Best Part Of The Philippines To Visit.....Advice Needed

[beerlaodrinker]

^ The swagman have been in business in the philippines for donkeys years, They run a tight ship i reckon, personnaly i use them for the transport options and the food in there hotels isnt bad either for aussie orientated tucker, There are better options for hotels though, swaggy rooms are a bit grungy and over priced, especially the manila one, Cater more for the first time tourist who needs his hand held for a while ,

[katie23]

To the OP:

If you want a bit of culture, and you're already in Subic or Angeles, you may want to go to Vigan, Ilocos Sur. It's a quaint, little town/city, and a UNESCO protected site. I just don't know how many hours it would take from Subic to Vigan. If you go to Vigan, taste the rice cake, it's famous there. But then I don't know if you'd like it, since Flip tastes are a bit different. lol And yes, I eat balut.

If you're in the Manila area, then you can go to Intramuros for some culture. A bit same-same, but different. Intramuros is near the Malate/Ermita area, where there are lots of bars & girlies. There's a big mall (Robinson's Ermita) and there are decent hotels too. For beaches in the islands, you can choose among Palawan, Puerto Galera, Batangas (Davis' area), Boracay, Guimaras, Cebu. I don't know about the nightlife or girlie bars in the places with beaches. The guys here in TD know better.

[stickmansucks]

Crazy, going there for culture when so many storm and landslides to enjoy :-)

Also, my first target would be to find Nigel girlfriends who look so kind <3

[threadstone]

Another good place to visit in the Philippines is Cagayan de Oro City "The City of Golden Friendship". In here, you have the opportunity to experience white river rafting, its the only place here in the Philippines that offers a excellent rafting site. People in this place are friendly. Come and Experience.

[SandMike]

Please allow me to hijack the thread for a minute

Bettyboo / MissTraveller

It's been a while since I was there, but ...

Diving in Oman is Awesome ... it's Indian Ocean crossed with the Red Sea, There's Fahal island, about 20 minutes off Muscat, where there's everything from 5m coral reefs to 50m small wrecks, and around the coast to the South, rock walls with stunning fish and coral growth. No idea about dive shops, but google tells me that there are PADI dive shops there. I was there to do a BSAC diving exam, with the club at PDO.

Hijack over, thanks guys