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General Safety   Manila

General Safety, Manila

 47 Reviews  on the street in Manila two welldressed middle aged woman(they looked like nice filipina moms to me) began conversation with me. nice talk so we had lunch together. They told me they are from the... 

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Airport/Security Checks   Manila

Airport/Security Checks, Manila

 13 Reviews  First, I'm a long time airline employee that is very well traveled...Manila airport is a challenge. Pay attention! I didn't have a problem twice thru here, but again, pay attention. Take a few minutes... 

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Health and the Weather   Manila

Health and the Weather, Manila

 13 Reviews  If you are a Westerner like me, stay away from ALL ice and tap water. Do not drink any kind of shakes or eat any kind of desserts with ice (halo-halo) from any restaurant. Keep to the bottled water... 

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If you dive in the...

by Carlo-B.

If you dive in the philippines, there is the risk to develope dependenceCave: The Manila international airtport has got one terminal for international and one for domestic flights. There is about 4 Km between the two terminals so u cannot walk from one terminal to the other. The only way to do that is by taxi. The problem is that sometimes u have to wait a lot for a taxi because they are wery< busy. So many taxi drivers ask u to pay much more than it would be necessary...an u have no choice. One asked me 1000 pesos (normal price 100 Pesos) because he pretended to drive a Limousine (a old fiat ritmo, made 1982). The traffic is so bad that it takt 30-40min. to move by car from one terminal to the other. So if u don't have enough time between the two flights u will experience a deep sense of discomfort. If u have to arrive in manila by int. Filiht and then u have to depart by domestic...

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Don't pay your taxi fare until...

by sasa2977

Don't pay your taxi fare until all of your luggage is unloaded.Don't reveal the name of your hotel or your room number to strangers. If drunken filipinos pester you it is best simply to ignore them. Simulated friendliness could easily be misunderstood as an invitation to get to know each other better.

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Watch out for the water -...

by fwendorf

Watch out for the water - especially in the outer islands. Drink bottled water or sodas without ice or better yet stick to the local beers. Ice can also carry germs and restaurants usually don't know where their ice comes from.

Taxi Drivers prey on western...

by johneboy16

Taxi Drivers prey on western tourists. Particularly in Manilla. I was quoted $12US dollars a km! by one!! Make sure that the price is reasonable (for the Philippines) and if it too much merely get out of the taxi and find another one.

Be advised when you drive in...

by myprincess

Be advised when you drive in the Phil. whoever looks first at the other driver gives up his having 'right of way.' This is specially true on 4-way stops which looks more like colored signs on the 4 corners of the road

P.I. is hot! I mean step...

by Sybaris

P.I. is hot! I mean step outside from the A/C and you will be soaked if you're not used to the heat. Couple that with being in a noisy, polluted, dusty, dirty city and you will be miserable in no time. So try not to wear anything white. You will sweat then the dirt and dust will stick to your clothes. Pickpockets galore. Do not take anything on your person other than the money you will need and I.D./passport and then stick it in your socks or underwear. Don't drink the water or eat the food in other than reputable restraunts. Even then you might be taking a chance unless it's bottled and fried.

Sulu Islands, it is not...

by Axel-M

Sulu Islands, it is not possible to go to all islands, but Tawi Tawi and even Sitangkai is really save. For more information, write a email. I spent 3 month in this beautiful area and had no problems with the rebells.

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If you travel in the southern...

by knox

If you travel in the southern part of the Philippines and meet the owner of a boat like this snd he invite you on a sailing trip SAY NO !!! If you say yes it will cost about 1 million US dollars to return home.If nobody want to pay its common to get a beheading.

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NEW KIDNAPPINGS !! In the end...

by knox

NEW KIDNAPPINGS !! In the end of may 2001 the kidnapping for ransome of tourist started again.This time it happen in Mindanao and Palawan ! So if you travel to Palawan be careful and ask before you travel if its a safe area your travel to.Dont travel to Mindanao and the southern part of Philippines at this time as there is a lot of trouble war and kidnappings !!

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If you are out and dive...

by knox

If you are out and dive snorkling or swimming and see this lion fish don't touch !! Always only look.There is fish who are deadly if you touch.There is seasnakes too but dont get afraid but always remember only look !!

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Q:  Hi There I'm going backpacking with 3 other friends for 5 days in the Philippines and was wondering if anyone has any... 

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A: Some suggestion of mine: Shooting the rapid at pagsanjan falls then spend the night at tagaytay. 2nd day, taal trek, a bit of city tour and then a 45 drive to Lago de... 

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