24 hours in Manila
On wheels, Louise Southerden explores a city with a taste for trifle sundaes and a passion for shopping.
A case for the butler
Gary LaPersonne encounters tailored service and royalty on a six-star sailing from Singapore to Hong Kong.
Hot to shop: Manila
It's hot, it's steamy ... just the weather to spend in an airconditioned super-mall that is this shop-mad city's specialty, writes Belinda Jackson.
Asia's surprising shopping capital
It's little known in the West that three of the world's 10 largest malls can be found in the Philippines.
World's best pampering: our galaxy of the spas
Some of the world's best pampering is not so far from home, writes Rachael Oakes-Ash.
Fireworks to fiery curries
The Philippines leads in celebrations of the season, writes David Wilson.
Cruising with the lost boys
A secret lagoon is one of the jewels Ellie Fazan has discovered in the Palawan islands.
Asia's wildest festivals: a feast of the East
Nowhere celebrates like Asia. From the Philippines to Japan, David Wilson finds a festival for everyone.
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Made up of 7000 islands, this Southeast Asian jewel is the one to watch. Why? Its beaches rival its neighbours, without the tourist hordes; the backdrop for any scene is a volcano, smouldering ominously; dazzling green rice terraces are carved out of incandescent valleys; its plucky and embracing people; its tiny, bug-eyed tarsiers that cling to trees like limpets; and the beautiful bumpy landscapes of Bohol.
