Thanks Jmac all of your info helped make my trip a smooth success. Next time I go If you are there beers are on me.
Well after 30+ trips to CR under my belt I finally made it to Manila and AC, I can not stress this enough, the Phillipines blow CR out of the water you cant compare the two its like comparing gold to dirt. (not hating.. I still like CR better than US but comparing the two is like going from a AA farm team to the Major leagues.)
A) First off the people in PI are genuinely friendly with almost no undercurrent of hate and despise and "can I rip you off mentality" like the Ticos, it makes the trip much more enjoyable, everything is said with a genuine smile, not fake.... and its always helloooo sir Mike hello Sir Mike how are you? Everyone remembers your name everywhere, they are just happy curteous and mindful people in PI. I felt truly relaxed on this vacation unlike others very cool feeling. In CR I have fun but I always have my guard up and my head on a swivel, and I never truly get to that relaxed state that a vacation should yield, euphoria and fun in CR yes, but truly relaxed without being on the look out...not in CR at all. This was a huge plus for PI over CR for me (and over RIOs crime for that matter).
B) The food in AC was really not so bad Kokomos had a good jack daniels burger and awesome lasagna.
C) The girls are not mercernary as in CR, yes they like money but they never mention it and will accept whatever tip you give them without comment. They all will want to be your girlfriend and stay over night. Many of them are new with no K*ds (CR its impossible to find a good looking one without K*ds). AND there are not many Ugly fatties, the DR is half fuglys at anypoint in time, in PI there are no fattys. To be fare though there are a lot of 6s and 7s in the mix, but you can find plenty of 10s with out going through the endless bickering you would get from the 10 in DR. Very user friendly.
C.5)And for those of you that enjoy your level of game and have something to prove then there are many girls who say no all the time and are just working there to earn the pesos from the bar and maybe the rich korean once a month who will not wear her out. So pac and all you can test your game on these girls and trying to win them over the reward may be great because most of these girls are low mileage and not harderned.
My friend is a normal looking guy and a pilot, he is also funny and has "game" but I saw him get turned down at least twice a night. Many dont go at all or only with koreans.....but big deal there are so mannny girls.
D) Ditch Subic it is not that great too many cargo ships in the harbor dumping and there are more guys than girls there on the weekends, I went to broadway at 9PM and ALL the girls were barfined already not one girl just a bunch of British punters.
E) Lastly it "seems" much safer in AC than CR, I dont feel I always have to watch my back and wallet.
The only draw back is the flight is expensive and you will spend two days traveling on a plane for a 10 day trip,that 20% in transit if not more...bummer...
So CR definitely retains its niche as more accessible with low airfares. On Everyother count the PI blows CR away its not even worth debating, flame away ID et al but this place beats out even MDE and comes close to rivalling Rio, (Rio has hottter chicks though but with more crime and 3 times the cost.)
Remember the first time in CR and how different and nicer you thought the putas in CR were compared to the US putas, well......take that same upgrade difference as that and place it on top of the CR chicas and you then you have the lovely friendly PI girls. And there was heavy spanish influence as well as US influence so you do see girls that are stunners and not your traditional phillipino look, so there is something for everyone here.....just a bitch of a flight
