To meet Filipinas online is not difficult, but you have to follow a few simple rules if you want to be successful. Welcome to the world of … Continue Reading
About the Philippines
Philippines 13a Visa Requirements Explained
So you’ve moved to The Philippines, fallen in love and now you’re married. Welcome to the club! It’s time to take care of the practical side … Continue Reading
Mindanao Revisited
The article I penned here back in September last year certainly provoked some comments. Some of you asked for further information, and one of … Continue Reading
Nose Bleed! Nose Bleed!
‘Nose bleed’ is an expression you soon hear as an expat when mixing with Filipino friends or the family of your spouse or girlfriend. Many of … Continue Reading
Food in the Philippines
Free Bird And All Five Horizons
If you like the feel of a bikers bar without getting your butt kicked and without biker chicks, Crossed Pistons Saloon is the place to visit in … Continue Reading
Fatboys, Fatboys, Whatcha Gonna Do?
I am not an official Bacolod Restaurant Reviewer but I enjoy passing on information to other foreigners when I find a gem. My family and I very … Continue Reading
Murky Waters of Safe Seafood Consumption
Most Filipinos eat fish or other seafood everyday and some eat fish almost every meal. My wife and our son included. We are certainly in the … Continue Reading
Love That Chicken From Popeye’s
I love that chicken from Popeye's. That is what I told my brother in Florida earlier this evening and he was amazed. He didn't know there were … Continue Reading
Living in the Philippines
How to Live in the Philippines with No Money
'How to live in the Philippines with no money' might seem like a ridiculous title for an article, but it's something that people are searching for on Google almost every day. From time to time, I … Continue Reading
Why I Ultimately Left the Philippines
There are lots of articles out there about how retirement in the Philippines is amazing, and how, after a long and diligent life of hard work, expats find their little slice of paradise in the … Continue Reading
Keep the IRS off Your Back! Advice for Americans Abroad
FATCA, FBAR, PFIC… this alphabet soup of tax/financial related acronyms can certainly send chills down the spines of Americans living abroad. And it should – the US is the only country on the planet … Continue Reading
I Never Chose to Live in the Philippines
People have many different reasons for choosing to live in the location they do. I'm originally from the UK but now live in the Philippines and have done so for the last twelve years. However, … Continue Reading