My first trip to the Philippines

[GaryFifer]

I left a guard 1 pound Scottish note to tip. I wonder how much he will get for it.

[Northerner]

I left a guard 1 pound Scottish note to tip. I wonder how much he will get for it.

Well, not much I would have thought, but who knows

I once gave a Thai cabbie a £5 note as his ceiling was covered in various notes from all the countries his customers came from.. Oh, and he was also a policeman, so I think I might have bribed a policeman

[GaryFifer]

Well, not much I would have thought, but who knows

I once gave a Thai cabbie a £5 note as his ceiling was covered in various notes from all the countries his customers came from.. Oh, and he was also a policeman, so I think I might have bribed a policeman

A cabbie and a policeman. So what happens, if you pay him the fare not to go to jail, and ask him to drive you home, does he do that instead of arresting you

[Northerner]

10 days till my flight

[Tawi2]

A cabbie and a policeman. So what happens, if you pay him the fare not to go to jail, and ask him to drive you home, does he do that instead of arresting you

I once had to pay the Taxi fare for myself and two arresting officers who were escorting me from a police station to a courthouse,luckily my offence was only a minor pecadillo and I walked out a free man but the coppers werent so happy that I refused to pay the fare back to their station

[triple5]

3 days till mine starting to cack it a bit myself now haha but at the same time very excited

Have a good trip Sean Let us all know how you get on mate

[jaishann]

20 days till I make my way to Manchester Airport to take that long journey around the world to see my mahal! And now the nerves are kicking in.

I think it has been mentioned here before many times by various guys who went through what I am about to do, the moment leading up to meeting one another in person for the first time. Nervous as hell, but looking forward to it like a kid awaiting his birthday (wait, it will be my birthday )..

And so I plod along, trying to numb the nerves with overtime at work. Boy the next 20 days can't pass quick enough.

And still need to get some anti malaria tablets...

forget not your thread about ..how to avoid the .....

Hope youll have a good time with your mahal and best of everything..

[badrock]

insect repellant...yes........malaria tabs no. don,t wear aftershave as it attracts the mozzies. It,s a beautiful country with beautiful people so enjoy yourself.

[Tawi2]

N,please dont forget group pasalubong when your coming back to the UK,remember the old adage,its better to give than receive

[somebody]

N,please dont forget group pasalubong when your coming back to the UK,remember the old adage,its better to give than receive

Indeed I will send the Gift list up to you northerner

[Northerner]

I'm sure I will have a great time.

And Tawi2, hmmmm.. Not forgotten

[Tawi2]

Good man N,I dont drink and I dont smoke sadly so your going to have to use your imagination,I was just sitting here thinking of tiger prawns fried in Garlic butter,stick a few in your bag for me I got a mate who is flying to pinas for the first time in the morning,he said he wont sleep tonight

[somebody]

Good man N,I dont drink and I dont smoke sadly so your going to have to use your imagination,I was just sitting here thinking of tiger prawns fried in Garlic butter,stick a few in your bag for me I got a mate who is flying to pinas for the first time in the morning,he said he wont sleep tonight

Those prawns will smell nice after a long journey and flight

[Northerner]

Good man N,I dont drink and I dont smoke sadly so your going to have to use your imagination,I was just sitting here thinking of tiger prawns fried in Garlic butter,stick a few in your bag for me I got a mate who is flying to pinas for the first time in the morning,he said he wont sleep tonight

I am hoping to sleep the flight from UAE to Manila. Sure it is a 9 hour flight Reckon a few herbal nytals might need slipping in my lemonade..

As for the tiger prawns... Sure you can get them in your locale!

[Pepe n Pilar]

Hi Sophie, that special dish is still on my menu. My husband loves it so much!..
Thanks for sharing it Sis!
Yes i like gambas as well. I always have this back home.
Cheers

[Sophie]

Hi Sophie, that special dish is still on my menu. My husband loves it so much!..
Thanks for sharing it Sis!
Yes i like gambas as well. I always have this back home.
Cheers

You're welcome sis
Its great we can still enjoy the dish here but i agree with jim, prawns here are not quite thesame as what we have back home,
and that's what i'm missing

[JimOttley]

You're welcome sis
Its great we can still enjoy the dish here but i agree with jim, prawns here are not quite thesame as what we have back home,
and that's what i'm missing

Yeah it's a really subtle difference, I was in a Tapas bar in Liverpool with my sister when she came down from Scotland to visit the other month and they served Gambas al Ajillo (it is a Spanish dish after all) but it was just not the same.



Jim

[Northerner]

With only 7 days to go the butterflies in the tummy are giving me a rollercoaster ride of their own (Or maybe that was the huuuuuuge chinese buffet lunch I had today with Tita Hara - arah)..

But today I think I made a wise choice and popped by the Natwest and handed over £700 and ordered travel money for the Philippines! I got it at 72.6836 PHP to the £ Not the greatest high street price ever, but the best I could find today. And it was handy I opened a new account with them 2 weeks ago.. Be even handier if I get the new debit card before Tuesday

But, with a loss of sterling I have 55,500 pesos and over a fiver change in the bank to buy me a burger on my return to the UK..

Didn't quite manage to save as much as I had planned, but it only has to last 16 days and then I get paid again. So, I should do fine

Here's to the next 148 hours till I board my flight

[Jay&Zobel]

With only 7 days to go the butterflies in the tummy are giving me a rollercoaster ride of their own (Or maybe that was the huuuuuuge chinese buffet lunch I had today with Tita Hara - arah)..

But today I think I made a wise choice and popped by the Natwest and handed over £700 and ordered travel money for the Philippines! I got it at 72.6836 PHP to the £ Not the greatest high street price ever, but the best I could find today. And it was handy I opened a new account with them 2 weeks ago.. Be even handier if I get the new debit card before Tuesday

But, with a loss of sterling I have 55,500 pesos and over a fiver change in the bank to buy me a burger on my return to the UK..

Didn't quite manage to save as much as I had planned, but it only has to last 16 days and then I get paid again. So, I should do fine

Here's to the next 148 hours till I board my flight

Good luck hehe don't get too excited hahaha. Oh man I'd like to go home now too!!

[somebody]

With only 7 days to go the butterflies in the tummy are giving me a rollercoaster ride of their own (Or maybe that was the huuuuuuge chinese buffet lunch I had today with Tita Hara - arah)..

But today I think I made a wise choice and popped by the Natwest and handed over £700 and ordered travel money for the Philippines! I got it at 72.6836 PHP to the £ Not the greatest high street price ever, but the best I could find today. And it was handy I opened a new account with them 2 weeks ago.. Be even handier if I get the new debit card before Tuesday

But, with a loss of sterling I have 55,500 pesos and over a fiver change in the bank to buy me a burger on my return to the UK..

Didn't quite manage to save as much as I had planned, but it only has to last 16 days and then I get paid again. So, I should do fine

Here's to the next 148 hours till I board my flight

Your be fine the best things in life cost nothing. Better to get to know people than spend time spending money.