Lots of people tell me that they want to live in the Philippines, and rightly so. The tropical and laid back lifestyle is really wonderful, and is something that I’ve come to love. However, once you have decided to live in the Philippines, you have yet another decision ahead of you! Where in the Philippines? […]
Bizarre foods of the Philippines – Part 1
There are a lot of bizarre foods in the Philippines, but perhaps the kind of bizarre foods is Balut. Balut is a fertilized duck egg that is roughly about 18 days old (the age can vary, and determines the “solid” state of the egg). The egg can contain the duck beak, even feathers of the […]
The expat community is abuzz
In my day to day life in Davao, I talk to a lot of expats. A lot of my friends are expats, and I usually end up meeting other expats if I am out and about. Because of this interaction with so many other expats, I can generally get a pretty good read of the […]
Taking the RORO to Samal Island
OK, how many of you know what a RORO is? Well, for those who don’t know, a RORO is a “Roll On, Roll Off” ferry boat. It is a boat that you can drive on and drive off when you reach your destination. As anybody who reads this site regularly would already know, Feyma and […]
Visitors…. revisited!
I have written before about various visitors that we get a lot of visitors who come and see us in Davao. For today’s column, I thought I’d write a quick review of several recent visits that we have enjoyed. About 3 weeks ago, as I recall, we had a visitor from up north in the […]
Finally a new podcast! Guest, John Grant
Yes, I know, it’s been some time since I have put up a new Podcast! But, today I have a new one to share with you, and my guest today is John Grant. John is a columnist here on the LiP Web Magazine, and I kind of played a little trick on him to get […]