Do not “google” in the Philippines
I wonder when the government will send a letter to Google. Last week they sent a letter to Dan Brown complaining about his comparison of Manila with the “Gate to Hell”. See here Now...
Category: Tourism/Travel
Philippine Standard Time – not a joke!
Starting June 1, there will be one less excuse for “Filipino time” – which is synonymous with always being late – as public clocks must be set to Philippine Standard Time following a new...
Boracay and more on Euronews
Euronews, Europe’s 24 hours news channel, broadcasts a series of short documentaries: “Philippine Life”. Each on-line available movie lasts for about 5 minutes. The first video was titled “Manila: the Melting Pot“. The second...
Inferno in Manila
Dan Brown’s description of Manila as “the gates of hell” in his new novel “Inferno” has upset lots of people in the Philippines. Following Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code and The Lost...
Challenging but quiet Hibok-Hibok Volcano
Yesterday our guests Simone and Stephan hiked up on Hibok-Hibok volcano. They were lucky because they had one of the best guides available: Heinz Althuser. Heinz, a part time Swiss expat, knows Mount Hibok-Hibok...
Camiguin: Cebu Pacific Air flights are a great success
The Cebu Pacific Air flights from Cebu to Camiguin are a great success. Cebu Pacific Air started this flights on April 15, 2013. See also here The 3 weekly flights are always fully booked. This...
North Panay Upgrade
Northern Panay is being upgraded. Northern Panay? Panay is the island from where you get to Boracay – there is no other way. Whether you land in Kalibo or Caticlan, you pass through Northern...
The newest NAIA Gig: Goats as Lawnmowers
After the ridiculous air-condition problem in NAIA-3, we reported some days ago, Manila’s airport makes people laugh again. The newest staff to be hired will be goats! Photo courtesy of www.grit.com Goats to replace mowers...
Bohol’s Buko King gets a competitor
Felipe Tacogdoy or Mang Peping, also known as the Buko King from Sevilla, Bohol got a competitor in Panama, Andres Gardin also known as Mr. T. The Bohol Buko King has the amazing talent of taking...
NAIA-3, hot, hotter, boiling
NAIA is the best symbol of what is incorrigibly wrong about our country. NAIA stands for something no self respecting Filipino can be proud of. Mention NAIA and our heads bow in shame and...
Brownout here and there and anywhere
Yesterday power generation problems in 5 Luzon power plants triggered a nearly island wide brownout. Just five days to the mid-term elections, electricity consumers in Luzon, including Metro Manila, were gripped with 4 and...
Liquor ban in the Philippines – Alcohol Test in Swiss Parliament
The next 5 days parts of the Philippines will be dry. From Thursday, May 9, until Monday, May 13, residents of Metro Manila are prohibited from selling, buying or consuming, particularly in public places,...
Blondes have more fun in Asia
They are beautiful, they are intelligent, they are entrepreneurs – and they are blondes. I met Simone in Boracay. She created the Funboard Center on Bulabog Beach. Simone does surfing and interior design. I winter...
New Airline in the Philippines – no, that isn’t a joke!
While CAAP is still struggling to bring the Philippines’ airspace out of Cat.2 and black-lists, a new airline announces its launch – “Fil-Asian Airways”. Well, it’s not really a new airline but a re-branded...
Astonishing Camiguin
Camiguin is known for its outstanding nature conservation, for its beaches and mountains and for its waterfalls and springs. Among the best known springs are the Ardent Hibok-Hibok Hot Springs, the Bura Soda Pool...
NAIA likes VERLAN
It’s really more fun in the Philippines! At NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) in Manila, French travelers are now greated in VERLAN. Verlan is an argot in the French language, featuring inversion of syllables in...
Fake visa extension stamps
Be careful with your visa extension. A Japanese national got caught with fake visa extension in his passport. Mr. H.Y. went to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) main office in Intramuros, Manila to have his...
Palau Airways and TonléSap Airlines suspend flights until autumn
Our eastern neighbors in Palau, got a little problem. Palau Airways – P7, and its sister carrier, TonléSap Airlines – K9, have both suspended their flights effective immediately. It is understood that both airlines have temporarily ceased operations for the...
No whale sharks in Donsol this year
It’s the peak season for butanding, local name for the whale shark, in Donsol in the province of Sorsogon. But no whale sharks can be seem. Photo courtesy of www.byaherosnapshots.com A butanding interaction officer (BIO),...
The sky in the Philippines is moving
Next Monday, April 22, 2013, the government will publish the bid documents worth PHP 434.5 million of contracts for upgrading night landing operations in 8 airports across the country. The introduction of the bid document reads: “The...
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