Typhoon Bopha, Pac Man, Coron and the end of the Philippines !!


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December 16th 2012
Published: December 16th 2012
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Days 86-88 (Sat 1st – Mon 3rdDec) My first item of being on Coron was to ask for a room change to the cheapest on the menu. I managed to get this sorted no problems, the room being pretty much the same just not en suite but at half the price certainly favoured me. Coron is a very small town. The national highway that runs through it can be walked in 10 minutes maximum. On Saturday I walked ... Read Full Entry



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16th December 2012

Your questions
Hi Dan, Thanks for visiting the Philippines. I felt I had to answer your questions, as I was asking myself the same each time I fly on a plane before I did some research. All the things they ask you to do during takeoff/landing are for safety, since this is the most critical stage of any flight. The windows should be open, so in the event of an emergency evacuation, passengers/crew can easily see and orient themselves of the location/terrain where they have landed. For a speedy evacuation, they ask you to keep your seats upright so as not to impede your exit. Lastly, they turn off the lights during night takeoff/landing so your eyes could immediately adjust in the dark so they don't have to in case of emergency.
17th December 2012

http://www.airspacemag.com/need-to-know/NEED-seatbacks.html

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