Posts about Philippines

Picked up visa

Friday, 28 November 2008
Manila, Philippines

I picked up the Indonesian visa this morning when the embassy opened at 09.00.

Applied for visa

Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Manila, Philippines

I went to the Indonesian embassy this morning to apply for a social visa, valid for 60 days, and extendable up to 6 months. Visa fee was 2250 pesos.

Bus trip to beach

Sunday, 23 November 2008
Manila, Philippines

Last evening I and a colleague catched a bus from Manila to a beach south of Manila (the trip took around 4 hours), called Munting Buhangin near the town Nasugbu. I was rather disappointed, the beach was nothing special at all, and the environment was boring. Overpriced lodging. Today we rented a boat together with [...]

Another business trip to Philippines and Taiwan

Saturday, 13 September 2008
Balikpapan, Indonesia

On 30 August I went on a, now rather, usual business trip to Manila (Philippines), and Chung-Li and Hsinchu (Taiwan). 30 Aug: Flew from Balikpapan to Jakarta on Lion Air, stayed in Margot Hotel in Jl Jaksa (that hotel now costs Rp 220,000 per night). 31 Aug: Flew from Jakarta to Manila via Singapore on [...]

Cancelled flight

Monday, 21 April 2008
Manila, Philippines

Today I picked up my new 60 days visa in the Indonesian embassy in Manila, which I applied for last Wednesday! Now sitting in the airport in Manila waiting for a flight to Taipei. I canceled the flight to Jakarta on 24 April, in view of what happened there, and instead will fly to Singapore, [...]