Leaving the Philippines

We're taking another crack at India. This was supposed to be four months in India, not four months wandering around vaguely lost, and the situation there seems just as it was before the attack. I mainly didn't want to be there over the holidays just in case some crazies had it in for more tourists. We're spending a few days in Bangkok and then off to New Delhi.

The Philippines have been alright, it's not really set up for backpackers. It's more of a package tour kind of place so it's been a struggle to find information on places to stay and things to see. I just need more hand holding then that. For instance, they're both large cities full of people trying to scam you, but trying to find things to do in Manila was like pulling teeth, in Bangkok every idea has a handful of options. It's a good place for diving, but it's not a cheap hobby (and I suck at it) and we can't afford to do that for the last two months, so it's off we go.