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Zest Air – some nasty insider news 0

Zest Air – some nasty insider news

Zest Air – forget them! Last Saturday, February 9 a Zest Air A-320 should have flown from Kalibo (Panay) to Taipey. The aircraft was not operatoinal and the passengers had to wait 12 hours...

Worst case – a scenario becomes true 0

Worst case – a scenario becomes true

This is what “Solid Hosting” is saying about themselves: “Solid Hosting is the best quality, cost friendly web hosting company in the Philippines. Our prices are the cheapest and most affordable prices available in the...

Chinese New Year 0

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???? – Kung Hei Fat Choi – Happy New Year Today begins the Chinese year of the (water) snake ? (Shé).  According to one mythical legend, there is a reason for the order of the 12...

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The oyster challenge

No, this is not the title of Ludlum’s newest novel, it is the story of a French expat in the Philippines who is a real “gourmet”, an excellent cook and a guy who loves...

Ranong Tourist Police 0

Tscherina Nora Janisch found – in prison

We refer to our message “Tscherina Nora Janisch is missing” from January 16, 2013. PHUKET: A 22-year-old Swiss student tourist reported missing while on holiday in Thailand has been found alive and well. She’s...

Camiguin Action Geckos 0

Tripadvisor’s Traveller’s Choice 2013

Hotel ratings are always very subjective and depend on your personal mood at the moment when you enter a hotel and the memories you brought home from your journey. Hotel ratings also depend on...

USS Guardian on Tubbataha Reef 0

Tubbataha Reef damage worse than expected

Damage to the fragile corals of the section of the Tubbataha Reef where the United States Navy minesweeper USS Guardian ran aground Thursday has worsened with two-thirds of the 68-meter long ship sitting on...

Risk Map South East Asia 0

No risk – no fun

It’s more fun in the Philippines! So there is also a bit more risk … UK based risk and strategic consulting firm, Control Risk, has published an updated risk-map. The Philippines are considered of...

Weather 2013-01-16 0

Don’t go south for now – bad weather

The southern Visayas and northern Mindanao suffer ugly winter weather. A stationary cold front over the Pacific in conjunction with the Amihan (north-east monsoon) brings cool and very wet conditions. After near continuous bad...

Tscherina Nora Janisch 0

Tscherina Nora Janisch is missing

Tscherina Nora Janisch (22) from Switzerland is travelling in various countries since August. She entered Thailand in the beginning of December and hasn’t been heard from since December 22, 2012. She is travelling alone,...

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