The Philippines

Mabuhay, Manila

Mabuhay, Manila

Mabuhay - welcome, hello, good day in Filipino.

Manila is an amazing jungle of choked roads, high rises and shanty shacks. This is the second time I’m doing author presentations at an international school here. A school driver was waiting for me at the airport and took me straight to the same hotel, Vivére, where I stayed the previous year. On the 31st floor is a restaurant and a roof top pool.