BikerManiac
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Summary: Short report on my trip to Palau - March 2006
Getting There: I flew to Koror from Manila on March 25th of 2006. If you are flying from Manila to Koror remember to be at the Manila Airport 3 hours in Advance!!. That's not an exaggeration. I have never traveled to/from an Airport with so many checkpoints (4). Before you get to the airport, after immigration, to the gates and at the gates. My carry-on was checked so many times I wondered if the x-ray machine actually worked or was just there for show.
One lesson I learned and this is very important if you are flying from Manila. E-Tickets don’t mean anything. Remember to print your tickets to/from Manila because the airline you are flying to Manila will not let you board unless you have an out-bound ticket. I almost missed my flight twice because of this. It was really a pain because once in Immigration they never even asked me for it, but the airlines did.
The flight from Manila to Koror was at 9:30AM. So I stayed 1 night in Manila and headed to the Airport next morning. I think this is the only option unless you want to spend the night at the airport.
I believe there is only one airline flying to Koror from Manila – Continental Micronesia. (correct me if I am wrong). Now, the flight attendants need to go on major diets. If they keep eating they will not be able to walk the aisle anymore.
In Koror: Immigration is very slow because of the Off-Shore workers that are arriving. So relax and remember you just arrived in Palau. At the airport I was met by Malahe and the driver from Sam’s Tour (more about them later) and off we headed to the Hotel.
The first hotel I stayed at was, the West Plaza in Malakal. The hotel is very clean, the staff is very friendly and the rooms are large. I would highly recommend this hotel if you don’t mind the seclusion. This hotel is about 10 minutes ($10 round trip) to downtown.
The second night I moved to the West Plaza in Desekel which is in downtown. The hotel is clean too, but I liked the Malakal one better. The reason why I moved to Desekel was because it is close to the shops, banks and restaurant.
After spending one month in Thailand I felt Palau was extremely expensive. But I think they are the same price for food as in New York. Hey Japanese beer is only 95 cents!!!.
In Koror there are not that much things to do at night time. I usually went to sleep every night at 9-10PM after having dinner and a few beers.
Getting There: I flew to Koror from Manila on March 25th of 2006. If you are flying from Manila to Koror remember to be at the Manila Airport 3 hours in Advance!!. That's not an exaggeration. I have never traveled to/from an Airport with so many checkpoints (4). Before you get to the airport, after immigration, to the gates and at the gates. My carry-on was checked so many times I wondered if the x-ray machine actually worked or was just there for show.
One lesson I learned and this is very important if you are flying from Manila. E-Tickets don’t mean anything. Remember to print your tickets to/from Manila because the airline you are flying to Manila will not let you board unless you have an out-bound ticket. I almost missed my flight twice because of this. It was really a pain because once in Immigration they never even asked me for it, but the airlines did.
The flight from Manila to Koror was at 9:30AM. So I stayed 1 night in Manila and headed to the Airport next morning. I think this is the only option unless you want to spend the night at the airport.
I believe there is only one airline flying to Koror from Manila – Continental Micronesia. (correct me if I am wrong). Now, the flight attendants need to go on major diets. If they keep eating they will not be able to walk the aisle anymore.
In Koror: Immigration is very slow because of the Off-Shore workers that are arriving. So relax and remember you just arrived in Palau. At the airport I was met by Malahe and the driver from Sam’s Tour (more about them later) and off we headed to the Hotel.
The first hotel I stayed at was, the West Plaza in Malakal. The hotel is very clean, the staff is very friendly and the rooms are large. I would highly recommend this hotel if you don’t mind the seclusion. This hotel is about 10 minutes ($10 round trip) to downtown.
The second night I moved to the West Plaza in Desekel which is in downtown. The hotel is clean too, but I liked the Malakal one better. The reason why I moved to Desekel was because it is close to the shops, banks and restaurant.
After spending one month in Thailand I felt Palau was extremely expensive. But I think they are the same price for food as in New York. Hey Japanese beer is only 95 cents!!!.
In Koror there are not that much things to do at night time. I usually went to sleep every night at 9-10PM after having dinner and a few beers.
