Philippines - Day 7

Travel day.  45 minutes to 1 hour boat ride.  90 van ride.  55 minute flight.  Now for the fine details:

   - It rained most of the day. Luckily not bad enough to cause problems for the motorized outrigger we took back to the mainland.
   - El Nido airport, though cute in its own unique way, is not high tech.  Security consists of a few security people physically going through everyone's luggage.  There aren't any scanners.  Surprisingly, they don't check the passengers.
   - While the rain didn't affect the outrigger, it did cause problems at Manila airport.  Our plane was an hour late.
   - I do not recommend driving in Manila.  Definitely get a driver.

Intramuros

Philippines - Day 1

SFO to Taipei, approximately 13 hours.  Taipei to Manila, approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.  Not bad really considering I slept most of the way.  I didn't even watch an in-flight movie.  BTW, for those of you who have ATT Uverse with the app. It does work in Taipei airport.

Immigration in Manila is relatively quick.  I still had to wait for my luggage, but I wasn't in any rush to be anywhere.

The hotel I was staying at, the Bayleaf Intramuros, provided transportation.  I was only staying here one night.  I wanted to see a little bit of Manila before continuing on to my final Philippines destination, El Nido resorts, Apulit island.

The Bayleaf is very nice and conveniently located to a lot of stuff.  It is in the Intramuros.  There is a lot to see a many places to eat, all within easy walking distance.  I did manage to see quite a bit.