Philippines. my home from home. i have a house there in Angono, Rizal. about 10 miles from the city of Manila. one hours drive from the international airport. i also have a plot of land ready for development nearby. we also have some beachfront properties about 200 miles away in Quezon province. my wife and i were there in February this year and now look forward to our return there in a couple of weeks time.
we have a busy time when there, first in Angono, then we travel to Matinik, beside the sea in Quezon. we will attend two parties for the fiesta in Matinik. then i will travel back to Angono, pick up my golf clubs, then travel to Matabungkay in Batangas province for 3 nights R and R down there. my wife will remain in Matinik doing some needed construction on our properties there.
then we meet back in Angono to finish our trip with shopping and charitable duties! its the start of the school year coming up and we buy school clothes and materials for a few kids that we are responsible for. some relatives, some not.
i will spend a day or two in Manila then we will have a send off party in Angono before returning to u.k. that will be the May trip finished and our friends and family there will have to wait until November for our next visit.
i love my time in the Philippines. i am very familiar with Manila and surrounds. i have travelled a little in the Philippines but i plan to travel the whole country in the future. if anyone is planning to visit Manila and needs advice as to where's good, where's not etc etc, then i would hope i could be of assistance. this coming trip i will be walking in Binondo and plan to visit the train station at Tutuban. then across the Pasig River to Intramuros. even in the high temperatures, i love walking in Manila. i would love to find others interested in exploring the depths of Manila.