Traveling.

The Cebu Pacific's P1.00 promo fare just ended! I'm actually one of those people who usually take advantage of the sale, even before the sale happens, I usually have a specific place to go to, and have planned/organized it already with people who will go with me, so when the sale comes, no more phone calls/sms to each other to decide since the plan and date's been finalized so I can book instantly as soon as I get Cebu Pac's announcement text. (I'm subscribed to their SMS alerts) Tickets for Bangkok and Hong Kong went as low as P1,200.00 (in case I have international readers, that's 24 USD only!) and that's ROUND TRIP tickets with taxes already. So that's damn cheap, the lowest HK fare I've seen was 2 years ago with P2,500, and this year's was like 50% cheaper than 2 years' ago P1.00 fare.

But this year I didn't book any tickets. We're still figuring out our personal finances and still have to recoup our savings. And I think I've reached my quota for 2009-2010 since for this year, I've been to Japan, Malaysia and Cambodia. I had to let this go, and Ian said no surprise bookings, so I have to talk to him first before planning a vacation. So now, my cousins will have to go without me next year to their trip to Bangkok! :D I so wanna go back there for shopping and food. So I'll settle for the next best thing, send money to them and ask them to shop for me :D It will come out way way cheaper than going to Bangkok.

If you want to be updated with Cebu Pac's sale, subscribe to their SMS alerts, email alerts (though this comes late) or follow them on Cebu Pac's Twiiter for real time updates. Some of my friends who subscribed to their alerts get it late, I dunno if I get it really early because I've signed up way way back, they must have a really big database or something that's why it takes a while for other people to get their alerts. Better just follow them on Twitter.

Always remember, traveling doesn't have to be THAT expensive :)

For 2011, still thinking, Ho Chi Mihn, Vietnam or Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia :D I'd surely wait for the 2010 sale for the 2011 travel. Hmmm or Osaka, Japan!