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RE: Be careful with one-way tickets to the Philippines
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 18, 2013
No they don't care how long a balikbayan stays because you can get a year's visa on arrival. Bali...

RE: Easy Access to Beaches/Suiquijor
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 18, 2013
We were surprised at how clean the water was at Siquijor town port as well.

Regarding the tide...

RE: NEW Manila to Phuket Thailand.
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 18, 2013
Manila to London Gatwick non stop
Well for a start Cebu Pacific only have planes which have a ...

RE: Be careful with one-way tickets to the Philippines
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 18, 2013
#3 but aren't you classed as balikbayan? It makes a difference.

RE: Be careful with one-way tickets to the Philippines
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 18, 2013
It's been discussed over and over again on this forum. Do a quick search on here and you will see...

RE: Philippines airlines Baggage allowance now 10kg.
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 18, 2013
I think PAL seems confused as to whether they are a budget carrier or a full cost national carrie...

RE: NEW Manila to Phuket Thailand.
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 18, 2013
The idea is to take people somewhere where there are a lot of jobs, and where incomes are high
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RE: NEW Manila to Phuket Thailand.
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 17, 2013
Didn't Cebu Pacific try this route previously? I seem to remember a few years back they had this ...

RE: New Mayor for Manila....
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 17, 2013
Yes, and the rumour is that the new Mayor wants to turn Manila into a casino city. He is aiming a...

RE: Philippines in July&August
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 17, 2013
If a typhoon hits then you could have 2-3 days of solid very heavy rain and high winds with flood...

RE: Zest air is now part of Airasia.
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 17, 2013
+The history of Air Asia hasn't been some Rockefelleresque undercutting of the competition, follo...

RE: Philippines in July&August
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 17, 2013
Remember that you are visiting in typhoon season, so it may not be wise to go north to the rice t...

RE: Cheap flights from Manila to India
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 17, 2013
It's probably better flying from another country - Bangkok and KL have flights to India with Air ...

RE: LEYTE
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 16, 2013
I don't think the places which you both are talking about (Brax and sibbick1) are dangerous. BUT ...

RE: ATM fees up ?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, May 15, 2013
Citibank have also never charged us for withdrawals from their ATM's, so another one to add to Ae...

RE: A Haggis Pizza?
in The Lobby » Get Stuffed, May 14, 2013
Wow, thanks for those recommendations. We are in HK on Sunday again so will check them out!

RE: Reporting from Moalboal
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 14, 2013
Getting from Moalboal to Dumaguete:

Bus when we last did it was 73 pesos for the aircon bus an...

RE: Seoul--Philippines flights
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 14, 2013
Well why does Air Asia's promo material on Facebook say 'Fly Manila to.... via Zest Air' and on t...

RE: Seoul--Philippines flights
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 14, 2013
Except it's not Air Asia that you fly with on those routes asean points out in #10. It's with Zes...

RE: Malate Budget Hotels?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, May 14, 2013
asean, the OP wants an air con room not a fan room.