Such Colourful Birds

Enter Manila

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December 5th 2009
We arrived in the evening at Ninoy Aquino international airport in Manila after a two hour flight from Hong Kong. After a lot of confusion we finally made it to our hostel in Santa Cruz, the Red Carabao. I was very impressed with the place, extremely clean and very pleasant staff. There was also a full kitchen so we went to the supermarket and picked up supplies like oatmeal, fruits, peanut butter ... read more

Asia » Philippines » Manila

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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