Manila, Philippines Travel Blogs

Manila Madness
Feb 18, 2005 (6 photos)

... 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 being a ...

Mountain life
May 14, 2007 (23 photos)

Work in progress

Manila, not a big thrilla'
May 11, 2007 (3 photos)

... 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 ...

Finding inspiration in other places
Sep 3, 2008

... How 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. ...

Beer Breakfast, Salsa Shaker
Dec 23, 2006 (5 photos)

... -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 through the ...

Last night in Manila
Feb 20, 2005 (6 photos)

... 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 ...

Madness in Manila
Feb 11, 2006 (6 photos)

... 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 more ...

There and back again...
Dec 26, 2006

... . 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 collapsing ...

Molotov Cocktail: Shaken and Stirred
Jan 2, 2007 (4 photos)

... 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.
Oct 10, 2005

... 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 stopped ...

Our Team Back into Ministry
Nov 4, 2005

... 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 program ...

Hey from Vancouver International
Oct 8, 2005

... camp as well. We are definately excited to get there, and we just found out that we will also be planting a church there in the Philippines. It is exciting to see what God is doing, and what he is going to do. Well, that's all I've got for now. I will ...

Fort Santiago - Remnant of Spanish Period
Sep 8, 2008 (101 photos)

... , 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 and the ...

On the buses
Apr 6, 2006

... 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 bill ...

Typhoon Ondoy
Sep 26, 2009

Flight from Iloilo sent back after circling around Manila for an hour. Sorry no pics, just wanted to get out of here.

Manila
May 7, 2001

Manila

To the hospital we go
Oct 15, 2005 (5 photos)

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 leg. ...

Mabuhay!
May 3, 2006 (10 photos)

... home. I spent some time in Manila and then headed out to Puerto Galera for 18 days of sun, sand and scuba diving. Manila was a huge metropolis with an interesting history. Intramuros was a nice tour. Of course the women in our group wanted to get some ...

Welcome to the Philippines
Apr 16, 2008

... 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 with ...

Amigos en casa.
Sep 10, 2006 (5 photos)

Últimamente estamos que no salimos mucho por la noche. De vez en cuando y no una cosa loca. Entre el trabajo que nos deja exhaustos, la familia y otras cuestiones tampoco nos ha dado tanto tiempo. Aunque para la vuelta de Michelle sí que salimos un rato. El ...

Arrival in Manila - trip 2
Jan 6, 2008

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 Filinvest. ...

Premier jour Manille - First day in Manila
Jan 25, 2009 (35 photos)

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 ...

Manila
May 11, 2001

Manila

Not so Thriller in Manila
Jun 8, 2008

... of books (in English!!) and clothes, and shoes, and pretty, shiny things.   *sigh*   But all in all, Manila was really just a big, dirty, crowded, slightly scary city which we didn't really rate (apart from the shopping), so we ...

manila, philippines!my second hometown!!!!
Oct 13, 2008 (29 photos)

... my experiences in Manila...First and for most I am not a native of Manila...I'm already 19 years old during my first step in Manila, Philippines.  It's just only because I do have a training in Manila that's why I need to go there. The second reason ...

Manila, Manila!
Jul 30, 2008

... along the streets of downtown Manila in ankle-deep flood waters. June to August is rainy season in the Philippines. Rain in Manila, even short heavy downpours, always causes severe widespread floodings in almost all city streets, which in turn create ...

What have I been eating?
Dec 14, 2007 (12 photos)

... to try new things, but these seem to be a standby for me when we aren't eating Italian, Wendy's, or at Irish Pubs... yes Manila is fairly cosmopolitan in the nicer regions of town, but you'd be very suprised that even the McDonald's menu isn't the same as ...

Manilla
Feb 12, 2008 (2 photos)

The Cambodian curruption was evident on the road to the border. Permanent state of repair as an undisclosed airline company has paid the government and undisclosed amount of money to keep the road a mess... go figure! Arrived back into Bangkok with a ...

Leaving everything behind...
Sep 25, 2003

I felt this is one of the biggest and toughest decision I've ever made in my life so far... to live in a foreign land and leave everything behind. It means starting all over again...new life, new relationships, new career. But this doesn't mean ...

Manille marche et dentiste
Jan 26, 2009 (16 photos)

Salut tout le monde Nous allons bien J'ai oublie de vous conter hier que Rejean c'est fait baiser la main par une fillette (lors de la procession). Elle lui a prit la main et elle la colle sur son front comme si ca pouvait lui porter chance. C'etait ...