This website, Live in the Philippines, has been around for a little over 2 years now. It has been built up to a fairly sizeable repository of information about living in the Philippines. Back when I made the decision to live in the Philippines there really were no such resources available that I am aware […]
Staying healthy while traveling in the Philippines
A few columns back, I wrote about fine dining at a new restaurant discovery here in Davao. In the comments, one reader told about how he avoided a lot of foods and drinks on his recent trip to the Philippines (his first time here), fearing that he might have stomach problems from the food. It’s […]
A drive through Babak
For today’s Live in the Philippines Vidcast, I’m going to take you along for a ride through Babak, Samal, and also a short section in Limao, Samal. I am driving, Feyma is shooting the video, and all you have to do is watch the scenery! Do you know how Samal Island is set up, administratively? […]
Hello to my fans from Alaska to Samal!
Sometimes I am really amazed when I learn of some of the people who follow me on the Internet. It has actually happened so many times over the past few years. I have gotten e-mails from virtually every continent where I have been told of fan clubs and everything else you can imagine. I had […]
My first visit to Patag
Not many people would be excited about going to Patag, Sarangani. It’s a quiet little place full of coconut trees, corn fields, and a big population of Carabao. But, for me, going there was special. Why was it so special for me? Well, because that is where Feyma is from. She was born there, grew […]
Touring Mindanao
As you surely read in my column a couple of weeks ago, I recently went on a Mindanao tour with John Grant and Migs Bassig. We traveled from Davao to Cotabato City, then to Parang, through Lanao del Sur, and to the Zamboanga Peninsula. After visiting all three Zamboanga Provinces, we also visited Misamis Occidental, […]