Soggy socks, waterproofs, fast food and...tips for surviving a super-typhoon!
August 16th 2007 Sorry the pictures are of flooding, but we couldn't be bothered to take any others and the reason for the flooding will be explained through the course of this blog! Also we tried taking the camera out of the hotel a couple of times but it almost got ruined as the rain was very very torrential!
So the weather forecasters said that the typhoon would hit Manila on Friday. So we thought that if we
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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 
