Manila - Intramuros and shopping

The next day Doug walked around Intramuros seeing the typical tourist sites. Intramuros, or the ‘Walled City’, is one of the oldest districts of Manila, built around 1571 by the Spaniards – andもっと詳しく
The next day Doug walked around Intramuros seeing the typical tourist sites. Intramuros, or the ‘Walled City’, is one of the oldest districts of Manila, built around 1571 by the Spaniards – andもっと詳しく
We stayed six nights, at this "off the beaten track" resort. On site there is a nice infinity pool, bar, restaurant, palapas, beach, snorkeling equipment and kayaks. We had a quiet, relaxing timeもっと詳しく
We spent a day relaxing, then booked this tour from the Resort. From reading a book left in our room, we have pieced together the story of what seems to be a rather unique place. Jewelmer is a "fullyもっと詳しく
After a good nights sleep and excellent buffet breakfast at the Manila Belmont Hotel which was connected to our arrival terminal, we took a Grab to the quaint old Domestic Terminal 4. We took aもっと詳しく
As our flight for Manila did not leave until 5 pm and Nancy was keen to see “Jewel” the part of the airport that has a huge water funnel/waterfall. This is a 300 store shopping/restaurant complexもっと詳しく
MUSINGS ON SINGAPORE
A must see, unique, technologically advanced and futuristic city! The leader of this country for fifty years seems to have been a “benevolent dictator” to get so many thingsもっと詳しく
After a cool down in our room, we made it to the last of three ethnic areas. Singapore's Little India is easily the most atmospheric and authentically local neighborhood of all those we visited. Had aもっと詳しく
Took the MRT to Bayfront Station for a full day at the Gardens which was one of the highlights of our visit to Singapore. Doug recalls 18 years ago, nothing was in this area but scrub and swamp. It isもっと詳しく
We took the bus across Esplanade bridge and past The Fullerton Hotel and Merlion to the Museum where we cooled off for the afternoon. We recognized many things that are now familiar.
With its mix ofもっと詳しく
Historically one of Singapore’s oldest urban quarters, The word ‘kampong’ means "compound" in Malay, while 'gelam' refers to the long-leaved paperbark tree, commonly found in the area and usedもっと詳しく