Filipina Soul

This weekend I’m all about “Manila, oh Manila“… and scouring the internet Flickr has brought me a lot of treasured finds. One of those are photos of Malacañang Palace.
Malacañang is the official residence of the President of the Philippines, as well as the executive branch of government. It’s the White House of the Philippines, if you care to compare.
But the palace is not just two wings to a building, rather it’s a complex of several buildings altogether.
I’ve never been inside the Palace so I was intrigued that some lucky Pinoys got to enter and tour it …read more

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Have I told you I love Flickr? Well, I do, since I’ve been meeting engaging photo-enthusiasts that side of the Pacific. (By that, I mean Philippines). They have generously shared their photos of their travels across the Philippines such as in the Tubbataha Reef, the Malacanang Palace of the North, Paoay Church, Ilocos Norte sand dunes, Intramuros and many others.
Just last night I emailed one cool guy who let me use his photos, with proper permission, and then pointed me to one great resource for travel!  OLD MANILA WALKS! Yes, I did use “walk” and “Manila” in one sentence. …read more

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