Greater Manila Adventures
After barely a week at home in Sorsogon , I headed to Manila at the end of March where I had work engagement for a couple of weeks. Nikki joined me, since it's always nice to have some time in Manila to eat all the food you can't get out in the provinces and see our friends living there- especially when work is footing the bill for the hotel. Most of my time in Manila was spent in work meetings, or being caught in traffic on the way to or from work meetings. However, I had two weekends while I was there, which meant opportunities to meet up with Manila-based birders and see the birding sites of the greater Manila area. Despite the fact that I've been in the Philippines a cumulative four years or so at this point, I've managed to never have lived in the largest city (some would say the only proper city) in the country. This is mostly a good thing as Manila is, by and large, a nightmare of a city and I think my enjoyment of the Philippines is significantly increased by ...