2008 spring forward long beach, journaling,

2008 Spring Festival, the company gave long holidays, my heart began to restless, and constantly running into www.cebupacificair.com, unfortunately the Philippines country know Chinese golden holidays, flights from Shanghai to start, 8000/person round-trip, gold price, one day suddenly find flights from Xiamen round, giant cheap one excited, forward long beach (BORACAY). ....

Chinese Web page at www.cebupacificair.com on road NEXT to the last hurdle is stopped, an error is displayed, the phone asks agent, just know Chinese page cannot be scheduled, for ENGLISH, and all the way to the NEXT, the gateway finally over, but the payment interface, problems again， my Pu-issued visa card cannot be scheduled, Halo, this card and did not know how many places to go, this is the first time does not accept that there is no way to call the agent, the agent does not result in Shanghai is no one answered the phone, it is not a separate proxy tickets, whatever, all agents all to a will, finally, a Guangzhou there that you can just ask first payment, wire transfer, immediately go downstairs, half an hour later 5124RMB ETICKET silverware, three from Xiamen to MANILA to KALIBO round trip average four-pass, 1708/person, cheap, HA HA.

However this price should be considered on a round trip from Shanghai and Xiamen travel to train people to 296/820/plane, should be relatively 2824/person, flight prices from Shanghai are Professor of it, if you do not miss the Golden Week travel directly from Shanghai and from four-course should be about 2300/person.

Next is the hotel, double www.asiarooms.com www.hoteltravel.com www.asiatravel.com comparison website www.hoteltravel.com most comprehensive especially he above hotel map is clear, therefore, he set the sea on top wine resort hillside room 147 USD/day, although expensive, however see friends on his praise also recognized, however this must, haha, just set my patience, online booking is completed immediately receive a message by know I received the reservation request, they will let agent to help me deal with, and that 24 hours will give me the answer, last 24 hours, this was extended during the 7 times, 5 days later I went to e-mail inquiries, or be told their agent at the address you want me to wait, seven days later, came the reply, I set up the Hill room no, standard room $ USD174/, not, must reply within 12 hours, Kazakhstan, think of a thousand to one, the out point of blood, make up, couple of hours later and a message to riders a plate of cold water, housing prices rose to USD213 per day, or you must reply within 12 hours, I was really mad, for a whole 9 tianquan wasted, immediately CANCEL: off, this time is that there is this website www.asiatravel.com, a good, the payment of the hotel can confirm immediately indicated, and is directly through the Shanghai telephone reservation, do not need to fill in information, easy, the Fairways and Bluewater call past that room RMB920/days, payment VOUCHER, half an hour to my mailbox, OK did, haha, thought out, not, and 3 days later received a phone call that swells and Fairways and Bluewater nor room, the VOUCHER is where, no way out, they said for Tropic Resort Boracay, asked me to go, Oh, I also can not, forget recognition ... ...

Next is the passport, there are 350 online said, as a result of a find agent asked didn't have this price, are more than 500, the most outrageous is 800, stealing money, ask to ask to ctrip cheaper 430, forget about ctrip, would like to think that you can rest assured that they do not know the ordeal began to prepare itself, to a lot of material, in-service certification, approval, account must be in English instructions, good in English SO I also SO la, otherwise I don't know what to do, and materials are ready to send over the past 3 days after the telephone came again, said the English application form must be filled in, the day I get, I also good, which is home to others, the ability to teach, not only is write awry, regardless of la sent up, and a long wait for several days, during which it also and ctrip makes a point, at least within 1 month of the last day to get a visa, then I personally visited the Philippines Consulate, in fact, as long as the British decent can themselves, committed money stock is a property, a copy of the credit card you can get, as long as there are 250/person, is the principal office of the canton where the travel agent as long as the photos and passport is OK, 330/person, on-line searches about a lot.

Xiamen sightseeing is not talked about, General, major also to turn, 10 February afternoon sitting in Xiamen railway station, reaching 37 road, gaoqi International Airport here to compliment Xiamen bus, airport there are many individual points of transit to urban areas, have only 1-2 yuan/person, very economy in other cities is almost impossible.

Our aircraft is 5 p.m.: 10 points, in accordance with the General habits of Shanghai ahead of 3 hours to a few fields, only to have small mistakes in a handful of international departure, is there a time limit, appeared to be two hours in advance, so we had to wait in the lobby for an hour, it may be because there are relatively few international flights, staff only in flight time for posts, so we all well it only took 30 minutes to do all the formalities out of reach the boarding gate, waiting for an hour, 5: 10 Airbus 320 with our official fly to MANILA, CEBU PACIFIC is a leading economic aviation, 320 no business warehouse, I looked at a total of 25 rows, each row of six seats, more than normal aircraft 20-30 people, an empty suit who also is the simple TT-shirt with beige jacket, a bit like the factory workers, and of course what is also flying service, I see people go to blanket, stewardess sentence NO sent, after take-off, and soon began selling food and remember, there's a small TIPS journal in front of the seat, the countdown pages all merchandise prices, to what good directly told him it would be nice, don't ask to ask. Things sold out the games, just take out air hostesses, what requirements the belt, and the photos and the like, you can get the prize, of course, is something worthless gadgets, then fill in the entry card is and the customs declaration form, finished all this, almost also to MANILA,

7: 00 am we arrived in MANILA, the heat out of the airport, oncoming, finally feel the exotic temperature, in airport press 1: 40.1 changed 400USD, proved the airport exchange rate is good, this is a clear indication of the user experience, we later elsewhere haven't got this exchange rate because we set the MANILA Hotel from the airport, walk further asked the Philippines before special friends informed about 200-250P playing table, confidence in full out of the airport, a TAXI COUNTER in her left hand, prior friends have said here is super expensive, turn right walk, which stayed under, where there is a TAXI, but ask a uncle, results and was taken to the TAXI COUNTER there and had to ask the price, creased, ask 530P him where the TAXI METER BY the sound of the unknown, so late is not in the mood to toss about, Oh, good driving very enthusiastic, tell me if after boarding the right number of walk, across the road you can stop the car, the car had a curved stopped, is to pay money, the money is paid to the car at the airport, it is no wonder that so expensive, garage and more than 20 minutes, finally arrived, THE LEGEND Hotel VILLA, pretty building, 62USD family room provided here is for very close from ROBINSON, however, and so we went out has 9 points, ROBINSON was closed, just outside look, down near the place to look, immediately feel the Philippines poverty, saw nothing decent stuff, but see a lot of candy booth, we're here for the candy, want to buy some tropical fruits, with the exception of a few bad selling like mango, is Apple Orange staple. funny is also seen upside nanfeng tribute Orange, or imported from China to the final 7/11 looked, felt better than expensive point in Shanghai, 135P bought package 7D mango stem, first stuttering on I think like our potato stem, haha, anyway, is that everything is thought of, really feel the difference in this country better, it's no wonder that their nationals are going abroad to return to work., the hotel because the next morning flight, early to bed down.

The next morning, 6: 00CHECK OUT, into the Road stopped the car to the domestic airport, thought that this could be BY METER, a surprise few car DRIVER is a NO METER, and not broken, we are early 8: 00 am flight, where delays have, on price 450P, forget it, and 20 minutes to reach the domestic airport, here to explain, CEBU PACIFIC is the No. 1 bus terminal, so be sure to tell the driver after the CEBU PACIFIC, he knew, prior users said like domestic long-distance station that's right, but also added, like the small County of long-distance station, into the order of the airport, with tickets and documents the door first inspection, luggage must have x-ray machines, but does not search, and then go boarding, then go to the second inspection, this time, shoes, personal search, luggage and x-ray machines, we need to pay attention to security of men and women separately, the security check out buy airport charges 200P/person, and then go to the Terminal, check-in time would have workers hanging a sign at the door, go on the plane would be nice, haha really and coach, all airport in the Philippines are like this at the airport also see notices that do not allow to carry bombs toy, or to go to prison, and so on, it is estimated that there is a problem with .8 and order: 00 aircraft take off on time have gone through the same-the sale and small game 1 hour after we landed at smaller KALIBO airport, the airport has a counter at the entrance with 200P VAN WITH BOAT, BOAT, BUS WITH 350P, we figure easy, just booked directly in the VAN WITH BOAT 200P/person, with a staff take me to the outside of the bus, and later came to Shanghai's family, they have five individuals, does not contain, as long as the BOAT to ferry 150P I see drivers for my ticket is 19.5P/person, mean we are deficient, VAN soon set off on a full person, way after some small towns and villages around 1 and a half hours later, we went to the CATICLAN JETTY PORT that is to long Beach Pier, get off to buy TERMINAL FEE and the FEE ENVIRMENT 50/person sits on PUMP BOAT go long beach-about 20 public clock, we arrived at the long beach, this is in long beach, the famous WHITE on the back of the BEACH, so come ashore there nothing scenery, walk to the main road blocking of MOTO TAXI is the kind of three Mo, 50P to my stay in the hotel, which is the STATION 2 there, TROPIC RESORT BORACAY, however long beach line best impression that is the location of the hotel, the hotel is on the edge of the beach, is the Lord road side, but on the edge of a piece of cubeba through WHITE BEACH, about 5 minutes walk, the hotel interior is garden style, the Centre has a swimming pool, very beautiful, very quiet, although not to the beach, but there is no beach side of noisy, I personally liked. it was important for the hotel staff very friendly, it is important, as is comfortable.

To lay down their luggage, we can't wait to come to WHITE BEACH

, Really very beautiful, very fine white sand beach, the sea is very clear, very level, booked SUNSET SAILING is non-powered boats at sunset, 1200P/vessel, later prove that feel good, DMALL night and ate, by the way, the younger brother of second day ISLAND HOPPING, 700P/person including lunch, as early as 10 points to 4 p.m., turned out to be generic, one is two superficial, fish rarely, which will take you to a charge of 100/person, superficial charge 20/person FEE, of what should be the 820/talent on, we are sitting 15-20 people kind of ship, see using non-powered boats of the 2000P/boat, about 4 hours, do not know will not be a good point, other items not playing, haha, most of the time is on the edge of the beach playing in the water with sand, quite carefree, was basically free. dinner at the solution, but said DMALL really like the taste of it, most general like MANGO SHAKE 50P/cups, three days per person drank 10 Cup, there is also called HALO HALO of ice products, like cold drink mixed 荟, nothing has.

Three days passed quickly, February 14, morning, 6 points from TROPICCHECK OUT, hotel for our packaged up early, and take us with shuttle to JETTY PORT, spent 50P/human TERMINAL FEE, sitting on the hotel's own PUMP BOAT back to CATICLAN, found a VAN 200P/person to KALIBO airport, the same procedure 11: 50 points to MANILA, flower 200P (ripped off again) to the international airport, the one close to catch, so we took in the airport 1 hour 45 minutes to do all the customs formalities, the efficiency of the Philippines is imparted, remember that friends have said much ahead of MANILA turn 2 and a half hours, really it is true that we are nearly in the last 15 minutes to get to the boarding gate, better insurance, 2: 10 flew back to Xiamen, but finally safe home now as a result of this trip in the Spring Festival, also consider the cost savings, the whole trip was very tight, see or try to avoid long vacation, there are flights from Xiamen round trip time is not very good, from Xiamen go back and forth all in MANILA or live in a day is better.