

Manila, Philippines
Manila, June 7
We left Sydney three days ahead of schedule and flew to Manila, with our final destination being the remote island paradise of Boracay. We walked out of Manila's International Airport and stepped into the hot, moist smell of Manila. I was instantly reminded of the time when I first stepped out of the airport in Singapore five years earlier, coincidentally also in the month of June.
There is a certain smell and air about Southest Asia. I can't qui...