Travel is cheap

Travel is CHEAP AND EASY

Since I was a kid, I am always curious what the people of other countries look like, I often wonder what are their daily activities and their traditions. Differences in culture and language always fascinate me. It has been my wish to travel around the globe.

When I was able to earn my own monies, I thought I can do all the travels I dreamt of. My first international travel was in 2005. I came to realize that traveling is so expensive. During this trip, 4days 3 nights in Singapore costs me 35,000pesos, the amount I earned for 2 months of work! It was discouraging.

Then I was introduced to backpacking. With the help of the internet, I have enriched myself on surviving and thriving on a tight budget while on travel. Since then, I have promised myself not to spend more than 5,000pesos for a 4days 3night holiday abroad.I am proud and glad that I was able to hold on to that.

Traveling then became an obsession, which is why I did not go into specialty training after medschool. I fear that going into training will oblige me to stop my travels.

For some Filipinos, travel is a luxury. In my travels, I seldom encounter a fellow pinoy traveler. However, if given a proper tool, I suppose there are pinoys or other people, like me, who just want to travel, no matter what.

Here are my suggestions how to do it in the least possible expenses- A.k.a. enjoying international holiday while not draining your bank accounts.

Hongkong- Possible cheap routes

Try Clark - Macau via tigerairways, sometimes promofare starts at 1,000pesos, you have to buy return ticket though.

then Macau - Hongkong by ferry details: http://www.turbojet.com.hk/

Singapore from Davao or Calrk (pampanga)

I have tried the Davao- Singapore- Davao route in July 2005 through Silkair, but it is quite expensive. 25,000pesos for two-way ticket.


A cheaper option i did in January 2006 was Davao-manila- CLark- Singapore

Dvo- Manila (2,300pesos, via Cebupacificair)
Manila- Clark (300pesos by bus)
Clark- Singapore (1,500 pesos promo fare at Tigerairways.com, 4 mos advance booking)

Hongkong from Davao (Mindanao) or Cebu

Cebu pacific air now flies from Davao (mindanao) to Hongkong (via cebu) Fare starts at 10,000pesos. hotel accomodations plus food and taxes- i think you have to prepare a minimum of 30,000peos to fully enjoy hongkong. I gotta try this route sometime in 2007.

The cheapest fare from Davao to HK I bought was during Christmas 2008. Davao to HK costs 25 pesos only! Checkout for more--http://gil-hongkong.blogspot.com/


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Malaysia from Mindanao- minimum budget 100usdollars

If you are from mindanao, the cheapest travel possible is to Sandakan, Malaysia from Zamboanga city through passenger ship.

more info at http://www.weesamexpress.com

find cheapest accomodation at http://www.hostelworld.com

more about Sandakan and the rest of Sabah at http://www.sabahtourism.com/


from sandakan, you can extend your travel to Brunei or/and to Indonesian province of Kalimantan.