Overview
** MANILA, PHILIPPINES **
Read travel tips for Manila from our amazing community of BLACK AND BROWN TRAVELERS that will help you find some of the best places to visit in Manila.Our variety of travel tips will definitely help you plan your next trip. Our tips range from best places to visit in Manila, affordability, nightlife, local food, where to stay and even what it is like Traveling While Black. Lastly, we are working diligently to create a comprehensive city guide for Manila. Stay tuned! But in the meantime, scroll down to read tips below!
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Had a 21 hour layover in Manila and decided to leave the airport! Pro tip, if you’re getting to the airport later, after 11pm, Grab may not be available and there may be a traffic jam! The airport taxis charge insane amounts, 1700+ pisos to Makati, so use the metered taxis. It should be about 200-400 pisos depending on how far you’re going!
My BLACK Experience was initially meh. I got stared at at a local mall a LOT, but not nasty stares, just curious?? I also wasn’t in a touristy area, not to mention I saw no tourists even when I went to the SM Mall of Asia.
However when I went into Manila, I was greeted with a lot of smiles, hellos, good afternoon ma’am, allat! It was a great experience, I even found out Filipino men are interested in me which I did not expect lol! But people were so nice, so many people also speak English so the language barrier shouldn’t scare you if you want to go. Highly recommend for the beautiful views, the kind people, the amazing food, and more (that I didn’t get to experience but will when I go back)!