Wow. Manila is awesome. So I go out on Friday, and get in around 8am. Basically, went out with friends of the Filipino's I was staying with and some other westerners. Manila has a great night life...Trust me, you don't want details (especially you mum), but I didn't break the law and had an awesome night. So as you can imagine Saturday was a pretty dead day. Quincy dragged me out of bed around mid-day to go get food in some market which was quite good. I just ...

So I've arrived in Manila in the Philippines! Flight was fine...had 3 seats to myself and I just remember sleeping most of the way. To say it was my first flight since I got to Tokyo, it was the worst journey. I had to get: a taxi to the bus stop, a bus to the airport, a plane to Clark, a bus to Manila, and a taxi to Makati and then walk to the flat. Everywhere else I've been on the bus has picked you up outside your guesthouse and dropped you in backpacker cen...