Culture: Pinto Art Museum

Pinto Art Museum is a lovely, peaceful, relaxing garden and art museum located in Antipolo, Metro Manila. It may just be my favorite place to visit in the Metro Manila area; a quiet and beautiful place to get away from the urban smog and crowds. The museum is incredibly photogenic, and I could probably spend days there just taking photos. I highly recommend giving Pinto Art Museum a visit, even if it feels like it would be a bit out of the way for a day trip. Some people have said…

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Culture: Mall of Asia

Malls are extremely popular in the Philippines, and the trend in the Philippines is to get as many shops into one building to have all your needs in one place, in contrast to American malls where the shops are often spread out across many streets and many parking lots. Mall of Asia, commonly referred to by its abbreviation MOA, is located in Pasay, Metro Manila. MOA is currently the 4th largest mall in the Philippines, and 11th largest mall in the world, and contains over 1,000 shops. Over 200,000 people frequent…

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