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FIRST OF ALL, Manila is rated by Yahoo Travel forum people as being higher than Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, and being at par or even better than Hong Kong, Tokyo, or Seoul in modernity, amenities, and shopping. It is also known as the ONLY Latin-Asian city in the world so much so that lots of foreign travelers say that Manila is more like Mexico City than Asia which is true enough. And another fact Manila is NOT the Philippines. white house virtual tour The farther white house virtual tour you go away from the capital (which is the 6th largest metropolis in the world), the more Pacific Islander and Asian the people become.
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SHOPPING is the best in Asia. Professional shoppers have said that in the entire Asian continent, the Philippines has the most European and American shops, even beating Hong Kong, Bangkok, Seoul, and others.
ALL GUIDEBOOKS testify to the fact that in Manila, every cuisine is represented, be it Italian to Thai, and from Chinese to Iranian. Local restraurants that are cheap include Aristocrat (Roxas Boulevard) , Barrio Fiesta (United white house virtual tour Nations white house virtual tour Avenue), and Kamayan (Timog Avenue; Megamall). Local fastfoods include Jollibee (Filipino style McDonalds), Greenwich Pizza (Filipino style Pizzeria), Chowking (Filipino style Chinese restaurant). Western fastfoods, such as McDonalds, Burger white house virtual tour King, Wendy s, Shakeys, Pizza Hut, Baskin Robbins, Dairy Queen, Carl s Jr., and a whole plethora of other fastfoods have also made inroads to Philippine eating scene and have been taken whoelheartedly as part of local everyday life. Special local-brand Italian restaurants include Cibo and Yellow Cab, which are cheap but popular among teens and yuppies.
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Rockwell white house virtual tour PowerPlant- touted as the address of Fashionable Asia. Frequented by expatriates and rich Filipino Eurasians and Filipino Amerasians, as well as Chinese. Located in Makati City, 8 km southeast of Manila.
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Tagaytay Highlands private club that has the feel, atmosphere, and look of Switzerland. 69 km south of Manila. It is part of Tagaytay City, which is itself a tourist scenery because white house virtual tour of the nearby Taal Volcano and the cool climate.
Angeles site of former Air Base of the Americans, resulting to many of the people here being part Amerasian. 50 km north of Manila. Not really interesting in itself, except that it is the gateway to Mount Pinatubo, a tourist attraction.
Olongapo/Subic site of former Naval Base of Americans, lots of Amerasians too. 89 km northeast of Manila. Has a lot of Duty Free shops, white house virtual tour and looks like a typical American white house virtual tour city, which its large highways, boulevards, and the faces of the local Amerasian people. It reputedly has the world s longest white house virtual tour single runway.
In sum, Manila, as every traveler should say, should be the first point of entry by every Westerner to Asia, because white house virtual tour cultural shock is not common, due to the Philippines having imbibed much of their culture from the Spanish and the Americans example, white house virtual tour Filipino temperament is derived exclusively from the Spanish, Filipino music is a distinct fusion of Pacific, Spanish, and American cultures, and Filipino food is a hodgepodge white house virtual tour of Spanish, Chinese, and Pacific cuisines.
Filipino culture is considered by most culturalists as part of The West . Bloodlines are also distinct from the rest of Asia, since most Filipinos, aside from being Pacific Islander and some Chinese, also have Mexican, Spanish, Arab, and Polynesian lineage.
okay if you re a historical buff, you should check out Fort Santiago white house virtual tour in Intramuros (walled city), or Rizal Park (the site where the Filipino National Hero was shot dead). You can also visit the National Museum, it s nearby Rizal Park. The people are friendly, you can meet one almost anywhere, although it must be noted that petty crimes do happen, so stay cautious. The local bar scene is a good place as any to start. You should check out Libis, The Fort, and Ermita for that matter. We got a lot of hotels overlooking Manila Bay, the perfect spot for watching the sunset, its famous for it. We got jeepneys, taxis, white house virtual tour buses, and even tricycles/pedicabs, and the occassional horse-drawn carriages white house virtual tour locally known as Kalesa (you can often find them waiting around Binondo white house virtual tour area, the local Chinatown). For food, local restaurants that you d probably want to check out: Cabalen (buffet style), Kamayan (buffet style), Aristocrat (ala carte), Bacolod Chicken Inasal (ala carte, you should white house virtual tour try their Native Hot Choco, yum city), Jollibee (local fastfood) Actually, there s plenty of places to eat, but you should also try the street food, they re very good (recalls having Kwek-Kwek fried quail eggs dipped in sweet or vinegar mix sauces). As for shopping, the places to hit would be Ayala Glorietta and Greenbelt in Makati, Rockwell, SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, The Podium, RDS Galleria, Alabang Town Center, Trinoma (opening tom), SM North Edsa The Block, Citywalk Libis well, we got plenty of shopping malls that you can explore. Hope that help there s way a lot to do if you re ready to experience plenty Good luck to you ^^ References :
FIRST OF ALL, Manila is rated by Yahoo Travel forum people as being higher than Bangkok, white house virtual tour Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, and being at par or even better than Hong Kong, Tokyo, or Seoul in modernity, amenities, and shopping. It is also known as the ONLY Latin-Asian city in the world so much so that lots of foreign travelers say that Manila is more like Mexico City than Asia which is true enough. And another fact Manila is NOT the Philippines. The farther you go away from the capital (which white house virtual tour is the 6th largest metropolis in the world), white house virtual tour the more Pacific Islander and Asian the people become.
The Philippines white house virtual tour is the 14th largest country in the world in terms of population, so you won t have difficulty meeting people. The Philippines is the third most diverse country in the world, having the indigenous Filipinos, Spanish, Americans, Chinese, Indians, Pakistanis, Arabs, white house virtual tour Indonesians, white house virtual tour Eurasians, Amerasians, and any other nationality you care to imagine.
SHOPPING is the best in Asia. Professional shoppers have said that in the entire Asian continent, the Philippines has the most European and American shops, even beating Hong Kong, Bangkok, Seoul, and others.
ALL GUIDEBOOKS testify to the fact that in Manila, every cuisine is represented, be it Italian to Thai, and from Chinese to Iranian. Local restraurants that are cheap include Aristocrat (Roxas white house virtual tour Boulevard) , Barrio Fiesta (United Nations Avenue), and Kamayan (Timog Avenue; Megamall). Local fastfoods include Jollibee (Filipino style McDonalds), Greenwich Pizza (Filipino style Pizzeria), Chowking (Filipino white house virtual tour style Chinese restaurant). Western fastfoods, such as McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy s, Shakeys, Pizza Hut, Baskin Robbins, Dairy Queen, Carl s Jr., and a whole plethora of other fastfoods have also made inroads to Philippine eating scene and have been taken whoelheartedly as part of local everyday life. Special local-brand Italian restaurants white house virtual tour include Cibo and Yellow Cab, which are cheap but popular among teens and yuppies.
Aside from Eastwood, hip bar places include Metrowalk (Meralco white house virtual tour Avenue near Eastwood), Tomas Morato white house virtual tour Avenue, white house virtual tour Makati Avenue (from Jupiter Street to RIzal Street), Fort Bonifacio and Greenbelt (both are mentioned below). Malate, as well as Quezon Avenue is not anymore the decent type of tourist bars and clubs, as it has become more of a hooker s place.
Makati white house virtual tour Central Business District entrepot of Americans and Europeans (The Philippines has Asia s largest American and Amerasian population). Located in the Makati CBD are the Glorietta and Greenbelt (frequented by top-caliber Filipino actors, actresses, and models, who are mostly Eurasian or Amerasian anyway). Mainstay of expats and yuppies white house virtual tour alike. A posh place.
Rockwell PowerPlant- touted as the address of Fashionable Asia. Frequented by expatriates white house virtual tour and rich Filipino Eurasians and Filipino Amerasians, as well as Chinese. Located in Makati City, 8 km southeast of Manila.
Manila has lots of transportation options, like Taxis, white house virtual tour light rail transits, white house virtual tour buses, and jeepneys. white house virtual tour Hotels also offer services for transport this is the best way to get around the Metro. Nevertheless, you want a cheap transport option, better print out a map from Wikipedia, like the Manila Rail Transit Map, and study it. Most of the above places white house virtual tour I recommended are easily accessible from the transit stations.
Tagaytay Highlands private club that has the feel, atmosphere, and look of Switzerland. 69 km south of Manila. It is part of Tagaytay City, which is itself a tourist scenery because of the nearby