advice on phils

[LadyJ]

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[aromulus]

2 things come to mind...

Cloroquinine & Proguanil

Imodium.............

but not necessarily in this order.......

Don't flash the cash.......

It might come to the point where you will be asked to help financially many causes..... Auntie Jean's piles op, mummy's roof, daddy's tyres, blah, blah, blah, blah....

[chino]

2 things come to mind...

Cloroquinine & Proguanil

Imodium.............

but not necessarily in this order.......

Don't flash the cash.......

It might come to the point where you will be asked to help financially many causes..... Auntie Jean's piles op, mummy's roof, daddy's tyres, blah, blah, blah, blah....

my mother's roof need's fixing etc etc

[tuft249]

thanks for advice everyone,yes WINNER my girl is meeting me @airport but only tacloban,not manila.im glad you said the food was good.my girl has been refused a visa twice now,did you have problems getting a visa for your girl,did she visit uk before you married?could i ask how much money people think i should take?my bank says i can use my debit card to withdraw cash there in local currency,visa debit card.WALESROB,do you just get your flight to tacloban on arrival @manila.many thanks tuft

[walesrob]

could i ask how much money people think i should take?my bank says i can use my debit card to withdraw cash there in local currency,visa debit card.WALESROB,do you just get your flight to tacloban on arrival @manila.many thanks tuft

Hi Tuft249,

I always take a little bit of peso currency to tide us over during the first hours in Manila - things like taxi from airport, terminal fees for domestic flights, etc, but the bank is right, take a debit card to withdraw cash, safer than carrying cash.

If Elsa and I are off to Tacloban, we normally spend a day in Manila first, then fly to Tacloban. After a long flight from the UK, the last thing you want is the chaos and disorder of the domestic airport to contend with, better to rest first.

Have you booked a hotel yet in Tacloban?

[lizaphil]

thanks for advice everyone,yes WINNER my girl is meeting me @airport but only tacloban,not manila.im glad you said the food was good.my girl has been refused a visa twice now,did you have problems getting a visa for your girl,did she visit uk before you married?could i ask how much money people think i should take?my bank says i can use my debit card to withdraw cash there in local currency,visa debit card.WALESROB,do you just get your flight to tacloban on arrival @manila.many thanks tuft

hello tuft,my place is near at tacloban,just 30mins away,but now im here in england now, you get your flight in DOMISTIC AIRPORT,from international airport,you can get your ticket as a cheap
airlines,ON CEBU PACIFIC,good luck and you need to learn there waray languages

[baboyako]

If you dont prebook, get a taxi to the domestic airport (100pesos), the official ticket offices are outside. If they are fully booked, there will be touts outside who can fix you a ticket for a large fee.