Hanging at Greenbelt

When I first started travelling to Manila, I used to stay in the business district of Makati. I would then hang out at Greenbelt shopping complex during both the day and evenings when I'm wasn't doing all that much. 

This is the high end entertainment precinct catering to high earning locals, expats and international tourists. There is plenty of money kicking around in the Philippines, the cashed up locals like to enjoy life and they do.

I had seen the shopping centre grow over the years; Greenbelt 1, 2 and 3 had already been constructed when I started vising the Philippines after a long absence of more than a decade. They were in the process of constructing Greenbelt 4 when I started staying at a hotel over the road and Greenbelt 5 completed the project.

I have been told the restaurants are world class, they are certainly popular with well heeled locals, a Friday night sees plenty of suits heading out straight from the office. For me, the restaurants are the reason to be there, the bars are good too, Friday nights are my favorite, the atmosphere is vibrant, there are no issues regarding safety - I'm looking forward to the weekend.