kringkringshaw

Well how are all you fellow travellers.

 

Me, I've always loved to travel. I like seeing other places and even picking up the language (if I stay there long enough).

 

Some places I've been to:

 

Philippines (I was born there, of course I 've been around):

 

Baguio (Last time I was there was AD Congress 1999, I think it was 1999)

Puerto Princesa (My Aunt & Uncle have Mango plantations there so I get invites)

Boracay (of course! but the last time I was there it was typhoon season...ha ha...cheap prices..low season)

Puerto Galera (my impression...overrun by sleazy white tourists..I've nothing agi9anst whites but the sleazy ones annoy me)

Nasugbu (White Sands resort is owned by some reaaaaallly distant relatives...so some very slight discount on prices)

 

Oh yeah, I'll be back in the Philippines for vacation end of March 2005 (right after Holy week).

Mexico:

 

Tijuana (border town really sleazy...filled with drunken college students and military personnel from San Diego, CA)

Ensenada (abouth an hour south of Tijuana...cheap seafood...especially lobster)

Juarez (see Tijuana except this is at the border of Texas at El Paso)

Mexicali (Another border town I actually drove there with my own car...w/o Mexican auto insurance...scary..but oddly they have lots of Chinese restaurant...my contact said a lot of the Chinese who built the railroads in the Southwest U.S. settled there)

Hermosillo (deeper into Mexico...didn't get to see much...I was working too much)

 

My take on Mexico....it's like the Philippines...the traffic is about the same...it smells the same at parts (like Nepa-Q-Mart)...there are kids running around selling things on the road (Chiclets..gum, instead of Hall or cough drops) Of ocurse they speaking Spanish and they think I'm Mexican also so they try to speak Spanish to me ("No Hablo Espanol!" is my response..."Yo no Soy Mexicano...Soy Pilipino")

Germany:

 

Okay, I was there as a U.S. Army serviceman. I lived there for a couple of years. Of course I was "guarding the frontiers of freedom" back then (before the wall came down). I didn't get much time off to see much except where I was based (Fulda) and some weekends at Frankfurt.

 

Frankfurt had great bars.

I actually managed to see Depeche Mode in concert there.

 

Red Light district was fascinating. Prostitution is legal and regulated to keep the girls and patrons "healthy" (AIDS testing and certifcation was required for the workers). The brothels were basically apartment building with small rooms. If the door is open then the girl is open for business. I noticed that the prettier girls were on the first floor. They got uglier as you go to the upper floors.

Saudi Arabia/Iraq

 

Yeah, yeah, I was there during the first Gulf War. Didn't get to see much again since the Saudis didn't want U.S. Army guys running around wild in ther cities.

 

Their desert, nothing but big empty sandbox.

 

Iraq, the only thing I can say is I can claim that I sh*t in Iraq...yeah, literally, dug holes and took a squat. We were there for about 4 days.

Japan:

 

I recently went there (Sep 2004) for the first time. It was just a week vacation but it was nice.

 

A tip for those travelling there soon: If you can buy a JR Rail Pass. It's worth it since you'll be travelling around by train a lot. It lets you in on all JR Trains, including the bullet trains and the Yamanote Line that cirlces Tokyo. The Pass can only be bought outside of Japan so you have to buy it before you go.

 

Akihabara, as everyone has said, for electronics. Shibuya and Shinjuku for the nightlife.

 

Took the bullet train to Kyoto (temples, shrines, and the Geishas in Gion)

 

Since it was a short trip, I'm planning to return this year around November.

Singapore:

 

I went there April last year for business. Just 3 days but I was impressed. Lots of food and bars and they speak English. Orchard street is a big shopping mall basically. The weather was hot, actually hotter than the Philippines.

 

Someday, I'll return for vacation instead of business!

Hong Kong:

 

Basically the same situation as Singapore...a business trip..short 3 days in the middle of the week.

 

Nice place. I haven't been back since they got handed over to China.

 

Cheap electronic parts and components if you knows where to go.

Panama:

 

I just returned from there last week.

 

Another business trip. I look like the Philippines too (like Mexico). Same weather. Hot girls...those Latinas and their curves...uh huh.

 

They have their version of the "local colorful transportation." It their local buses. We have out Jeepneys, the Thais have their Tuk-Tuks, the Panamanians have their buses. They got great local coffee. The strip club/brothel near the hotel was stocked up with some of the most beautiful women I've seen (expensive though...relatively speaking...but they know how to be a "girlfriend")

 

I got to practice some Spanish again.

Canada:

 

Hmmm....not much to say since it basically is the U.S. but I've been to Vancouver (a big China Town), Calgary, Toronto, Edmonton.

Lastly I live in the U.S. (Las Vegas now, Los Angeles before. I've lived here since the Mid-70s):

 

My work has taken me all over the U.S. lets see....

 

Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Tucson, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Washington D.C., etc........

 

What can I say about the U.S. 

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About Mexico...I agree with you. Im here right now in Acapulco (bloody hot!!!), been to Xtapa and Manzanillo. I love Playa del Carmen its the best!!, Cancun is lovely too, Cozumel is a ripped off! I hate the taxi drivers there.

I was in Finland early this year. Then i was in alaska for the summer until September before going to Hawaii. I love Hawaii i was there for 2 weeks, i went around Maui, Lahaina is pretty, Hilo is not that bad. I went to Kailua Park and also in Kailua Sea Park where they did the movie of Drew Barrymore "50 first date".

Now... i book for a flight to LA next month, i will stay there for a few days with friends then off to San Francisco before going back to work again. I wanna go home for vacation this coming April ( Philippines) but i know its gonna be too hot coz its summer, so i decided to stay in US until i go back to work.

Life is Great when your always travelling.

I do play Dice and Three Cards Poker.

I love CRAPS!!!! its the best game in the casino. Coz im a good DICE dealer

You have to Try the

Light Blue of D&G ( mild only for daily use)

Beyond Paradise of Estee Lauder to inspire you

Channel 5 for special occasion

Other than that, NO thanks!

Travelling, the most important!!! :cool:

Sex ( very good sex who can satisfy me and make me come!) :upside:

MAN with blue eyes and ginger hair

Designer bags

Gym... but now im getting hook in Pilates :cool:

Andy

Eating

Nice watches

Estee Lauder

Thai foods

Pearl of the Pacific... one time i was there Valentines Day, its so romantic..

I love travelling... that's why im alone and single until now...

England

Belgium

Amsterdam

France

Bilbao, Spain

Belfast (around the country including the Giant Causeway)

Dublin

Miami

Texas

New Orleans (night life is crazy)

Baltimore, Maryland ( i luv the crabmeat sandwich)

Washington

Bahamas

Barbados

St. Marten

St. THomas

Aruba (Dutch Isles)

Curacao (Dutch Isles)

St. Lucia (its a paradise)

Martinique (French isles)

Key West, Key Largo

Grand Cayman

Jamaica

Mexico

Finland

Puerto Rico

Alaska

Going to Hawaii in the middle of Sept.

Will be baes in San Diego by Oct. until next year unless if i will follow my BF in Venice

I've sacrifice a lot of my past relationship with this kind of lifestyle coz i luv my job what can i do?

I have the same case. I was married for a year and a half, not aware that my husband is previously married with 3 kids since 1992, well... accepted ko sana yung first wife coz they are separated since 1996 DAW!! kaya lang.... since,

Im working here in US i went home last May to be with my husband, ( his always away for field works DAW!) nag ka chance ako to open his luggage coz his going to UK daw for study grant in Kent, UK after my vacation. MY GOSH! i found out that he got married again for the third time to his GF in UK na nurse and his planning to disappear coz the third wife was aware that he has 2 wife na kaya she is trying to petition him to be with her in UK. Kaya lang di pa sya nakaka alis ng pinas until now... maybe his still waiting for the approval from the embassy. Ako naman si gaga na sa dami ng nanliligaw at ka dalagang tao pumatol sa kanya na walang ka alam alam sa pag katao nya. I won't mention any names coz he is a member in MTC an active user pa nga eh, baka isipin nya sinisiraan ko sya.

Anyway right now... i want to file for Declaration of Nulity kaya lang since im still here in US di ko ma asikaso. In my case... how long do you think it will take for me to be free again??? any idea members?? Im willing to pay a good price kung ma annul in less than 6 months.