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The Thrilla Returns to Manila!

A photo from the in-flight map on my flight’s entertainment system.

Hello from Manila! I was long overdue for a visit, not having been here in a dozen years. I’ll be here for the next couple of weeks, so the “Funemployment” posts will be even more exotic.

Joey deVilla

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  • Wow, that is the craziest angle of the Earth I've seen... often those in-flight maps are the traditional straight-on Google-Maps-type view.

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