| TRAVEL |
| SECRET CITY |
| Once, years ago, Intramuros' thick stone walls enclosed a crowded city of cobblestone streets, old colonial houses, churches, monuments and plazas. In the span of a few weeks in 1945 it all vanished. |
| INTRAMUROS IN A DAY |
| You can wander around the Walled City aimlessly. Or you can follow this guide. Your choice. |
| GO DIVE |
| Feel like fleeing the country and its problems? You don't have to go very far to escape. Just travel two and a half hours out of Manila and then jump into the sea. |
| VISIT THE PHILIPPINES |
| While I've criss-crossed the country, it's usually been to cover drought, armed rebels, environmental destruction and lunatic warlords. Still, I've always been struck by the beauty of our islands - many of them like white gems glinting on a blue, sun-dappled ocean. |
| DEBT IN VENICE |
| You can enjoy Venice without feeling shorn and fiscally violated, as long as you accept one fact: there's no getting around high prices in this city. Everybody pays them |