There is a strange thing that happens here in the Philippines that can only be compared to Florida and it’s called “The Snowbird Syndrome” This is where a group of human beings live in a part of the world that has that thing called winter. And that winter thingy causes them to abandon their regular […]
It’s more fun in the Philippines!
Well, it’s Sunday morning here in the Philippines, but still Saturday for many of you who read this site! Saturday is a time for being festive and enjoying life. Sunday morning is a time for resting, maybe sleeping in. For those of you who are still on Saturday, check the video below, it will be […]
Is enforcement on the way?
The law has been in place for years. As a tourist, when you enter the Philippines, you are required to have an on-going ticket, showing that you intend to leave the country. A lot of people think that you need a “return ticket” or a “round trip” ticket. This is incorrect. You are not required […]
The Fiesta
Please join Mr. Peabody, Sherman and me for another ride in the “Way-Back Machine. Puerto Rico in the 1980’s, they estimated has a Town Festival somewhere out on the Island almost every day of the year. Some are bigger, and some are just better, but no matter, because a good time is to be had […]
The Rise of the Rice Terraces
Today we have a guest article from Ann Joy Perez. Thank you for your submission, Ann Joy. Mindanao Bob With at least two thousand years of history, the Banaue Rice Terraces have been dug on the mountain slopes by Filipino ancestors. The natural wonder had been gradually destroyed by man’s carelessness and greed and the […]
What a deal!
I got an interesting e-mail on Saturday evening. Basically, the e-mail was from an American who had been living in Davao City for a couple of years or so, and he said that he was ready to return to the States. I didn’t really know why he wanted to return, but he did mention that […]