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5.  Banaue Rice Terraces, Baguio City  Boracay Island’s beaches  Rizal Park, Manila  Iglesia Ni Cristo, Quezon City  Intramuros, Manila  Intramuros Fountain  Intramuros Gate  Manila Cathedral

6. The Banaue Rice Terraces is also known as the Eighth Wonder of the World

7. Boracay beaches were once voted as the best tropical beaches in the world

8. Rizal Park in Manila is a resting place for tourists and is a tribute to Jose Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines.

9. Iglesia Ni Cristo is the largest independent church in Asia.

10.  Manila is a great place to start your vacation. To get to Manila you need to fly from the Washington D.C. Dulles Airport to the Ninoy Aquino Intl. in Manila. The plane will travel 8550 miles. You can go to various sites in the Philippines such as Cebu, Davao, Quezon City, and the Boracay Islands. From the Ninoy Aquino Intl. to the Cebu Intl. in Cebu, the mileage you will cover in a plane is 350 miles. From the Cebu Airport you can go to Davao. You will cover 249 miles and will arrive at the Mati Airport. From Davao to Manila, 599 miles are covered. On the way back to Washington D.C. you will travel 8550 miles. The total mileage you will cover is 18,198 miles.

11.  Hotels:  $ 44,212.20 PHP (Philippine Peso) ; $930 Dollars  Various hotels around Philippines  Peninsula Manila, Waterfront Cebu City Casino, Le Solcil De Boracay, Imperial Palace Suites, and Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao  Transportation:  Flights: $106,998.28 PHP; $2250.70 Dollars  Car: $53,560.00 PHP; $1126.63 Dollars Total:  $204770.48 PHP  $4307.33 Dollars *Restaurants and Souvenirs not included

12.  Tourists are required to take vaccines prior to their trip to the Philippines. Adults and children must take routine vaccines, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, and Japanese encephalitis. Routine vaccines include measles/ mumps/rubella (MMR) and diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT). The rabies shot should also be taken if you will be traveling in rural areas.

13.  Google images: Boracay, Philippines  Google images: Sites to visit in the Philippines  Google images: Rizal Park, Manila  Google images: Iglesia Ni Cristo  http://www.webflyer.com/travel/milemarker/ -Webflyer Mileage Calculator http://www.webflyer.com/travel/milemarker/  http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx -Center for Disease Control http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx  http://www.johnnyjet.com/home.asp -Johnny Jet http://www.johnnyjet.com/home.asp  MSN.com for converting currencies