Country Info
- Manila
- Capital
- Philippine Peso (PHP)
- Currency
- 82,841,518
- Population
- PH
- Country Code
Manila Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Manila, Philippines
Philippines
... a shock a city of 10 million people, with strong latin and american infulances in south east asia. Overwhelming is how i would describe Manila. The malls here are bigger that mall of the americas by some way, and in the area i am staying there is not ...
Homeward Bound
Well I've put in my second tour on this project and I'm headed back the beautiful USA and my family! Here's a little shot of the First Class Lounge in Manila's airport... waiting to catch my ...
Meeting up with mates in Manila
... so we got off from the taxi in an area we liked the look of. It turned out to be the oldest area of Manila with the oldest church in the Philippines. It is strange to see so many churches in Asia and to see all the signs in English. It felt like we were ...
A day of airports and marriage proposals
... gate. I had intended to make the most of the free wifi and have a coffee stop between flights, but there was no time. I arrived in Manila with no fuss however, surprised at just how short the flight was (just over an hour and a half) - I'm not used to ...
Mall of Asia
Back in hot, dirty, smelly Manila one last time before our flight to Singapore on Wednesday. I caught the cold that Jon got a few days ago so I'm just staying in the hostel blogging all day. Jon went out to try to get his G9 repaired, but ...
Pathfinders Travel Guide: Boracay
... your eyes open for a falling star. Get to know more about this island, the Philippines' number one tourist destination, by browsing through the pages of PATHFINDERS TRAVEL GUIDE: BORACAY (Great Books ...
Final Entry
... Thailand, Malaysia and Laos although much closer to extreme affluence. Infact it lies just at the back of a holiday resort. The Philippines have the widest desparity between rich and poor than ive seen anywhere on my travels, or maybe its that they live ...
manila airport security
... head to the immigration officer when a uniformed man stops to hand me one of the forms. As I will be leaving the Philippines again, I took another form from him to hopefully save time next time I pass through here. Immigration took only about ...
Manila
... of Castle on TV, then played with my iPad while watching the lightening flash through the window. Monday August 6 Checked the Air Philippines website to make sure my flight to Boracay tomorrow was still on schedule, but couldn't find it listed. Rang their ...
Touring the Bay of Manila area
This Saturday Patrick and I decided to venture out on our own and start seeing the sites. After a long week of work we needed some down time and it was forecast to be a beautiful ...
Cyclone day
... . So once again I start the packing routine, checking out and leaving early for the airport just in case, as I know that Manila immigration and customs are slow and tedious. As predicted they are 1.5 hrs for immigration then I'm told it will be ...
Manilla Time
After some very long adventures, we will end our trip spending time with our family, THE JACKSONS!!! We are so excited to see them and see their beautiful home.... Also, we will be doing some fun work for Deseret International, we are happy to do ...
Philippino Hospitality
Our first stop on our 6-week tour of Southeast Asia landed us in Manila, The Philippines, at the lovely home of Reena Ermitano. Reena, a former classmate of Jill's at Columbia, showered us with the hospitality Philippino's are known for. She arranged for ...
Flying to Manila
... first and was only going to approve me for 21 days. But in the end all was good. Luggage took forever, and in the Philippines lines and courtesy in line are often forgotten. After about 20 minutes we got close enough to the belt to see the luggage and ...
Clarity
We drove all the way back to Manila to see John Mayer live. It was a 13 hour trip that started at 5 am to get here, with a live chicken (Mark decided to call her Chiquita!) and for me, excitement bubbling inside. Now, I'm at friendly’s, ready to ...
Mouse in the House
... class lounge to sit and wait for my plane. I have flown out of Manila twice before and both times we have gone to the "transit" lounge where for a small fee, you can get in and have a ...
Meeting more mates in Manila
... has truly won us over and I'm sure we will be back again. So many things come to mind when I think about the Philippines. Amazing beaches, fabulous diving, the mighty jeepney, tricycles, smiles, crazy driving, awe-inspiring rice terraces, palm trees, palm ...
Took the Midnight Train Going Anywhere
... don’t like to be stuck somewhere. I like to be able to go around and be free and do what I want to do. So this manila trip is a nice distraction from the monotony. So, like I said, we (Me and Eddie) took a midnight flight from Jakarta (the ...
Manila
Manila - meeting up w/Arriane, partying with Will, playing poker at the Manila Club, Malls, Rizal Park, High Rollin' at Manila ...
Manila, Philippines
... on the Philippinos during the war--he said he's seen the movie, Holocaust, and there were equally horrible happenings in the Philippines. With there being some Japanese currently running for office, he said: 'Some people think we have short memories, but ...
An Evening Stroll In Manila
... mall. Lets see if that is true when I visit that place the day after tomorrow. Malls are a national culture in the Philippines. Most people spend their time here. Outlets are plenty and varieties are wide. As far as garments are concerned, they are ...
Leaving Manila
... genommen werden, aber meist eben nicht, und dort liegt dann massig Abfall... Bleibt bei 11 Millionen Menschen auch nicht aus. Manila wurde im zweiten Weltkrieg ja ziemlich zerstoert, und nicht so recht wieder aufgebaut. Es gibt kein rechtes Zentrum. ...
Vacation
Hello Everyone, I haven't written in a while because I have been visiting my friend Chris in Manila for the week. I left really early Monday morning. It was before the jeepney's ran so my host brother took me on his motorcycle. It was ...
Manila #1
... Lisa went to the convenience store and bought them a liter of milk and several glasses. Milk is relatively expensive in the Philippines, so this was a nutritious treat for them and Lisa has a lot of new little friends. One of the kids ...
Plane Flight
... to meet my host family today and see Tacloban. Chris's Mom and Brother tell me it is a completely different side of the Philippines from Manila. So I am anxious to see what they mean. I'm not sure when I will beable to make another entry maybe ...
Phillipenes
... phillipenes with asbjorn just to see the whalesharks... and it was worth it!! more about the big fish later... When we arrived in Manila, we discovered that we didn't arrive in manila, but 3 hours away from manila. A minor deviation on our plan... we ...
El guatazo de Manila
... esa estación) y desde allí tomar el bus hasta cerca del aeropuerto y después un triciclo o taxi directamente desde Manila …y allí privilegiamos seguridad, la elección fue un taxi…que salió más caro que la CTM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... ...
Thrilla in Manila
Mabuhay from Manila in the Philippines! We arrived safe and sound in Manila around 1pm this afternoon! That's 5am to you in Ireland. We had a slight hiccup since neither of us had any pisos (local currency) and none of our bank cards would work but we ...
Good Morning Beautiful
... Food is being made at the end of tuk tuks, massages happening at every 100m, groups of women dancing/aerobics to western and Philippines pop music (hilarious!- I got invited to join in, however not sure my two left feet were quite up for the challenge at ...