Corpuz |
13 April 2005 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn Galleria Manila - Manila, Philippines.
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Getting point to point in Manila is very accessible if you have a car but Manila or Ortigas Center where this hotel is located is very Metropolitan in nature this hotel has an access to various types of transportation. They have jeepneys which is so cheap, buses where it is so convenient and people friendly. Of course we have railway transit which every huge cosmopolitan city in the world has it's own. The food facilities are so western in style. Just make sure about people who you go with.
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