Corregidor Island
Our first adventure after arriving in Manila was to Corregidor, a tadpole shaped island about an hour from Manila by boat. The island is placed at the mouth of Manila Bay, making it a strategic military strong hold that’s been conquered and controlled by the Filipinos, Spanish, US and Japanese over the years. The island […]
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Our stay at the historic Manila Hotel
The first hotel we stayed at in the Philippines was the Manila Hotel. It’s a five star hotel built right along the bay. Lots of famous people have stayed there (including President John F. Kennedy and The Beatles) and it’s the site of many national political events. We got fresh mango juice as complimentary welcome drinks. […]
Getting around in the Philippines
One of the most exciting and challenging parts of our trip was figuring out how to get around. We tried so many different types of transportation we thought we’d devote a post it: Jeepney Jeepneys were originally introduced into the country after a bunch of US military jeeps were left behind after WWII. […]
Filipino adventure!~
We finally took our much-anticipated trip to the Philippines. We stayed at the nicest hotels we’ve ever been to as well as the worst hotels we’ve ever been to. We had some amazing food and met up with awesome people. We saw the world’s smallest primate (they’re monkeys about two inches tall!). We saw an […]