You know, if you travel to Mexico and drink the water there, a lot of times you will come down with an ailment known as “Montezuma’s Revenge”. The effect of Montezuma’s Revenge is that you will be spending a fair amount of time on the toilet with stomach problems, diarrhea and such. It’s not something […]
How much can you modify your diet?
Let’s face it, the diet in the Philippines is quite a bit different than the diet back in the USA where I come from. If you are reading this, it’s most likely that you are from some either the USA or some other western country, since my website statistics show that most of my readers […]
I cooked up a storm!
Reading John’s excellent post earlier today about his first experiences in visiting the Philippines made me feel a little nostalgic. It’s been 17 years since my first visit (almost 17 years to the day), but I still have fond memories. I wrote up the adventure of my first trip to the Philippines on a series […]
Looking for foreign foods in Davao?
For any readers that are in Davao, there is a new place where you can find a decent selection of foreign style foods to choose from. The place is called “Gourmet Deli” and is located on Governor Sales Street, just outside Chimes Mall in Uyangaren, Davao City. The place is very similar to another well […]
Do you like Adidas?
I’m not talking about shoes! Do you know what Adidas are? Any Filipino would know this for sure, but I wonder how many of our foreign readers know what they are? I’ll give you a clue, it’s a type of street food that you can find in the Philippines. For the first person who can […]
Do you like Durian?
Feyma made a post on this blog the other day about fruits. She mentioned that she does not like Durian, but that I love to eat Durian. It’s true! I really enjoy Durian. When we are driving past a fruit stand on the road, I like to roll down the windows so that I can […]