Well the price kept increasing daily and the UK temperature keeps dropping... so we bit the bullet and booked our Christmas hols. I'm thinking of a side trip and driving down to the Bicol/SE Luzon area. Any recommendation for a nice beachy type resort?

I paid for exit row seats both ways. I'm 193cm, so quite tall. I want to feel my legs at the end of the flight.

Does PAL LHR/MNL really take 14/15 hours? Hong Kong was only around 11.5-12 last time we went that route with Cathay.