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We are scheduled to dive with Frontier in Mid April, (provided ANYONE is going anywhere by that time:shakehead:) and it has been a couple of years since we were last there. We typically depend on the large assortment of restaurants for supper, and I was wondering if anyone has any...

Hokay, now for something completely different, as Monty Python would say--- :coffee: We are going to Sabang via Manila in mid April, as I have mentioned before here, and wifey wants to pursue pearls, as I have already explored with you. Many thanks for your help, but now she wants to look...

I have been to Sabang a couple of times, and I usually buy a set or two of pearls (strung necklace and 2 earrings) from someone or other (sidewalk vendor, roving peddler, etc.) while down there for my friends, and I am going back this April and was wondering about doing the same thing again. I...

We are going back to Sabang after a few years of diving elsewhere, and it appears things have changed, to put it mildly. Travel in the Phillippines is always an adventure, but it seems the private boats to cross the Batangas channel are no more? My dive operator (Rick at Frontier Diving) says...

I do not usually bother with a phone when in Coz, but this has proved problematical a couple of times, and I decided to arrange for one this time. I am not sure if my smart phone works down there, and I was wondering if I should just get a burner phone when down there? What do you guys usually do?

Here is an odd question which I have not seen covered anywhere here, although I admit I have not looked very far. In a couple of posts I have seen mentioned using coconut water (coconut milk?) as a deterrent to getting cramps, especially after diving. I am a medical professional, but I have...

My wife asked me to post this. We are coming back to Coz after a few year hiatus, and one of the things she noticed the last time we were there, was an apparent economic slowdown of sorts. Several shops & restaurants had closed, and some had earlier closing times or weekend only openings. I...

I am planning a trip to Coz in a couple of months, and I am planning on the Casa Mexicana for hotel. I have stayed there before, and they always gave me a placard to put on my car dashboard which gave me free parking at the enormous lot a half block south of the hotel. I called them now to...

My wife and I just got back from 2 1/2 weeks in the Sabang area, and I will be posting my usual insanely detailed trip report a little later. I wanted to comment on a rarely mentioned topic here, however, regarding a little medical adventure we encountered while there. The last night of the...

I have been dancing with the airlines for several weeks now regarding an upcoming trip to the Philippines (in 2 months), and I finally settled on Delta as my carrier, for a variety of reasons. I chose the particular flights I wanted, and then settled down to wait for a sale. I activated...

On my next trip to Sabang, we will have an afternoon in Manila to kill on our way back, and wifey wants to do some shopping. She doesn't want a big opulent place like the Mall of Asia, but is leaning towards one of the city market type of places. She has heard of the warren of little vendors...

I asked this once before about a year ago, and eventually settled on the Remington for a one night stay while in transit, due to price, location, free shuttle and an amazing breakfast buffet:drooling:, but now I find that they have closed the buffet and replaced it with a McDonalds! The free...

We are hearing the call of the Philippines again, but this time we would like to do something a little different. We will return to Sabang/Puerto Galera again for about a week, but then I was wondering about a trip with the RAGSII, which is based out of Puerto Galera I understand? If so, that...

We are getting back to Coz for the first time in a couple of years in October, and the last time we were there I found a restaurant called La Casita de Indio a couple of blocks from the Suites Bahia, and was amazed by what we got there. I added a gushing review to a restaurant thread here which...

I continue to battle the dreaded salt fiend in my Ikelite camera housing. I have tried just about everything, from trying to get a rinse bucket on the dive boat (nearly impossible some places) to extended soaking in the camera tank back at the resort, to putting the housing in a cooler filled...

Okay, it's official. We're going back to Coz on Oct. 18 of this year, after a couple of years hiatus for various reasons. Long overdue, but there you are. And it occurred to me that I should ask for a car rental update. We have used ISIS a couple of times before and were well pleased, but...

Well, here it is, as promised. My report and impressions from my recent dive trip to El Galleon/Asia divers. But first, a little housekeeping: First off, as many of you know, my reports are long and (some say) insanely detailed, so if that puts you off, be warned. Second, from this point on...

We are leaving for Sabang in less than a week, and was wondering if anybody had any recent information on water temps and conditions? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks for your assistance. Woody

Well we have another looong series of flights (to the Philippines) coming up soon, and I just thought I would ask about something I have never seen mentioned here. I am referring to those so-called earbud microphones that the airlines either give you or try to sell you for access to their sound...

We will be visiting the Philippines in a month and a half, and will transfer through Manila on our way to PG. We will come in late, and will stay overnight at the Remington Hotel right there next to the airport. My question is about ATM availability there. I have been advised to seek out a...