Jim Sibbick first visited the Philippines in September 1994 and immediately fell in love with the culture and the people. He lives in Cebu City for part of the year and Australia for part of the year. While traveling to various areas of the Philippines, he shoots videos to bring a bit of the Philippines to those who have never visited or seen this wonderful country. He has more than 100 short videos of the Philippines currently hosted on two websites and available for you to download for free. Follow this site as he discusses his thoughts on the Philippines, new videos available for download and how some of the videos came into being.
Best Way To Carry Money In The Philippines
This is my response to Sonorous on Lonely Planet’s Philippines Forum, to the following question.
Hello -
I’ll be traveling to the Philippines soon and a fellow traveler was going to get a “Only One Travel Cash Card” from Safeway, which is a Visa card that you put money on. But I read the following somewhere on the web:
“Money is a consideration. Travelers checks and credit cards are not accepted outside of Manila or major tourist locations. It’s best to bring some cash and exchange your travelers checks in Manila where you will get the best rate. But, remember you are not allowed to bring in more than $3,000 with out declaring it on arrival.”
We’re starting in Boracay and then moving out to travel freely after that. Does anyone know the best way to arrange your travel money so you don’t get stuck without funds?
Thanks!