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PHILIPPINES | Mon, 23 Apr 2007 | By fancyfree | Views [877]
Manila, Philippines – 15 to 23 April, 2007 We arrived in Manila from Singapore on Singapore Airlines in late afternoon. We only wish we could fly Singapore Airlines when we return home in a month’s time as their service is outstanding ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
PHILIPPINES | Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By torie | Views [817]
Here's the next installment in my ramblings. I am flicking between keeping a manual journal and this so I am gong to skip a few days sorry. If I have the time or the inclination I will fill you all in on the days in between. Here are some quick highlights ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
PHILIPPINES | Mon, 28 Jan 2008 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [690] | Comments [1]
Wow...what an intense past couple of days! Since we got back from homestay we've been working like crazy to get everything prepared for the festival. Most of our booths that we were in charge of were really work intensive, so we had a lot of cardboard ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
PHILIPPINES | Sat, 21 Jul 2007 | By jmasselink | Views [450]

Hi Folks, we arrived safely in Manila on Thursday and found our way to our home in the Quezon City part of Manila. Manila is most closely related to Chicago in my experience in terms of how sprawling it is (check out the photos), except here the transportation ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
PHILIPPINES | Fri, 25 Mar 2011 | By legally_bald | Views [396]
5 flights, 4 cities, 3 days, 2 people, 1 adventure. How did we do it? Being part of a cutthroat industry that is advertising, the biggest struggle people like us face is the amount of time we can spare for vacations. But thanks to it (advertising), ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011
PHILIPPINES | Mon, 17 Dec 2007 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [320] | Comments [5]
Hello. Whats happening in Oz? I feel so out of the loop...you all have to fill me in too! and CONGRATULATIONS JESS! An OP2 is AWESOME! When do you find out first preferences? And why haven't I heard Michael bragging to me about what he got?! Saturday ... Read more >
Tags: Airports
PHILIPPINES | Tue, 15 Jan 2008 | By tonielle_krisanski | Views [319] | Comments [3]
Komusta ka? (How are you) I'm doing really good. Really tired, but we're now right in the thick of it and getting lots done! Since New Years... We got back from Mindoro on the 4th - it was a rude shock to the system to go back to cold bucket showers ... Read more >
Tags: Work
PHILIPPINES | Sun, 22 Nov 2009 | By missy_carrie_gee | Views [230]
I sprang for the “luxurious” way to travel from El Nido to Sabang. An air-conditioned shuttle van. Mama Leety from the inglorious Bayview Inn made sure that if I was going to book the van, that she would do it for me. And get her cut. So into a crowded, ... Read more >
PHILIPPINES | Tue, 9 Aug 2011 | By cobsilicious | Views [227]

Foreigners I've
met list the same few reasons for heading on over to the Philippines:
amazing beaches; relatively low cost of travel; deliciously sinful and
artery-hardening food; inexpensive liquor; and friendly people who can speak
English. ... Read more >
Tags: #blogyourbackyard
PHILIPPINES | Thu, 17 Dec 2009 | By bear | Views [165]

So far there’s no witchdoctors in sight or people with caved in noses or crumbling faces; although on the ferry we do spot a man with a very flat nose that kind of joins his forehead with no visible bridge. Poor guy- perhaps he’s going to Siquijor ... Read more >