Found another great travel Video of a trip to the Philippines. So many daily life events are shown in this video. Even a guy getting a shave in a barber shop in the country! Lots of beautiful scenery too, and some odd things that you just don’t see every day. I loved one short clip […]
Becoming an expat is not always easy – EAM
When you decide to move to another location in the world, everything is exciting. Well, most everything. Fact is, most people who decide to move to the Philippines have some problems to deal with in addition to having exciting times ahead. One of the biggest issues that causes a problem is often family. For most […]
Are There Zoning Laws in the Philippines?
I’m going to assume there are none, and with that I have no problem. But it just doesn’t seem to matter to anyone, The rich guy builds the nice place with all the Pinoy Gingerbread decorations and the house next door is an unpainted square hollow block home yet they are neighbors who still get […]
River Crossing
Today, I have one of my favorite all-time Jeepney pictures! This photo was taken in North Cotabato Province. The Jeepney is an old one, just look at the wear and tear, it has certainly seen it’s better days. On top of that, the jeepney is fully loaded. Lots of people (even riding on top), and […]
One week in the Philippines
Is one week enough time to take in the Philippines? Well, I think most of us would certainly say that in one week you can only scratch the surface of what the Philippines has to offer. A couple of young guys, though, spend one week in the Philippines and produced the video below to share […]
The best 24 countries?
This morning I was working on a series of post that I have planned for here on Expat Island when I came across a blog post on the Huffington Post site. The blog post is entitled “The Best Countries for Expats“. It was written based on a survey that was conducted by HSBC bank in […]