Manila Philippines

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Might be over in Manila for a week. Yes *sigh* just a week. What can one do if they have a few free hours to spare?
 
Alex

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Apparently don't drive. It's one of those places where there are literally no traffic rules. Huge intersections with no traffic signs or lights. Just a complete free-for-all. I have a friend who just got back from there last week. He said it took four hours to drive 10 miles.
 
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Should I test their sense of humour and wear this?
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Soygen

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I spent a few weeks in the Philippines last summer(though only a couple days in Manila) and as Alex said, the traffic is a real experience. As for shit to do, we really only hung out in the Resorts World casinos/bars while in Manila and spent the majority of our trip in Cagayan de Oro and its surrounding areas, which has a ton of cool water falls, springs, islands, zip lines, etc.
 
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Alex_sl said:
Apparently don't drive. It's one of those places where there are literally no traffic rules. Huge intersections with no traffic signs or lights. Just a complete free-for-all. I have a friend who just got back from there last week. He said it took four hours to drive 10 miles.
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This is correct. I did it and would not recommend.

You can visit some the megamall they have just for the ridiculous size.

SM Megamall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rizal Park
Bunch of different churches and stuff if your into the architecture aspect e.g. Intramuros
Have a halo-halo
Ocean Park
 
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You should start an internet company and then treasure hunt for Nazi gold.
 
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Soygen_sl said:
I spent a few weeks in the Philippines last summer(though only a couple days in Manila) and as Alex said, the traffic is a real experience. As for shit to do, we really only hung out in the Resorts World casinos/bars while in Manila and spent the majority of our trip in Cagayan de Oro and its surrounding areas, which has a ton of cool water falls, springs, islands, zip lines, etc.
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Man I love me some zip lining, but I'm always afraid to do it on vacations outside of the US because I always feel like they don't have property safety protocol in place and I am going to die.
 
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We did "the longest dual zipline in Asia" there and it was fucking awesome. Then I did one of the single ones and as I'm flying by, my foot hit the very top of a tree and the rest of that ride was scary as shit. Maybe at 6', all those short Filipinos didn't account for my feet!
 
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I've read JUUUUST enough of Cryptonomicon to understand the reference =^.^=

I should finish it on the plane. For reals
 
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You'll enjoy it! Pinoy people are great - spent a few months in boracay, bantayan, malapascua and Palawan and loved it.
 
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I told my mom I'm headed to Philippines and she got all worried. Told me to watch out around the ocean in case there's a tsunami.

My mom miiiiiiight just be a crazy person.
 
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