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Stories about 20th Century History in Manila

Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion

Film Review: Imelda: Power, Myth, Illusion

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

Mention the name Imelda Marcos and, predictably, the first response is...SHOES. Shoes, shoes and more shoes, size 8 1/2. So many, they fill a museum in the town of Marikina, the shoe manufacturing...

Destinations: Manila | Philippines
Topics: People | Performing Arts | 20th Century History
The velvet sky paints itself a thousand breath-taking sunsets that can be seen at the Baywalk. During night fall colorful lights carried by majestic lampposts line up the area. Vehicles bound to or from the airport treat the eyes of their passengers as they speed along Roxas Blvd.

MANILA

Philip Ace Falcon - falcon1 [260]

MANILA is the capital of the Pearl of the Orient Seas. Tracing its history, several occupations such as Spanish, Japanese, and American ruled over the historic city. The battles to win power over...

Destinations: Manila | Philippines
Topics: Culture | Economy | Travel | People | National Parks | 20th Century History | Traditions

Making for the Hills

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632]

I remember exclaiming with awe when I woke up in Simla (or Shimla, as it is often spelled and pronounced) and stepped out of my room to view the landscape, which I had been unable to see on the...

Destinations: Burma | Indonesia | Pakistan | Colombo | Manila | India | Sri Lanka | Shimla | Yangon | Islamabad | Philippines | Jakarta
Topics: 20th Century History | Architecture
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