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Nil Satis Niasse Optimum said:
For reals? Nice! 6 days long enough to stay there?
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Depends what you want to do...

Theres 3 main areas here

Makati - Greenbelt mall (5malls combined ranging from LV stores and top restaurats like chateau 1771 down to jollibee and cheaper stuff)...a few clubs etc and a street of hooker bars.

BGC - Open plan pedestrian friendly, again, loads of restaurants and a couple of malls has an american feel. bars and clubs there.

Rockwell - more serene as its private owned with a top notch mall.

Then you also have malate (bars/clubs/hookers) and manila bay (restsurants and casinos)...

Batangas and angeles both 3 hours drive...batangas has beaches while angeles is a town of hooker bars.

Also, boracay is 45mins on a plane so you can slot a night or two in there....for better beaches but less crowded try palawan (deserted in comparison).

Depends what you want to do really.
 

Pienaar's gloves said:
Anyone ever been to Iceland? Eying it up for December, January or February. Not sure what to expect!
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Fantastic place mate, although you'll not see much outside of Reykjavik because of the short daylight hours and probably weather conditions. Reykjavik is great though for a long weekend. As @ToffeeDoug mentioned hugely expensive to drink there probably around £8-9 a pint currently although most bars have happy hours.
 

That's exactly the thing that puts me off going to such locations (Scandanavia, USA, even back to England) - the price of simple things such as food, drink and public transport (not mentioning hotels).

For 25 quid a night in South East Asia and China you can get the equivalent of a room in a 4-star hotel in USA/Europe easily. Taxis to the airport for a fiver instead of 50 quid, a pint for 1.50 instead of six quid in London, some absolutely delicious street food for 2/3 quid instead of a crappy meal from a chain restaurant for 12 pounds, etc. And I'd never travel to the States for just a week. Went to Copenhagen recently and loved it, but spent easily over 350 quid in 3 days including flights.

I always think like for a week in the States I could travel Asia for 3 weeks and spend less. It's a no-brainer and I always come to the same conclusion.

Cannot wait for my next visit to China - unbelievable place, it really is!
 
Nil Satis Niasse Optimum said:
That's exactly the thing that puts me off going to such locations (Scandanavia, USA, even back to England) - the price of simple things such as food, drink and public transport (not mentioning hotels).

For 25 quid a night in South East Asia and China you can get the equivalent of a room in a 4-star hotel in USA/Europe easily. Taxis to the airport for a fiver instead of 50 quid, a pint for 1.50 instead of six quid in London, some absolutely delicious street food for 2/3 quid instead of a crappy meal from a chain restaurant for 12 pounds, etc. And I'd never travel to the States for just a week. Went to Copenhagen recently and loved it, but spent easily over 350 quid in 3 days including flights.

I always think like for a week in the States I could travel Asia for 3 weeks and spend less. It's a no-brainer and I always come to the same conclusion.

Cannot wait for my next visit to China - unbelievable place, it really is!
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The thing is out here, the 4* places are like 5* in europe and the 5* are amazing...based on food and service.
 
Pienaar's gloves said:
Anyone ever been to Iceland? Eying it up for December, January or February. Not sure what to expect!
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My other half is from Reykjavik so I've made several visits. Expect it to be dark in those months - probably no more than four or five hours of daylight. As above, the city is expensive but has a lot of charm. I'd recommend going on one of the free guided city walks when you get there, as the guides tend to be very knowledgeable about the best places to eat and drink without having to take out a payday loan (cost effective living is a big deal in Iceland's younger communities and you see lots of nice things like the 'free støff' movement, where people leave all manner of items the no longer need outside their homes that people can pick up if needed, and, if you are attentive, the odd unlicensed bodega near the university in Nauthólsvík that sell some interesting home brews) and the walks themselves are a nice way of getting to know the city, especially if you're only going to be there for a few nights.

Outside the city you might not be able to do much at-sea stuff like whale or puffin watching in those months, but trips to Gulfoss (amazing waterfall) and the Geysir are year-round. One suggestion would be to skip the Blue Lagoon - nice but fairly expensive and quite busy and touristy - and go to one of the other natural hot springs - Mývatn and Laugarvatn are both lovely, the latter one of the good spots to see the northern lights. They're both a bit cheaper and quieter, and then there's a few free springs that are great but don't have shower and changing facilities - Hveravellir is the best but quite remote, Reykjadalur is much closer to Reykjavic but is becoming a lot more popular.

Nightlife, food, culture is all quite varied but there are plenty of options depending on what you like.
 

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