Welcome to Part 2 in a series of videos where I answer questions posed by you on a variety of issues about the Philippines. More
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One man's journey into paradise.
Welcome to Part 2 in a series of videos where I answer questions posed by you on a variety of issues about the Philippines. More
Read more[originally posted Dec. 11, 2013] – When I first left my home-country to move to the Philippines, it was all very exciting but there was
Read moreFebruary – 2014 This is one page per month devoted to the more personal experiences related to my life in the Philippines. I’ll toss in some
Read moreJust like being in a relationship, things go much better when your needs are being met. I think the same applies to starting a new
Read moreI have mentioned before that, while I’m no Buddhist… I am a minimalist. My comfort level can handle not going to Starbucks every morning or
Read moreBack in 2005 I was working my 20th year as a plastics engineering tech for a major company. I was getting good pay, fantastic benefits,
Read moreMy girlfriend, a Filipina, will hear me use American phrases every so often that I just keep presuming everyone has heard. They are common phrases
Read moreTwo weeks ago I had to make my first appearance at the BI (Bureau of Immigration) over in Cebu. I live on Mactan, just across
Read moreSept thru November – 2013 This is one page per month devoted to the more personal experiences related to my life in the Philippines. I’ll toss
Read moreBack when I was a kid of eight years old, it was 1971. I lived a pretty sheltered life and had no clue what sex
Read moreMonth of AUGUST – 2013 This is one page per month devoted to the more personal experiences related to my life in the Philippines. I’ll toss
Read moreWell, to begin with I’ve never ridden a motorcycle growing up. So learning to ride a scooter in the Philippines was an altogether new experience
Read moreMonth of JULY – 2013 This is one page per month devoted to the more personal experiences related to my life in the Philippines. I’ll toss
Read moreQuestion: “Hi Henry. Just thought I would shoot you a quick line to let you know that I stumbled upon your website the other day and
Read moreI’ve been asked at least half a dozen times regarding the cost of living in the Philippines and wanted to wait until I could really
Read moreAbout a week ago I got a link from a reader, Roxas Ron, about the new extended 6-month Visa the Philippines just rolled out this
Read moreMonth of JUNE- 2013 This is one page per month devoted to the more personal experiences related to my life in the Philippines. I’ll toss in
Read moreToday’s question from a reader hits on the issue of finding a good Filipina for a wife. What is the best approach? Where to look?
Read moreKids in the Philippines. Well, when you get right down to it kids are pretty much the same everywhere. Playing all day and getting into
Read moreAll of these particular photos are from May of 2013 and either in Bohol or Bogo for the most part. I’ve been meaning to upload
Read more“All Foreigners Are Rich, Right?” Whether you’re just here for two weeks or you’ve been here for a year, unless you either speak the local dialect or
Read moreMost days here in the Philippines things move along pretty smoothly. Maybe once every two months you might have some minor inconvenience in the day.
Read moreSo there I was.. just minding my own business at theICM mall in Tagbilaran, Bohol.. I’d been doing about the most mundane thing you could
Read moreOne of the things I enjoy doing is taking a browse through the Bohol Fish Market, here in Tagbilaran. These sort of places are often
Read moreQuestion: “Hey Henry, I enjoy reading your articles and the experiences you are having there. Now you may or may not remember me but I’ve said
Read moreMonth of APRIL – 2013 This is one page per month devoted to the more personal experiences related to my life in the Philippines. Daily life
Read moreA friend of mine (Adolfo Saldana) asked if I could show what the trail looked like during the daytime which I took in my last
Read moreAs some of you may already know, they really don’t refer to the rural areas of the Philippines here as ‘the jungle’.. even though that’s
Read moreIt’s been three weeks since I made the move here to the island of Bohol. The home I live in is not located in town,
Read moreI was recently reading an article talking about the ‘dark side’ of being an expat. In that article it focused on the sentiments primarily of
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