The village of Batad in the rice terraces

The long and winding road...

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April 15th 2009
Lou: Since Mark last left you in Singapore, we headed briefly to Malaysia before flying to the Philippines. Our jaunt to the Philippines didn't get off to the best of starts as it was a bit of a saga just to get to the airport in Kuala Lumpur. We got on the metro to the station Lonely Planet would have us believe airport buses ran from, only to be informed they didn't run from there any more. So 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