Philippine Travel Notes

To continue my previous post , I arrived at HIE Newport or Holiday Inn Express Manila Newport City on a Resorts World Free Shuttle Bus . You already know why , right? Oh at 0020H, check-in wasn't a breeze! Oh, I am still describing my travels diary style , but this time, let me use this topic to give way to a very long-standing 'plea' of one of you my dear young readers: more 'hotel matters/insights' to learn from! Sige I will oblige, but note that everyhing I say, is from a guest's point of view, only :) Check-in Midnight Check-in Yep, at midnight there were something like 20 of us checking-in about the same time. Sige lang, go ra! Many in the line were foreigners. I think they arrived via the (usual) late-evening to midnight flights of Low Cost Carriers (budget airlines). Yep, travel patterns (therefore, hotel check-in also) keep changing. Imagine that, check-in time is 2PM (at some it's even 3 or 4PM); check-out time is 12NN; but you ar

Going home time! This part of my travel is important to share - for your comfort and convenience. Many Boracay visitors just get busy arranging for their way 'going there'; the myriad of activities to do; the kinds of food to feast-on; the types of drink to taste - 'while there'. Oftentimes, their coming home part isn't given much attention. Yet we should equally consider that, to ensure a memorable vacation. Having said that, let me continue to tell my story , yes, this was still our Boracay story , but I will put-in various tools, techniques and notable 'musts' that I have learned through all these years of traveling. First to watch out for: What time do we leave the island? Most hotels have a "1400H/1200H" rule. Meaning you may only check-in at 2PM and must be checked-out by 12NN. So, to maximize your stay on the island, you should leave the hotel at about 12NN. Diba? Now... how about your flight out of Caticlan (or even Kalibo w