today, I went on this walking tour, recommended by lonely planet, and it was incredible! really. his name is carlos and I think he is an incredibly brilliant storyteller, smart, ingenious, funny, informative, critical and completely entertaining! I believe anyone who comes to Manila has to check out one, if not more of his tours.
He just has this remarkable wealth of knowledge about Philippine history that he tells and in a way that I absolutely appreciate. He is critical about the different people in power, multi-cultural influences, economics and so forth. He clearly and fantastically explains these multi-layered histories and how it links to why the Philippines (focusing particularly on Manila) is in the crisis it currently is. Totally up my ally! It left me absolutely inspired and filled to the brim with ideas.
his mission is to be "A man who is trying to change the way you look at Manila - one step at a time. " amazing. . .
http://celdrantours.blogspot.com/
