On the roof of the bus

Palawan

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June 5th 2004
Well, the story so far is that after a few days in Manila getting money and visa extentions sorted we flew straight over to El Nido in northern Palawan. Manila was as rough as I'd imagined..our day involved getting to immigration and all the hours that took but the weird thing was that it was in one of the better parts of town but that the building around it were heaps of rubble w ... read more

Asia » Philippines

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more