Practical Philippine Travel Tips and Options

2024 Travel Tips for Filipino Balikbayans and those planning to Travel to the Philippines

I just came back from the Philippines and learned more practical travel tips I can pass on to you. Starting next week, I will share:

• Arrival Mishap: Discovering I cannot ride the free airport shuttle bus from NAIA Terminal 1 to 3 (to sleep at Wings Capsule hotel) and not wanting to ride a taxi alone after midnight - what happened next

• My experience using 4 different electronic SIMs in the Philippines

• Trying out Sulit Dormitel where foreign backpackers gave great reviews at Agoda and other sites

• Staying in a Dorm instead of a Hotel or AirBnB in the Philippines

• My experience with Victory Liner’s new Royal Class Sleeper Bus and review of Microtel - a hotel near Victory Liner Baguio Terminal

• Re-experiencing Baguio after Decades: Artist Villages (Ililikha & Tam-awan), Igorot Kingdom, Mirador etc.

• My first robot waiter at Good Taste Restaurant versus Oh My Gulay with our live waiters

• Observation about Metro Manila Footbridges

• Cheap Transportation Alternative to Manila Airport: the Airport Loop Bus at Pasay Rotonda