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No time for a vacation?
See Manila’s bustling metropolis. Bask in Puerto Galera’s quaint charm. Ride the waves. Race down the slopes. Visit Times Square. Take a virtual vacation that requires no money, no vacation days, and no planning.
Its the Year of the Reef
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even coral reefs thought to be pristine are facing challenges, researchers said recently as it launched the International Year of the Reef.
A royal retreat
Legend has it that Marco Polo explored Philippine waters in the late 1200s, en route to Persia where he and other envoys were to escort a princess from the court of Kublai Khan.
Local flavor, cool decor
Nostalgia seems inevitable as one steps into the sun-speckled wood and bamboo decks of the ancestral house.
Year of the Rat, symbolic of wealth and prosperity
The first day of the new lunar year falls on February 7, 2008 in the Western calendar.
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