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Originally Posted by dmtime71  That's is simple ridiculous. Bangkok is internationally reknowed destination.
Manila? A layover destination. Period. |
Maybe, but this trip is going to the Philippines, so one could argue also, that is it more obvious to see the capital of this country rather than the capital of another country.
What I would do in their situation is to concentrate the whole vacation around Visayas, since this is their prime destination. 2 weeks is allready a bit short for making a proper roundtrip in Visayas, and adding in any other destinations at all just enhances the lack of time. One should remember, that this is vacation....
Luzon, Mindoro and possibly Palawan could then be the destination for another trip and Thailand for yet another. Obviously, you have not seen the nothern part of the Philippines by spending just one day and night in Manila, and you have not seen Thailand just by spending two days in its capital either. If they like to spend time in a city, the obvious choice for this vacation would be Cebu, neither Manila nor Bangkok, since Cebu is the "capital" of Visayas.
As a side remark, this time of year (early may) is the absolute hottest in the nothern parts of Thailand as well as the Philippines and temperatures can easily exceed 35 C in Manila and particularly in Bangkok. In Visayas temperatures rarely go above 32 C even in the hottest part of "summer", so with regards to climate, this is definitly a more comfortable place to stay this time of year. Both Manila and Bangkok are best visited in the cool season (december-march) or, if you don`t mind some heavy downpours, in the wet season (june-november).
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