American family visiting Manila, Philippines for the first time

Our family arrived in Manila late last night—and after a travel day of uncertainty that was caused by a powerful typhoon sweeping through the northern Philippines the previous evening. We weren’t sure we were going to make it into town at all, but now that we’re here, we’re ready to explore the city’s sites and bites. Today, we’re trying to fit in way too many stops, including but not limited to, checking out the Manila baywalk and beach, visiting the largest mall in Asia, exploring the top street food of the oldest chinatown in the world, and eating the cheapest Michelin-starred meal on the planet.

Contents:

0:00 Intro
0:30 Traveling from Singapore to Manila
3:35 Checking into Conrad Manila
4:31 First wakeup in Manila
5:22 Heading to Manila’s Chinatown
6:35 Fried chicken at Sincerity
8:34 New Po Heng Lumpia House
9:54 Ho-Land Hopia
11:09 Dong Bei Dumpling
12:26 Yo!Madi Yogurt Shakes
13:30 Cooling off in the pool
11:53 SM Mall of Asia carnival
15:34 World’s cheapest Michelin-starred meal
18:30 Conrad Suite Tour
20:09 Brooklyn’s Outtakes

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