Taipei – Manila
Saturday, 22 November 2008Taipei, Taiwan
I am now sitting in the airport in Taipei waiting for a China Airlines flight to Manila.
I am now sitting in the airport in Taipei waiting for a China Airlines flight to Manila.
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 Singapore Airlines. [...]
I’m now sitting in the airport in Taipei, waiting for a China Airlines flight to Singapore. Then going straight to Batam by ferry.
It is raining and pretty cold, around 18 C.
Below a photo I took inside the airport arrival hall when I entered Taiwan on 21 April.
Quarantine beagles.
I arrived here in Chung-Li on Wednesday, after spending 4 nights in Manila. Tomorrow I’m catching a China Airlines flight from Taipei to Jakarta, non-stop.
GPS track log. Jakarta to Manila.
Dinner in Chung-Li.
Dinner in Chung-Li.
I have to go on the usual business trip to Manila, Philippines and Taiwan (Chung-Li and Hsinchu).
Going first to Jakarta today, spending one night in Jl Jaksa, then catching a Cebu Pacific plane to Manila directly from Jakarta Friday night. Arriving in Manila 05:20 Saturday.
GPS track log. Balikpapan to Jakarta.
On 3 October Rune went to Jakarta, stayed a few days at Penginapan Asri (near Jl. Jaksa), and from there further on to Manila and Taipei to do some work.
Pictures (click to enlarge):
Boarding Lion Air aircraft from Balikpapan to Jakarta.
On the way from Manila to Taipei 24 October: Standing in queue in Manila to get [...]
Another work related trip. I had a ticket to Manila with Lufthansa.
Philippines, 3 – 7 March
We stayed at Shangri-La Makati, Metro Manila. Factory visit in Laguna, south of Manila.
Taiwan, 7 – 10 March
We stayed at Ambassador Hotel in Hsinchu. Factory visits in Chung-Li and Hsinchu. The last evening was spent in Taipei, and we checked [...]
My second work related trip outside Europe. I combined the trip with a vacation in Indonesia afterwards. I had an open-jaw ticket with Lufthansa (outbound to Manila, inbound from Jakarta).
Philippines, 28 – 31 October
We stayed at Shangri-La Makati, Metro Manila. Factory visit in Laguna, south of Manila.
Taiwan, 31 October – 4 November
We stayed at Kuva [...]
This was my first work related trip outside Europe. I combined the trip with a few days off in Manila and Angeles, Philippines. I flew Lufthansa.
Unfortunately, I didn’t bring my camera on this trip (really stupid of me…)
Philippines, 20 – 24 May
We stayed at Shangri-La Makati, Metro Manila. Factory visit in Laguna, south of Manila.
Taiwan, [...]