Philippines December 07 - January 2008

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For anyone who wants to join me my travel information is as follows:
Thursday, December 27, 2007
JFK 11:35am - Tokyo (NRT) 3:45pm AA 167 (14 hours and 10 minutes on my ass)
Friday, December 28, 2007
Tokyo (NRT) 6:20pm - Manila (MNL) 10:10pm JAL 745

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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Manila 9:40am - Tokyo 2:40pm JAL 746
Tokyo 6:45pm - JFK 5:30pm AA 168

My last trip - July 2006

===== Accommodations for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 12/28, 29, 30=============
I have three hostels in mind, based on suggestions by other travelers:
1) Stargate Pensionne www.stargatepensionne.com ($29 for deluxe)
2) Pensionne www.mpensionne.com.ph/
Malate Pensionne
1771 M. Adriatico St., Malate,
Manila, Philippines, 1004
Tel.: [phone] to 06
Fax: [phone]
3) eMail: [e-mail]
Friendly's Guesthouse
1750 Adriatico St. Corner Nakpil St., Malate, Manila, Philippines
Mobile: [phone]

I wrote them this evening to reserve rooms. Based on their sites I'm not expecting to spend more than $30 per night, per room. I hope to meet other travelers there.

Currency exchange

Right now I have to find a beach I can celebrate New Year's Eve in.

I'll probably do day trips while I'm in Manila. December 30 I plan on going to a beach, I don't know which one yet, someplace local and not too commercial.

Philippines July 2006

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