Freeway Scurry, Airport Hurry There were a few hours left to kill in Manila, so we decided to leave the walls of our hotel and then the walls of Intramuros to head out into part of the city. We had to dodge many tricycle drivers who wanted to offer us the same cycle tour we already had, but they didn't seem to understand when we said we had done it. First we went to Rizal park, there are a lot of things named ‘Rizal’ across the places we have I visited. Jo...

Filipino Triangulation Complete Another day of travelling, we lazed around in the morning and headed to the airport at 11. Being 5 minutes away from a little airport is great – it means you really don't have to leave that early. Plane number 5 took us back to were started in Manila, the map of the last few weeks now looks like a triangle. Back in the queue for the airport taxi (looked like it would be another hour wait to get in one, there is no efficiency ...

Welcome to the USA Filipino facts; Made up of over 7,000 islands Under Spanish rule/occupancy from 1521-1928 Local currency: Philippine Peso (about 66 peso to £1) National transport; Jeepneys (converted jeeps from world war 2, with an extended body to seat passengers) Manila is home to around 20 million people, the area is vast so there's only really a chance to see a small piece of it. We have been staying in Intramuros - a walled city that used to be th...

More Pun in the Philippines So we are back on the road again for some more flash-packing adventures. As some of you enjoyed my temple count on the last trip, I thought I should aim for something similar this time around. Although maybe counting individual rice grains is something I can't really commit to! I've spent the last few years trying to justify excessive air fares to fly on a A380. This time I finally got away with it and we took the beast on route to D...