Websites to check out
Your one-stop urban lifestyle guide to the best of Manila: http://www.spot.ph/
Article in The Philippine Star re: popular Filipino TV show on domestic travel and culture: http://www.philstar.com/funfare/article.aspx?articleid=739279&publicationsubcategoryid=70
Travel Time's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/traveltimephilippines
Manila resident describes what she loves about Manila: http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/life/ireport-10-things-I-love-about-manila-356386
Article in The Philippine Star re: popular Filipino TV show on domestic travel and culture: http://www.philstar.com/funfare/article.aspx?articleid=739279&publicationsubcategoryid=70
Travel Time's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/traveltimephilippines
Manila resident describes what she loves about Manila: http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/life/ireport-10-things-I-love-about-manila-356386
CITY OF MAKATI
Shopping and Eating
- Walk to PowerPlant Mall: http://www.powerplantmall.com/
- Take a cab to Glorietta, Greenbelt or Market! Market!: http://www.ayalamalls.com.ph/
- Enjoy the Salcedo Village Farmers' Market (Saturdays, 7am - 2pm, Jaime Velasquez Park, between Leviste and Tordesillas Streets, parking lot across Three Salcedo apartment building)
Singing
- Eat and sing at Red Box Karaoke: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Box-Rock-Dine-Roll/115155188561215?sk=app_4949752878
Sightseeing
- Check out one of the best museums in the country, the Ayala Museum: http://www.ayalamuseum.org/
- Meditate inside Saints Peter and Paul Church built in 1620 (Barangay Poblacion, Makati)
- Visit Sanctuario de Guadalupe, Makati's oldest historical landmark (Bernardino St, Guadalupe Viejo)
Spa
- Pamper yourself at The Spa (at Power Plant Mall, also Greenbelt and Fort Bonifacio): http://www.thespa.com.ph/
PHILIPPINES
Learn about the beautiful islands of the Philippines on the government's tourism page: http://www.wowphilippines.ca/
General overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7nRoE5lq1E&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL341A6800C52980D7
Music video showcasing the Philippines and top Filipino artists including Tony Awards winner Lea Salonga: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fRgS8iHMsw
General overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7nRoE5lq1E&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL341A6800C52980D7
Music video showcasing the Philippines and top Filipino artists including Tony Awards winner Lea Salonga: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fRgS8iHMsw