Photos from Crimson Resort & Spa, Mactan (Cebu) Between arriving back in Manila from our UK trip and the baby arriving in February, we had a long period of potentially being ‘stuck’ in Manila. December seemed the perfect time to get some weekend breaks in before it would be a bit more difficult to travel …
I was so enraged by the refund fiasco that I wrote an email to their customer service department. Even though this was on a Sunday, they responded almost straight away. The upshot – I managed to take my tickets back to a ticket outlet within walking distance of our flat and they electronically refunded me …
I did get my refund, without travelling to Araneta! Read More »
Maybe we are a little spoiled living in the UK – with the mostly flexible refund policies on bought goods. Or maybe it’s just a more customer-focused economy. The policies here in the Philippines don’t seem to be so flexible. Or customer friendly. In normal situations, you’d probably be a little ticked off if you …
Manila doesn’t have a huge number of tourist attractions. One of the most famous, if not the most famous, is Intramuros. It is a citadel built by the Spanish in the late 16th Century, to protect the city from foreign invasions. It was badly damaged during the Second World War, but restoration work began in …
An annual event in Manila is the St Andrews ball, organised by the Manila St Andrews Society. Ostensibly it’s to celebrate St Andrews Day (30 November), but really I think it’s just an excuse for a good knees up. And a good knees up it was. The ball was held at the Manila Polo Club. …
Haggis, kilts, ceilidh dancing & free flowing whisky… and we’re still in Manila! Read More »
We were lucky enough to have some visitors for the first 2 weeks in September – my parents, Jill & Peter, and my sister, Sarah. It wouldn’t be a fair representation of the Philippines if all we’d shown them was Manila. We debated, at length, where else we should go in the Philippines. The main …
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post related to ‘Things to do in Makati’. I haven’t been doing much drinking recently, but I haven’t been staying away from the pubs altogether. Drinking establishments in Makati come in many guises. There is Burgos Street, the main artery through the red light district. I have …
This is not something I wanted to take a photo of. A few weeks ago, I went to take some sunflower seeds out of the plastic container (a recycled peanut butter jar) they were stored in, but noticed some movement inside the jar. I had a vague recollection of my mum talking about weevils when …
Even though I almost always have my phone with me, which has a camera, I am still not in the habit of using it to take pictures. So this will be another blog post without a photo. Google ‘Manila MRT rush hour’ to get a feel for what it’s like! A few weeks ago we …
Well, and eat it. Friday night = treat night. If I’m lucky. I was lucky – we headed to a Gelato stand in Greenbelt 3 which a huge selection of flavours. I went for Amaretto. In a cone. The ice-cream lady scooped up a nice big ball of ice cream, placed it on the cone. …
