In our first installment of this groundbreaking two-part series on why foreigners love Dumaguete, we looked at expatriate camaraderie, ideal city size, good food, pleasant
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In our first installment of this groundbreaking two-part series on why foreigners love Dumaguete, we looked at expatriate camaraderie, ideal city size, good food, pleasant
Read moreWell, it’s another rainy day in Dumaguete city, and although it’s rather dreary, I am thankful for the continued cool weather. Right now, it’s
Read moreDONNIE AND RODDY: Best Friends Forever For those who haven’t heard, President Duterte recently chatted with President-Elect Donald Trump. The short phone call evidently
Read moreTHIS WEEK IN THE PHILPPINES November 10, 2016 It’s been a while since I’ve done a Livecast update on Philippines-centric news that could affect foreigners
Read moreToday is Saturday and tomorrow we are heading off to Apo Island to do some snorkeling and SCUBA diving. Snorkeling for Michell, her sister and
Read moreThis Week in the Philippines! Three things stood out from the Philippines CNN newsfeed this past week. Now, I know some of my subscribers (most
Read moreBeing strangers in a strange land, it is always advisable to have at least some understanding of the local cultural flow. Most times,
Read moreAs with pretty much everything else in the Philippines, buying and selling here is….different. In this first half of a two-part article on “Buying and
Read moreAskal – A conjunction of the Tagalog asong kalye – ‘street dog.’ These tough little mutts are ubiquitous across the Philippines. Somewhat feral, askals survive
Read moreAs our “hunt for the perfect domicile” continues, I happened to come across The Slum. And I only mention the perfect house hunt as
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