When getting a cab in Manila, always know a landmark destination and have exact change. If you don’t know a really obvious landmark, the driver might not know where you’re going, but they’ll start driving anyway!

There were several times when they’d even say they knew it, but ten minutes later they’re rolling down their windows asking other taxi drivers. But hey, they’re sure good at giving tours of the city you wouldn’t otherwise go to.

And of course have smaller bills close to exact change. If you have a large bill, they will almost never be equipped to handle change. At least, they point out they only have 100 pesos, so how about you just give them a 300 peso tip?

So, have a landmark. Have small bills.

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