Philippines Travel Pack
by Nigel HicksEdition: 2nd
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2005-10-01
Publisher(s): Globetrotter
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Summary
The handy pocket-size guide is packed with useful information, tips and recommendations, accompanied by colour photographs, charts and maps for the first-time traveller who wants to experience the major highlights that the Philippines has to offer. This travel book surpasses other guides in that it incorporates essential information in an easy-to-carry and easy-to-read format that is attractive and useful at the same time. It provides a visitor with an invaluable introduction to the Philippines by concisely highlighting the country's 'must see' areas in a practical and user-friendly format, thus encouraging the tourist to make the most of his/her available time. All the essential information you need to get around an unfamiliar country is compacted into useful and practical 'At-a-Glance' sections at the end of each chapter. The fold-out map of the Philippines is ideal for tourists and visitors. In addition to the main map of the Philippines, it features 7 detailed area maps and 6 town plans.
Author Biography
Nigel Hicks trained as a biologist in England. Having traveled extensively in Asia, he then spent eleven years as an editor in Kyoto and Hong Kong before taking up his current career as a freelance photographer and writer. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and publications around the world. He has traveled extensively throughout the Philippines and is author and photographer of New Holland's National Parks of the Philippines and This is the Philippines.
Table of Contents
| Introducing the Philippines | p. 5 |
| The Land | p. 6 |
| History in Brief | p. 12 |
| Government and Economy | p. 21 |
| The People | p. 24 |
| Metro Manila | p. 31 |
| North of the Pasig River | p. 32 |
| South of the River | p. 34 |
| Makati | p. 38 |
| Shopping and Entertainment | p. 38 |
| Corregidor Island | p. 39 |
| Northern Luzon and Batanes Islands | p. 43 |
| Bataan and Zambales | p. 44 |
| Central West Coast | p. 48 |
| The Northwest | p. 50 |
| Cordillera Central | p. 51 |
| Batanes Islands | p. 55 |
| Southern Luzon and Mindoro | p. 59 |
| Calabarzon | p. 60 |
| Mindoro | p. 64 |
| The Far South | p. 66 |
| Western Visayas | p. 71 |
| Boracay | p. 72 |
| Panay | p. 74 |
| Negros | p. 76 |
| Eastern Visayas | p. 83 |
| Cebu | p. 84 |
| Bohol | p. 88 |
| Samar and Leyte | p. 92 |
| Mindanao and Sulu | p. 97 |
| Northern Mindanao | p. 98 |
| Southern Mindanao | p. 101 |
| The Southwest and Sulu | p. 104 |
| Palawan | p. 109 |
| Central Palawan | p. 110 |
| Tubbataha Reef | p. 113 |
| Northern Palawan | p. 114 |
| Calamian Islands | p. 117 |
| Travel Tips | p. 122 |
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