As I just reported in my Mindanao Blog: I just got my copy of the Expat Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July/August Issue. I’ve been anxiously awaiting this Magazine’s arrival, because I have a featured article in it! Yep, I wrote a story about my trip to Tawi Tawi that I took last February, and the […]
The hardest part of living in the Philippines
For a married man, one of the hardest things about living in the Philippines is that there are too many beautiful women here, and honstly, you will find that they will chase after you. Coming from the States where a middle aged, overweight guy gets little attention from the fairer sex, and living in a […]
Another “ugly American?”
We have all heard the moniker “Ugly American,” it is used to describe Americans who go overseas and act in a poor manner. When Americans are like this, it really gives a bad name to all Americans who live or travel in other countries. I just saw this story on the Internet, and found it […]
Irrigation is interesting!
A couple of weeks ago I had an opportunity to meet an ex-pat from Israel, his name is Oded. Oded is a real nice guy and has been living in the Philippines for some time. He lives up in the Mountains in the Marilog District of Davao, which is close to the border between Davao […]
Where else would you live?
You know, over the years that I’ve been living in the Philippines, several times I’ve gotten into discussions with other ex-pats about where else we would want to live, if for some reason we could no longer live in the Philippines. It could happen, you know. We talked last week about the weakening U.S. Dollar […]
What should I wear in the Philippines?
When it comes to “what to wear” I am sort of in the middle of a metamorphosis. Up until a few months ago, I wore shorts almost everywhere I went (not to formal occasions, of course!). I am beginning to change on that, though. Let’s have a look at my thinking on this subject before […]