Manila is the capital city of The Philippines – a country made up of over 7000 islands situated between the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
The Philippines are 13 hours ahead of us - when we fly there it will be over 20 hours of flying (not counting layovers in Los Angeles and Taipei!)
Some of the closest countries to the Philippines are Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The average high temperature in October is 88 degrees with relative humidity around 80% -- in other words, Hot and Humid!!
Learn More: Philippines (World Factbook)
