last friday afternoon, 2 disgusted foreigner went to our office (travel agency) in roxas blvd. they want to know how much should they pay for a calesa ride because the kutsero was charging them USD30.00/each. i asked her if they agreed on a certain price and the kustero told them '30' (not specifying what currency and if its the price for both of them) well we all know that our currency is in peso, why charge in US currency? charging $60 for a calesa ride is wayy too much. i called up the DOT's tourist police for assistance, and suprisingly arrived promptly. they settled at P250. i don't know if the kutsero was arrested but he should have been.

tourism means more jobs, more food on the plate for the average juan but taking advantage of unsuspecting tourists? grabe. this incident will really make tourists say "wow philippines!" with sarcasm. nakakahiya!