Jose Rizal – National Hero of The Philippines
Jose Rizal is certainly one of the most popular icon in The Philippines When I was in Manila a few months ago, I went to the Rizal Luneta Park. Well I know, it’s pretty much a “tourist spot” for everyone coming in Manila, but somehow, it’s “MUST SEE” place in order to understand who was Jose Rizal. In the park, you have a full section dedicated to the national hero. One thing that striked me was the scene representing the [...]
Manila – The hidden gem or the pandora box ?
Metropolitan Manila (capital city of The Philippines. ) was once called the gem of Asia, it was without any doubt a long time ago, the country went through different crisis that lead the country to be occupied by Muslim (through the trade), Chinese, Spanish (see my post about Jose Rizal), British, Japanese before to be finally independent in 1946… but their journey through hardship were not over yet as they had to undergo the rebuilding of the country but also [...]
Have a break at Puerto Galera
Puerto Galera is just located a few hours away from Manila ! The Philippines has around 7000 islands, one of them is located near Manila and is a popular spot for filipino from the capital who want to escape the heat, stress and pollution of the capital. This island is called Mindoro (translated : Gold mine ..) and the destination of my journey is Puerto Galera. On the island, there is a lot of possible activities (those can be arranged in [...]
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