Walking the streets of Manila is an adrenaline rush all within itself.
I carry my wallet.
I've not been robbed. Been trailed a few times.
Don't carry a coffee in one hand, it limits your ability to protect your bag and valuables.
Two young boys were playing chess on the streets outside a little mobile shop attached to a BMX.
Wow, I said, you can play chess and took a few photos.
Then a dog appeared from under the sidecar.
It was a big dog.
It barked.
It barked some more and charged at me.
The fucker.
Rabbies here we come I think, as I put my bag between me and those vicious teeth that were only centimetres away from biting me. I was waiting for the dog to twist and go for my ankle. The last thing I needed was another injury.
The owner of the shop was quick to take control of the situation. She got the dog under control.
I won't be stopping there for a 12 peso coffee. I made an executive decision there and then.
Further down the road on Manilla Bay, a black Labrador on a leash sits quietly next to a back entrance of a big hotel.
'It sniffs for explosives,' says the guard.
It sniffs for explosives. They are serious here in Manila.
I didn't bother asking who would be bringing in explosives to a five-star hotel.
I've been in Asia long enough not to ask such dumb questions.
I carry my wallet.
I've not been robbed. Been trailed a few times.
Don't carry a coffee in one hand, it limits your ability to protect your bag and valuables.
Two young boys were playing chess on the streets outside a little mobile shop attached to a BMX.
Wow, I said, you can play chess and took a few photos.
Then a dog appeared from under the sidecar.
It was a big dog.
It barked.
It barked some more and charged at me.
The fucker.
Rabbies here we come I think, as I put my bag between me and those vicious teeth that were only centimetres away from biting me. I was waiting for the dog to twist and go for my ankle. The last thing I needed was another injury.
The owner of the shop was quick to take control of the situation. She got the dog under control.
I won't be stopping there for a 12 peso coffee. I made an executive decision there and then.
Further down the road on Manilla Bay, a black Labrador on a leash sits quietly next to a back entrance of a big hotel.
'It sniffs for explosives,' says the guard.
It sniffs for explosives. They are serious here in Manila.
I didn't bother asking who would be bringing in explosives to a five-star hotel.
I've been in Asia long enough not to ask such dumb questions.
