Philippines Internet Friends Many men from the USA become friends with Philippines girls over the internet. --------------------------------- Manila Philippines - Southeast Asia Malate Mabini Ermita Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Andy of HoboTraveler.com --- Submit Hotel URL ---------------------------------- I travel on both sides of the planet; I have been accidentally traveling between two large groups of people who know each other. As best I can figure out, there are people who daily get on the internet at the same times. For example, a man in the USA may get on the internet at about 10:00 am in the morning at work in the USA, and a girl in the Philippines gets on the internet at 11:00 pm the same time. It is 6:10 am here in the Philippines, I have just woke up and started work.  read more »

By Alejandro Guevara Onofre DID YOU KNOW THAT... Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu was one of most elegant women of the 20th century.In the 1950s and 1960s,she was first lady of South Vietnam. She was born in 1924 in Hanoi,Vietnam.In fact, she was compared with ladies such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (former first lady of the United States), Dewi Sukarno (ex-first lady of Indonesia), Grace Kelly ( former princess of Monaco) and Eva Duarte de Peron (former first lady of Argentina).In the 1960s, Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu popularized the traditional Vietnamese &quotao dai&quot (long dress). She currently resides in France, where she is writing her autobiography.She speaks fluent English, Vietnamese and French. DID YOU KNOW THAT...  read more »

Mexico USA Neighbor Inflation
I have two photos of Ice Coffee to try to demonstrate the cost of living in Mexico is about three to four times higher times too high. Mexico is a very poor country, however the price of products and service are trying to be like their big neighbor the USA, this type of pricing is outrageously expensive for a Mexican making 10 dollars per day.

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Acapulco - 8 Miles north of the City
Pie de la Cuesta - Playa Luces
Laguna de Coyuca - Barra de Coyuca
Thursday, March 20, 2008
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Thailand Twice as Modern at One Third the Price
I took a taxi from the Ermita area of Manila, Philippines to the Airport, flew to Bangkok, Thailand and then took a taxi to Khao San Road.

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Bangkok Thailand - Southeast Asia
Khao San Road Area
Monday, January 28, 2008
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I always leave the Philippines bewildered, as if I step in a cow patty and need to go clean my shoes. India is like jumping face first into the slurry near the silage area that feeds the cows before being milked.  read more »

Location: Singapore Airport - Singapore Date: 27 Feb 2008

Singapore Changi Airport is world renown for its award winning facilities. It is the home of Singapore Airlines and it is a major air travel hub of Asia.

Budget airlines though are not interested in such facilities that add to the cost of a cheap flight. To cater for the low cost airlines of Asia that might not otherwise consider Changi's gold plated airport, Singapore Airport opened a budget terminal in March 2006 to accommodate budget airlines.

The Budget Terminal is separate from the main terminals (1 to 3) and to get there you need to get a shuttle bus which departs from the basement of Terminal 2.  read more »

Kuta sunsets attract the locals and travellers alike (image acrossindonesia.com ) Bali is Indos main travellers destination. Here is some info which might prove helpful. MAP KUTA - okay, its crowded, dirty, noisy, has hawkers/touts in your face everywhere, the beach is pretty bad, the traffic a joke etc - but anyone visiting for the first time should spend maybe 2 days here. Easy access right off the aircraft, good shopping, heaps of cheap accomm and great night-life, best place to organise onward travel. But unless you are a party animal, 2 days is pretty much enough. Head for Poppies Lane 1 and 2 for plenty of cheap and lower-midrange accomm in a central position. UBUD - on everyones visit list, but has a relaxed atmosphere all the same. Artistic/cultural town in lower highlands. Some good hiking, rafting and nice scenery in the surrounding countryside. Nearby villages tend to specialise in an artistic area - painting, jewellery, wood carving. I rode through a village where the 3 wood carving places were specialising in full size replica Harleys.  read more »

GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS (MARKET WIRE) Asia Special Situation Acquisition Corp. (AMEX: CIO.U) announced today that it has closed its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units. The units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit issued in the initial public offering consists of one ordinary share, $.0001 per value per share (the "Ordinary Shares") and one warrant to purchase one Ordinary Share. Prior to the consummation of the initial public offering, the Company consummated a private placement of 5,725,000 warrants at $1.00 per warrant to the Company's sponsor. The warrants sold in the private placement are

There has been a near unanimous global chorus of approval greeting Beijing's announcement yesterday that it would resume talks with the Dalai Lama's representatives. As I mention below, it's definitely great news, given the alternative, which is more name-calling and stonewalling. But it's hard to get any excitement up about prospects for real progress on the issue. Or indeed not to have something of a nagging feeling that this is all part of negotiating tactics by China to help cool the issue off, until at least after the Olympics.  read more »

SINGAPORE -- The Singapore dollar and yuan consolidated on Friday their sharp gains from the previous session, while investors held back from betting on other currencies ahead of the Group of Seven me...