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When we left El Nido, Philippines, we went straight to the international airport in Manila where we met up with my college friend, mfet, and his girlfriend.  He found us another deal, as only he could which allowed us to travel to Bangkok for $45 each on Cebu Pacific Airways.

The funniest part of the trip was watching the pair try to figure out how to avoid paying over $400 in fees because they went shopping!!!  Sweet talking didn’t quite help.  Asking for a Christmas favor only helped a little.  My favorite: sneaking heavy items back into the luggage, after they weighed it, didn’t help (they were caught!)

So, here’s what happened:

Marvin and April started wearing a lot more clothing.  Instead of flipflops, sneakers (that’s heavy).  And wearing a few more layers and jackets just for the flight isn’t too much to ask.   Redistributing weight between the luggage was crucial.  Making Marvin’s backpack 20 lbs instead of 5  probably helped.  The winner was bringing an empty duffle bag which I then added as my hand carry. In the end, they only paid $50.  Allelujah.

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