Peninsula Manila Hotel

... the senate ever since from jail, was in court for whatever reason. He and his "friends" walked out of court and took over the Peninsula Hotel. This is a very fancy hotel in Makati, the business center of Manila. It is also the hotel I stay in when I am ...

... bar and go to bed.  I had another chance to drink some San Miguel- the local beer of the Philippines.  The hotel was a "10" and after arriving in my travel clothes from Guam and not feeling up to showering and changing, I felt quite ...

... bashing the yanks at Pearl Harbour then landed at Luzon island and drove the Filipino and US troops to the Batan Peninsula, opposite Manila, where 75,000 troops from US and Philippines surrendered to the  Japanese. From 1942-1945 a brutal Japanese ...

... advantage for over three hundred years was that it guarded the only sea entrance to Manila bay and Manila City.  Just to the northwest lies the Bataan peninsula and to the south the greater Luzon Island.  In early 1942, General Douglas Macarthur ...

... come out and we had a clear view of Bataan across the water as we headed back across the bay to Manila. We were all dog tired when we reached the hotel. Fiona was feeling a little better, but still didn't want to eat. Richard Pinelli and Lyle Welty had ...

... time, eating and drinking lethargically while watching big ships making their way across the waters between us and the Bataan peninsula, which separates Manila Bay from the South China Sea Manila Bay is considered to be one of the best natural harbours ...

... 't go away. We went to a local doctor and got some medicine so hopefully that should clear it up. We also got our flights to Manila booked, were flying in tomorrow afternoon. Rachel went back to bed while I went to the Macau tower. I made my way up to the ...

... weekend in the hotel I had booked. She was very happy to.  So the rest of my first weekend in Manila was hanging around the peninsula hotel with my companion. It was that enjoyable I best not write about it. On Monday though I had decided to start ...

... downtown attractions. Because it's so far, we stayed in hotels all week. Monday morning we left for the five star Peninsula Palace Hotel. It was phenomenal...it was like being transported to NYC for 2 days. On our second day at the Peninsula we ...

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... ? The last few days of my trip were an excellent cap to a once-in-a-lifetime experience.  My week in Manila was spent in the Peninsula Hotel - far and away the nicest place I got to stay in during my travels.  Days were spent wandering the ...

... hammering out our itinerary for the night, we set off back onto busy Nathan Road, in search of the Peninsula Hotel. The Peninsula Hotel is one of the hallmarks in luxury accomodation, founded by Jewish businessmen quickly establishing itself as a Hong ...

... Philippines from KL. But the two Malaysian guys we were with up in Inle told us it was monsoon at this time for eastern peninsula Malaysia. We needed another plan. I remembered that we still had a ticket to fly from Phnom Penh to KL the day before ...

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... . We were very happy to hear of this good news. After a short drive through wet, dark streets we arrived at the Waterfront Peninsula Hotel to be met by David Baker and Ed Macaraeg. Ed is our pastor on Mindanao. Dave and I worked and roomed together ...

... surf cause it was a better beginner spot, I wanted to fulfill my dream of renting a surfboard and riding around the southern peninsula and surfing all the different breaks like the pros.  And that's exactly what I did... even though I'm not nearly ...

... ;Only one from France, which is surprising since we spent nearly 2 weeks in French Polynesia.  World travelers June (from the Peninsula) & her friend Joe (from CA) are really nice folks that I hope you locals will meet when I return. ...

... Java are renowned in Asia as the best places to surf on the continent. Several international competitions are held on the famous G-Land peninsula on the south-east coast of Java. The beach in Kuta is beautiful but far to crowded, the surf is crowded too, ...

... for the chicken and that was great. Tender and tasty, how it should be. To my disappointment, we didn't fly over Manila either! Last time, I watched an A330 depart Manila. Hopefully I'll get another chance somewhere else to watch a plane depart from ...