Over the past 1 year or slightly longer, the US Dollar has been falling like a rock! It seems that whatever the bad news for the Philippine economy, the Peso still gains strength against the Dollar. Keep in mind, if you are an American and you get your money from some US source, this means […]
Do you know what Noche Buena is?
I guess that no matter where in the world you go, if it is a different place from where you came from the customs will be different. Variety is the spice of life, isn’t that what you’ve heard? Here in the Philippines, it is no exception. Celebrations are different here than where I came from. […]
Getting into the Christmas Spirit
For most people who read this blog, they are probably used to having cold weather, even snow for the Christmas Season. Of course, if you are in the Southern Hemisphere (Australia, New Zealand, anywhere south of the Equator) you are the opposite and it is Summer at this time of year. Still, I believe that […]
How about all those typhoons?
Over recent months, almost anybody who has seen any TV weather reports has seen that a number of typhoons have hit the Philippines recently. In the past three months, four different typhoons have struck the country. Just under two weeks ago, Super-Typhoon Durian killed over 1,000 people here in the Philippines. Another storm is headed […]
Attention – new procedure for tourist visa renewal
Just a quick note for anybody who is coming to the Philippines on a tourist visa. As I have said before, on your initial tourist visa, which is automatically issued upon entry, you get to stay in the country for 30 days. Near the end of your 30 day stay, if you wish to stay in the […]
Don’t like hot weather? We have cold weather too!
My Mom recently arrived here in the Philippines. She spent Thanksgiving here, and will spend Christmas with us too. She has actually visited us in the Philippines three times now, and she enjoys it here, I think. Funny, because she always swore that she would never come here. She said it was too hot here […]