I am off for a mini-break this weekend to recover from the stress of the past week and to steer clear of any Harry Potter spoilers I might come across online. I plan to swim, maybe a get a massage, and indulge in glorious buffet food. Hopefully, by the time I come home, my cousin would have finished her copy of HP7 and I’d finish it before I go online to work.

In the meantime, feast your eyes on these gorgeous photos of Manila in the 60’s. Taken American photographer Harrison Forman, the set is part of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Cities Around the World collection.

Ciao!

Anybody who comment about HP7 spoilers will be shot.

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Photo credit: Hugo Maes via Forbestraveler.com

I was actually prepared to be disappointed if Manila didn’t get a mention
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5 Island Nations You’ve Never Heard Of

Nothing says “escape” quite like an island in the middle of a vast ocean. Below are five island paradises you’ve probably never heard of, and whose inhabitants probably prefer it that way. With a little ingenuity you can find these places. But once you do, keep it to yourself.

Source: Fodor.com

Do I get a prize if I know 2 out of five? I know about Niue; I would be crazy not to! My host, as well as my former domain, fork.nu is using Niue’s Internet country code. What a way to know about an island nation, right?

I know about Dominica from Globe Trekker/Pilot Guides Eastern Caribbean episode with Justine Shapiro. That and I’m maintaining this Caribbean travel blog.
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As you may have surmised, I am terribly uninspired lately. Blame it on PMS, cabin fever or depression over my perpetually empty bank account, this month has so far been terrible.

In an attempt to cheer myself up, I’ve started reading up on places I want to visit from now until 2009. Hey, it’s never too early to plan, right?

I’m limiting it to two years because I want to make this list as realistic as possible. I don’t want just write down a place even though deep down I know it’s not possible. Then again, it wouldn’t hurt to dream

And so, the 10 places I want to go to in the next 2 years:
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Anybody want to go anywhere on the above date? I’m starting to go crazy. Damn cabin fever.

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