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Farewell Manila

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July 22nd 2010
After five great weeks in Asia (mostly the Philippines),we are headed back home to Chicago in a few hours. I needed a break from packing and thought I'd squeeze in another entry about our further adventures around Manila. We have been using Metro Manila as our home base for exploring the Philippines. The tourism infrastructure in the Philippines is still developing so in order to get to other ... 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