You were lucky, bro. Go there often and you will know what I mean. There are places which are not safe even in the day. I was accosted by 4 youths who demanded money from me under broad daylight in Ermita. I have seen a lady being robbed of her gold chain inside a jeepney. I stop taking jeepney after that. Many foreigners had their throats slit under broad daylight.
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Originally Posted by catch78
Came back last week from a w/e trip to manila - and first of all - thanks to all bros who make this a very informative thread -
my few cents -
for bro's looking to hunt and pick up, i thot the greenbelt was a nice place - on a friday / saturday night - there were pinoys looking to hook up -
also i did not have much success at the clubs went to republique (there were a lot of for hire) but found it difficult to break into the local manilla crowd - i find that you need to know someone there to break into that circle but thats just me. Also went to the 'ning' bar at the peninsula - but found that too dead - there' s a band playing there (bad band) - and most people stick to their tables --
went to AF1 - think that was a gd call - there is quite a lot of choice - for bros who go there and have time, there is another acquarium place.. just a few 100 meters ahead, on the same side of the road - after the intersection (i forget what its called).
and finally - i really recommend bro's to do most of their business during day light hours - even AF1 - unless you have a taxi or driver u trust - or have a local wth you -i do not recomend being out in manila at night - only makati i think is safe.
gd lck bro's and tx again for making this one of the best threads
ps - i was pleasantly surprised by the fact that i dnd't have much troble with taxi's - most new taxi's have meters and there are a lot of them around - so i one doesn't go, just let him go an get the next one - i insisted on meter and found it not to difficult to travel that way - but i htink key is daylight hours!
just my 2 cents
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