Traders Hotel Manila

... I could play poker in Manila and booked a hotel for four nights close by, which just happened to be the number 2 rated hotel in Manila according to the TripAdvisor website, which is usually on the money. My plan was to stay there and see how things went ...

... attraction. We made up for it that night though ditching our backpacker rags to get dressed up for cocktails at the Sky Bar at Traders Hotel.  This awesome bar offers the best evening views of the twin towers from the 33rd floor of the hotel.   ...

... car, etc. At night we could not see a thing but Manila bay was  right across from our hotel. As we arrived at the Traders Hotel, all 5 of us were wide awake. We invited Dan and Roland and the other Rotarians to join us in the lounge for a beer. ...

... heritage site that was first settled and established as a major stop along the Silk Route by mainland Chinese traders from Fujian province. Long before the Spanish conquistadors ever wandered into their local Automobile Association office to purchase ...

... as I expected to see (perhaps they are all off in the countryside looking at Asian rhinos and the Himalayas) and the local traders did their best to make up their profits by horrendous overcharging (feel free to bargain to a quarter of their opening ...

... , biscuits, sotanghon and other goodies. Since it is a tiangge, I took every opportunity to haggle to the max with the Muslim traders just to get the best bargains.   Sup and sip. When it comes to seafood, Zamboanga offers some of most delectable ...

... fish (attested to by all the divers using the 20 sites here in the area).  This is nothing short of sublime. Chinese traders started visiting the Philippines way back in the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) to trade for edible bird’s nest (or nido ...