Here we are on the road again! This time we are flying to the Philippines through Taiwan.
We had a long flight last night starting at 12:45 AM. Dinner was served sometime in the middle of the night – I slept through it. I was awake long enough to watch “Moneyball” with Brad Pitt and to get breakfast before landing.
We have a lengthy layover in Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport. It appears to be a nice terminal with areas of interest, green zones, a museum and an art gallery in addition to the shopping.
Being a grandmother, I had to investigate the “Hello Kitty” changing areas. Now that is luxury for the tiny traveller!
We left Taiwan on time. This time we had seats in the upper story of a 747. Very nice! Lots of leg room for Dan and only two seats across by the window. We could see the miles of ocean and eventually Luzon as we came down from the north toward Manila. Lunch was – interesting. We had eaten in Taiwan so I left the main course and enjoyed the coffee and dessert as “afternoon tea”.
We landed in Manila at NAIA Terminal 1, went through customs without incident and collected our luggage. We had plenty of time so chose a shuttle bus that eventually dropped us at Terminal 3 for our connection to Negros. This time we were travelling on AirPhil Express. We had a good deal on our flight – about $50.00 return each. That was with 15 kg of luggage. We had 20+ kg each. Overweight added another $40.00 one way! Note to self – think these things through! On our first big trip we had decided to stop stressing over the luggage – just pack and pay what was required. So we did!
Settled into the departure lounge we listened carefully to hear the flight changes over the hubbub of humanity. Sure enough, one after the other planes were late, flights delayed and eventually ours was affected.
We climbed aboard our small plane 2 hours behind schedule but we were on the final leg of the journey 24 hours after leaving Vancouver. We landed in Bacolod, loaded up our luggage one last time and found Leroy and Reza waiting at the exit. In no time we were in the Pajero heading through the darkness to Calibago. We tried to be social but by 8:00 PM we were tucked in bed in our lovely little house.
We landed in Manila at NAIA Terminal 1, went through customs without incident and collected our luggage. We had plenty of time so chose a shuttle bus that eventually dropped us at Terminal 3 for our connection to Negros. This time we were travelling on AirPhil Express. We had a good deal on our flight – about $50.00 return each. That was with 15 kg of luggage. We had 20+ kg each. Overweight added another $40.00 one way! Note to self – think these things through! On our first big trip we had decided to stop stressing over the luggage – just pack and pay what was required. So we did!
Settled into the departure lounge we listened carefully to hear the flight changes over the hubbub of humanity. Sure enough, one after the other planes were late, flights delayed and eventually ours was affected.
We climbed aboard our small plane 2 hours behind schedule but we were on the final leg of the journey 24 hours after leaving Vancouver. We landed in Bacolod, loaded up our luggage one last time and found Leroy and Reza waiting at the exit. In no time we were in the Pajero heading through the darkness to Calibago. We tried to be social but by 8:00 PM we were tucked in bed in our lovely little house.
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