More Market Posts
We’ve changed server locations and had a few other unavoidable delays. But things should work better from now on. I’m going to post some more of the excellent market photos that Thomas Glenn was so kind to provide:
Learning More About Fares
Here’s some interesting new sites in the world of figuring out air fares. I suppose the sites, especially the Fare Compare one would qualify as Web 2.0 … whatever that really is.
Fare Compare … http://www.farecompare.com/
will make a guess at where you are connecting from (surprising how few web sites even try … [...]
Getting there is Half the Fun? Travel Providers 3
I’m going to post a third recommendation here for sources of Philippine air tickets. www.travelph.com is operated by a gentleman I have dealt with many time sin business, Manny Paez. As you’ll notice from their attractive web site, Travel PH has offices in both the US and the Philippines and is able to [...]
Airline scoop from a person whose ass has gone numb on the best of them
I’m getting a lot of airline search traffic and readership, thanks. I posted a separate page with some of the lowdown on the different carriers and my personal opinions. It’s on the page menu to your left as you read this or click here:
How to Pick your Seat
One of the things that doesn’t often cross people’s minds when until they get to their aircraft, already tired and stressed and not looking forward to a flight of perhaps 12 hours or more, is when on earth they are going to sit.
For those of you who have some experience, skip the next paragraph or [...]
Update on the Trip
I mentioned a couple of my favorite Philippines travel sources. A few months back, Spouse and I had planned to go to the Philippines about this time for a vacation and family reunion.Â
 Because we’ve been busy with our business (www.satviz.com) and because Spouse is waiting everyday to hear from the USCIS (formerly the INS) about [...]
Getting there is Half the Fun? Travel Providers 2
Ed Mabunga in the metro Salt Lake City area is an expereinced travel agent who specializes in tickets to and from the Philippines. I’ve personally used Ed for travel and air ticket arrangements and general inquiries and he has always been very responsive and responsible in his dealings.
I’ve said before and will say again that [...]
Getting There is Half The Fun? Part 1
Anyone reading this blog knows how ga ga I am about the Philippines. It’s a wonderful place in many ways, sort of my adopted country. But it’s certainly not for everyone. How can you tell if my unbridled enthisiasm is justified? Well the answer is simple … go and see for [...]
Philippine Touring — Linmarr Davao City
I’ve been busy th4e past couple days with some local travels here on Luzon, but I wanted to make sure I didn’t let the moment slip away to report on a little of our highly successful trip last week to Davao City.
We chose to stay at the Linmarr Davao Apartelle & Suites.
(In the interest [...]
Philippine Touring — Beating the Heat
A blogging colleague of mine, Tyler Cruz lives up in the far, frozen north of Canada (well. not really that far north, Tyler lives on Vancouver island on the beautiful Strait of Georgia, down in Canada’s lovely southland, but it’s altogether far enough north for me
A week or so ago Tyler emailed me [...]
Finding A Philippine Pony — Part 2
Today I want to get back on track a little bit on the subject of finding the right way for you to live in the Philippines with an income that will cover your needs, plus as much more as you chose to make.
If you don’t quite “get” the title of this article then you haven’t [...]
Driven Crazy in the Philippines
When my brother and sister and I were little, like most kids we would watch for my dad to be heading out somewhere and run up to him, hollering, “Where you going daddy, where you going?”, hoping, of course, to be taken along for the ride. My dad had a stock answer, [...]
There Are a Lot of Us in the Philippines
I had a chuckle a few nights ago while watching the news from ANC … ANC is part of The Philippine Channel, a commercial service of broadcast giant ABS-CBN in Manila which reaches something like 100 countries, either as a cable channel or as a direct broadcast satellite service … it’s available [...]
