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goodfella



Joined: 10 Feb 2004
PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:20 am    Post subject: thailand or the phillipines ?? Reply with quote
maybe a stupid question. just taking a poll. which of the two do you prefer? even which cities, manilla or bangkok? im curious since i never visited both. kinda the same countries? if not, what differences??

thanks a lot
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buddy bradley



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Arthur Fonzerelli



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 10:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think you can find more cheap willing hookers in Thailand..... That is what your looking for?
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baldrick



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jam or Marmalade?
Metallica or Megadeath?

For what you want both countries piss in the same pot.
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indytrucks



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Arthur Fonzerelli wrote:
I think you can find more cheap willing hookers in Thailand..... That is what your looking for?


Uh, I think Phils has more cheap, willing prozzies to straddle slimy fat slugs. That is what you meant, isn't it?
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justagirl



Joined: 17 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 5:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've been to both and here are a couple of observations:

1. The prices are generally the same in both countries for food and hotels.
The Philippines might be just a bit more, but not too much.

2. Thailand is a lot more exotic/strange/mytic because of the budhist influence. You'll see a lot of wats (temples) and monks and statues of Buddah.

3. Both have beautiful beaches

4. The Philippines speak better English. In fact, it's a very nice break from Korea mentally/emotionally because everything is written in English. They also speak Tagalog, but really, it's a lot closer to being home than Thailand is.

5. If you want to do snorkeling/scuba, I'd go to the Philippines.

6. If you want to party, I'd go to Thailand.

7. I want to go back to both countries. They are both really great places to visit. You'll have a great time in either place.

justagirl
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Sojuman99



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
justagirl wrote:
1. The prices are generally the same in both countries for food and hotels.
The Philippines might be just a bit more, but not too much.



Beer is cheaper in the Phillipines, lodging and transportation cheaper in Thailand, kind of a wash (half my budget in Thailand is beer)
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Tiger Beer



Joined: 07 Feb 2003
PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 5:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Where is the poll?

Yeah, both are good. Beer is much more expensive in Thailand however, so next time I'd like to return to Philippines. Coin toss as to which is better though.
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cacheSurfer



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 5:17 am    Post subject: Re: thailand or the phillipines ?? Reply with quote
goodfella wrote:
maybe a stupid question. just taking a poll. which of the two do you prefer? even which cities, manilla or bangkok? im curious since i never visited both. kinda the same countries? if not, what differences??

thanks a lot


good thread.

i've been trying to decide which country to go to. i think plane tickets are cheaper to Phil. is that correct?

are most southeast Asian coutries the same?? i dunno.
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justagirl



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'll just add a bit more in about Manila. We stayed in Makati city, which is a really nice part of Manila. It's super-clean, beautiful, and lots of upper-scale hotels and apartments. It's where the embassies are located as well.

There is a fantastic mall called the Glorietta in Makati city and it is truly amazing. It's huge--bigger than most I've ever been in (except the Mall of America), and the prices are really good. I would say everything is about 1/2 of the prices in the US or Korea for name-brand items. For example, I went to the Body Shop and got a set of things for about $17. I looked in Korea and the exact same set was about $35. There are also stores hiding up on the 4th floor that sell copied DVD's and computer/ps2 games. Out of 10 computer games, 7 worked, none of the 3 PS2 games worked and all the dvd's worked. They cost about $2-4.

Right in the same vicinity as the Glorietta is the "Green Belt." It looks just like it's name sounds. Lots of trees, very green and beautiful. It's just so nice to see green in a city. (I live in the country in the US and I really miss the trees, grass, etc...concrete just doesn't do it for me) So that said, it was really a refreshing change of scenery. The Green Belt is full of shops and upper-scale restaurants. Everything looked very modern and classy. A lot of the restaurants were Japane