It’s easy to see Manila as a city of bumper-to-bumper cars in rush hour and overlook the pockets of charm that it exudes when the monsoon rains come. But look past its urban trappings and the vagaries of weather to experience the city’s character that provides an apt introduction to Filipino culture and heritage, and […]

The capital of the Philippines – Manila – is built on an ancient kingdom that had diplomatic relations with Ming Dynasty (China) until the Spaniards arrived in the 16th century and fortified an existing settlement on the edge of the Pasig River and Manila Bay. This walled city is the modern Intramuros – heavily bombed […]