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Published: January 17th 2007
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As a result of the timing, a national Korean holiday known as Chusuk (similar to Thanksgiving) happened to fall on the weekdays, meaning I had the whole week off! My friend Jenny and I planned a trip to Boracay to take advantage of this rare holiday.
MANILA
We arrived in Manila on Sunday afternoon and rode a company taxi into the main city. FYI for future travelers en route to Manila, metered ta...
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mikel
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good to hear you had a great time in boracay. FYI, jeepneys are actually manufactured like that in the philippines, although the original concept evolved from the wartime american-made jeeps. also, there are many restaurant choices in manila. but this being your first trip and without the recommendations on where to go for eats, you didn't find them! too bad... also, filipinos speak english as it is thought in schools, patterned after the US educational system; the country was a colony of the US for 3Osome yrs. so people, speak english albeit some more than others..not because tagalog has limited vocabulary!!!!