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rhys

who's been to the philippines? cool stuff to do?

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Hi,

I am currently in Manila, Philippies. My primary reason for coming here was to get my teeth fixed at a reasonable rate. I have a couple more visits to go then we have 2 weeks and over a 1000 islands to choose from.

Has anyone been here before?

any suggestions on what to do, or what not to do would be appreciated.

thanks,

Rhys
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

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Hi,

I am currently in Manila, Philippies. My primary reason for coming here was to get my teeth fixed at a reasonable rate. I have a couple more visits to go then we have 2 weeks and over a 1000 islands to choose from.

Has anyone been here before?

any suggestions on what to do, or what not to do would be appreciated.

thanks,

Rhys



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1) go scuba diving. bohol or cebu island for example. dumaguete is also supposed to be great
2) go to bohol and visit chocolate hills. take a tour and see the smallest monkeys (tarsier)
3) get wasted (if you care about these things)
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I used to live there, occasionally go back for vacation...went to school in Makati, lived in Ayala Alabang just off the south superhighway.
Check out P.Burgos street. Named after a priest, it has more titty bars per square mile than anywhere else I've been. The bars change names about weekly, but the routine is the same for most... Buy a few drinks, check out the girls, and if you feel like company or hit it off with a girl you wouldn't mind spending a weekend with, have a talk with the Mamasan. Filipina women often go clean off the scale for sheer beauty...a knockout walks by every 10 seconds.
Watch your wallet. Watch your back. Beware the instant wife. You get a girl pregnant, you'll be expected to support her entire extended family. You're a foreigner, ergo, you're rich.
If you're into diving, check out Anilao. Theres a very good dive resort there called the Anilao Beach Club. Within a 20 minute Banca boat ride you'll have access to one of the most incredibly diverse marine ecosystems to be found anywhere on the planet. I've done reefs there that'd blow your mind...every square inch of everything for as far as you can see covered in more types of life than have ever been counted all doing their thing interacting with each other...fish, coral, every sea creature in the book is there. Sharks. Groupers. Insanely colorful tropical fish. Giant clams. Lobsters, if you do night dives.
I'd also suggest a stop at Johan's at Subic Bay a few hours out of town. A great place for wreck diving, and world class food.
If you've got your gear you may be able to skydive at Omni Aviation out at what used to be Clark Airbase next to Angeles City. No amenities whatsoever, not what we would recognize as a dropzone but there is a sporadic jumper presence there. Ask for Martin Imatong for details, tell him the Birdman sent you. So far as I know I'm still the only wingsuit ever to jump there... control tower managing the commercial training/freight activity there repeatedly mistook me for a fatality till the pilot explained why I didn't need a canopy for several minutes after the locals and visiting Koreans had deployed.
Be cool, low profile, respectful and friendly to the locals and you'll make out fine. Manila is the most fun, dangerous exciting and exotic place I've been, and in my experience, Filipinos are a pretty friendly, fun loving sort of people. Just don't go wandering down any dark alleys, either. Like any real jungle, Manila has its predators.
Have fun out there...
-B
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Cheers for the info,

i don't intend on rooting any filipinos, i'm here with my wife!;)

the diving sounds nice although i don't have a licence to do so.

i'll look into the places you mentioned, i'm keen on some good snorkling, and potentially some surfing, you know of any good beach breaks?

not too keen on the reef breaks!

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