Manila
Travel Blogs from Manila, Philippines
Manila, not a big thrilla'
... changed with the defeat of the Spanish was in who was doing the economic exploitation. For all intents and purposes, the Philippines became a de facto American colony and supported a number of US military bases. In 1941 when the Japanese declared war on ...
21 hrs of hard travel - My bum hurts and we stink
So it was time to say farewell to the Philippines. The day began at 6am as the fan died we were just getting our bags on to our backs and leaving behind the hut that we had called home for the last week. We gave the key back and asked about ...
Beer Breakfast, Salsa Shaker
... check-in and boarding being a complete memory vacuum) and grab 45 minutes of scattered sleep on our 4.5 hour flight to Manila. After the extreme grey sterility of Korea, our eyes burned under heat of colour that assaulted us driving ...
Manila Madness
... of Manilas parks and down by the harbor. First we walk through Intramuros, which is the old Spanish occupied section of Manila and has some great Spanish architecture and courtyards and cobblestone streets. Then we walk on through Rizal Park, Rizal ...
Finding inspiration in other places
... to design a world of bliss By Marge C. Enriquez Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 22:28:00 09/02/2008 MANILA, Philippines-Bliss Café in Baguio is an enclave for artists, spiritual seekers and health buffs who want organic vegetarian meals. ...
Just off Passwater Blvd
Our first night in the Philippine, we stayed at a little hole in the wall of a rat's nest called the Townhouse. We needed a place to catch a few hours sleep as we had an early morning flight to Dumaguete, on the south coast of Negros. The Townhouse ...
Madness in Manila
... it was raining and was very muddy so we visited a bar instead with some Cebuanos we had met at the concert. The Philippines is great so far - a little crazy but very very friendly people and we are looking forward to exploring this interesting country ...
There and back again...
... . All too soon we had to accommodate our hectic schedule and get back in the van for the final stretch back to Manila. Five and a half hours later, we pulled into the airport, exhausted, haggard and dirty and checked ourselves in, before ...
Molotov Cocktail: Shaken and Stirred
... told us why they were so terrified, but we found out soon enough. On all our previous journeys through the streets of Manila we had been impressed by the sheer force and population of the traffic. Children with death wishes seemed to zig-zag across the ...
Hey, We made it to Manila.
... , and the public transporatation is mainly Jeepneys and Tricycles. We then went to a prayer meeting, with all of the SEND missionaries in the Philippines, but we were very tired, because we had not slept in 36 hours. On the way to the prayer meeting, we ...
Last night in Manila
... stores and such. Its not really my kind of area as everything's overpriced and its much more materialistic than the rest of Manila, but we tried a few places and basically I couldn't get in because I was wearing shorts, it WAS 33 degrees that day! Even ...
Fort Santiago - Remnant of Spanish Period
... Juan, also built by its Spanish colonizer. They surely reminded me of Fort Santiago. Incidentally, Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines were the remaining crown colonies of Spain during the signing of Treaty of Paris in the 1898 wherein Puerto Rico ...
Our Team Back into Ministry
... this program and are excited, but the school is not allowing an evangelistic program. We are the first missionaries allowed in The Philippines' biggest school, and they would like us not to do an alter call or teach about salvation. We do have a ...
Hey from Vancouver International
... , and what he is going to do. Well, that's all I've got for now. I will update you from the Philippines most likely. God Bless you all, and have an awesome week!!! Trent p.s. It is like 2:00am in the ...
A true Asian megacity
Manila, Philippines - The night bus arrived somewhere in the large urban sprawl of Manila at 4am. I managed to share a taxi with the dutch guy and a couple of Korean girls. I tried to get a room at Melate Pensionne but after charging my itouch, jumped ...
Back for some more! Manila part 2
Manila, Philippines - I was exhausted! After about an hours rest I catch a tricycle to the Boracay port. I then catch a short journey boat back to the dock at Caticlan. The owner of the cottage said my boat to Roxas on the island of Mindoro was at 8am, it ...
On the buses
... in high places, Clare, called us on the jungle phone and we had dinner and she gave us a four point guide to the Philippines - 1. we don't walk anywhere 2. we eat rice and sugar with everything 3. we don't use the international sign when asking for the ...
Typhoon Ondoy
Flight from Iloilo sent back after circling around Manila for an hour. Sorry no pics, just wanted to get out of here. ...
L.T.O.s and W.A.T.
Going against the grain here because this blog is meant to be about a motorcycle odyssey, but I haven't updated lately and thought I should. So, we bought a car. Either through naivety, an impulsive purchase, lack of research or all of the above, ...
Tito, Wawa Dam, Cock Pit, Special Forces, OH MY!!
... across the street where a Medical Mission was being held. Medical Missions are staged quite often in depressed areas of the Philippines by either non-profits, Rotary Clubs, or municipalites. People can pre-register to get a free medical check up and ...
To the hospital we go
I had some time off after my birthday and we were planning on traveling north in the Philippines, however my brother's activities in Thailand didn't allow that. Not as bad as you may be imagining! He crashed on a motorbike and got a bad burn on his ...
Back in Manila
... war (koydenveto), shooting t-shirts into the audience and blindfolded basketball to name a few. On Monday Hanne and I went around Intramuros, Manila's old town to get a feel for the city's history - it was interesting to get a better idea of the country's ...
Rest days
... 5 days here in Manila and will sort out my washing ( getting short on clean undies ) amongst other things!! When I first visited Manila it seemed very uninspiring, dirty, poor and a good place to get mugged in or shot. So after spending some time here ...
Let the journey begin...
... 3 hours later we couldn't believe our luck! Tomorrow I'm headed down to Donsol in southeast Luzon - on the same island as Manila but a fair distance away. I had first planned on taking an overnight bus but as a flight there only costs about £5 more, ...
Welcome to the Philippines
... ). One slightly less nice thing we have noticed in Manila, is that are many older Western men with young Filipino women. Manila, and the Philippines in general are big prostitution hotspots as over 70% of visitors to the country are single men, who come ...
Arrival in Manila - trip 2
As expected our line through imigration was amazingly packed. We stood so long, our ride actually gave up and went and parked his card. Finally we got through the mass inflow, grabbed our bags and Roy drove us back to the Flats in ...
Premier jour Manille - First day in Manila
Salut tout le monde, Nous allons bien. Nous sommes en plein party ici. Nous avons passe la journee dans une procession pour St-nino. C'etait genial. Cette evenement se produit une fois par annee donc quel chance! Nous avons rencontré plein de ...


