(The following pages were recreated from notes that I took while I am/was on the trip.) Pictures Text This was my second trip to The Philippines ("P.I."). During the week, I stayed at the "Discovery Suites Hotel" in Pasig City. (The city is located south of Manila and halfway between Makati City and Quezon City.) It is a very nice hotel, located within walking distance of many malls, restaurants, bars, etc. I highly recommend staying there if you're in the area. Here are some of the highlights of the trip -- 1 Even though I had only made the plans for the trip two days beforehand, my friend picked me up at the airport. How's that for hospitality? 2 I stayed at the "Discovery Suites Hotel ". 3 We went to a salon to get haircuts. They included a lot more than just that! 4 One morning, my friend and I played golf. " You should have seen the service that we received! It almost made me feel guilty. 5 After golf, we REALLY got the relaxation treatment. More details are on the "Text" page. 6 I bought several items would have cost much more expensive in Japan. 7 I had dinner and then went dancing one night at a local Filipino restaurant. 8 When I went to the airport to return to Japan, there were around 1,000 people waiting to leave. Some things of note -- There were many American sports utility vehicles around. From personal experience, I believe that the warnings provided by The United States government are unnecessary. If you're interested in hearing why, please refer to the "Text" section for more details. National/International Crisis Strangely, whenever I travel to a country in either Asia or the South Pacific, a national or international crisis occurs. During this trip, the crisis was national. The Philippines ("P.I."government, with the help of the United States military, was fighting the 3 Muslim-oriented terrorist groups -- Abu Sayef, NPA, and MILF. Even though the fighting was occuring in remote southern islands in P.I., the United States had a travel advisory to its citizens to not travel to P.I. of Page Return to Picture Page. Return
This was my second trip to The Philippines ("P.I."). During the week, I stayed at the "Discovery Suites Hotel" in Pasig City. (The city is located south of Manila and halfway between Makati City and Quezon City.) It is a very nice hotel, located within walking distance of many malls, restaurants, bars, etc. I highly recommend staying there if you're in the area. Here are some of the highlights of the trip -- 1 Even though I had only made the plans for the trip two days beforehand, my friend picked me up at the airport. How's that for hospitality? 2 I stayed at the "Discovery Suites Hotel ". 3 We went to a salon to get haircuts. They included a lot more than just that! 4 One morning, my friend and I played golf. " You should have seen the service that we received! It almost made me feel guilty. 5 After golf, we REALLY got the relaxation treatment. More details are on the "Text" page. 6 I bought several items would have cost much more expensive in Japan. 7 I had dinner and then went dancing one night at a local Filipino restaurant. 8 When I went to the airport to return to Japan, there were around 1,000 people waiting to leave. Some things of note -- There were many American sports utility vehicles around. From personal experience, I believe that the warnings provided by The United States government are unnecessary. If you're interested in hearing why, please refer to the "Text" section for more details. National/International Crisis Strangely, whenever I travel to a country in either Asia or the South Pacific, a national or international crisis occurs. During this trip, the crisis was national. The Philippines ("P.I."government, with the help of the United States military, was fighting the 3 Muslim-oriented terrorist groups -- Abu Sayef, NPA, and MILF. Even though the fighting was occuring in remote southern islands in P.I., the United States had a travel advisory to its citizens to not travel to P.I.
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