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Bob Martin

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Anybody who reads this site regularly knows that I love Davao, it is a place really... 

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I’d like to ask you as question today.  Who inspires you? Since this blog... 

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Financially, the last couple of years of living in the Philippines has been a very... 

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John Grant

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You know when you come across old photos and you suddenly remember everything that... 

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I love this country and I also introduced my friend STEVE  a few years ago to the... 

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All over the world it is a problem trying to keep one step ahead of the taxi drivers... 

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Migs Bassig

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A rainy day isn’t the best time to visit the place (nor is the day before... 

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Yesterday I walked to the barbershop for a clean head shave. Apart from other considerations,... 

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Somewhere near, a family is praying for a happy home; it’s a new one actually,... 

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John Miele

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OK… My last column was a bit of a downer, so, for this entry, I decided to... 

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This is a really sad story, and something for each person to think about before going... 

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I thought about this post this afternoon while I was over at Ever Gotesco, walking... 

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Rusty Ferguson

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I started to write about shopping in the Philippines but I don’t have much... 

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This is part two of my article about who is an expat.  I decided to look at the... 

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What makes an expatriate? The Expatriate When I first heard that term, probably in... 

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Guest Column

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Today’s Guest Column is from Louis Tamasi, and American who lives in Davao. ... 

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Today’s Guest Column is again from Jason Dance.  This is Jason’s second... 

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Today’s Guest Blog is from Jason Dance.  Jason intends to write a few guest... 

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Feyma Martin

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I got an email from somebody. I won’t mention his name. He is a foreigner married... 

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I was told by my nieces and nephew that our next door neighbors are moving out. At... 

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I just came back from the funeral of my mother. It was hard at first loosing my mom,... 

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Klaus Doring

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It was my second time to stay in jail! Hold on, I wasn’t send to prison! Heaven... 

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It’s not long time ago, I wrote an article entitled “Philippine Bookworms”.... 

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I grew up in nature. I love nature. I try my best to protect the environment - also... 

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Martin Bazylewich

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I have a son who is almost three years old now. He likes it when I read him stories... 

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Fires can be downright devastating in the Philippines. That is why every year a... 

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It’s just not possible. Where did it all go? How could this be? No, I’m... 

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Dave Starr

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One thing I have found fascinating about life here n the Philippines is my heightened... 

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My daddy always told me to avoid discussing religion and politics and in general... 

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Seed Corn: Seed that is saved from one year’s harvest for the subsequent year’s... 

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Chris Simpson

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My introduction to tropical monsoonal gardening: The reader should note that my knowledge... 

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Hi again! Before coming to the Philippines I was working in remote aboriginal communities... 

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I’m Chris Simpson, born in the U.S.A. but lived in Australia since 1970 until... 

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LiP Videos

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A regular reader of this site, “Bob New York” recently made his first... 

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This is the last episode in our series on Bizarre foods in the Philippines. This... 

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This time, we are looking at Palawan Bizarre foods!  Let’s have a look and... 

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