Manila’s Mouldering Tourist District
At the Badonkadonk bar in Manila’s historic Ermita district, a lone tourist sits on the balcony at sunset. The tortured cry of a drunken karaoke singer nearby competes with an Alicia Keys video on the club’s widescreen television.
The bar, one of the newest in the area, is modern and well-appointed with chilly air-conditioning, cowboy-themed waitresses a…
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