Common Sights, Sounds and Oddities of Manila & the Philippines - Manila

World › Asia › Philippines › Manila › Manila Travel Tips

Common Sights, Sounds and Oddities of Manila & the Philippines

based on 1 review

Common Sights, Sounds and Oddities of Manila & the Philippines Reviews

internet…
2 reviews

The Manila SkyLine from Makati City Shangri-la hotel Apr 18, 2008

I stay at the Shang most of the time because they know me and I love the service.. It is located in down town Makati City.. The skyline from the Penthouse is breath taking... Manila is what it is - a 3rd world country with 80 million people spanning across hundreds of islands. My concern is growing with the intense amount of muslim radical population growing in the southern islands and coming up towards manila from Malaysia. I just went to Cebu to dive and was very much scared for my life on more then one occasion. REMEMBER this is a very poor country and a lot of crime including kidnapping. Manila / Makati I feel are safe if you are alone just stay in the hotels at night.

Makati City, Manila from the Sha…

2 comments

2 smiles

jaeWALK says:

hey only kidnap you if you go into their territory... other than that, its safe. the muslims who settle in manila... well they only sell pirated DVDs.

youll miss out on the great manila nightlife if you just stay in your hotel at night.

Posted on: Jul 25, 2008

aacalizo says:

You wrote:

"Manila is what it is - a 3rd world country with 80 million people spanning across hundreds of islands"

Maybe you mean "the Philippines is what it is...."?

Posted on: Jul 21, 2008

Create a free TravBuddy account or login to leave comments, meet travelers, and share experiences with the TravBuddy travel community.