[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
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Tag: bohol
[Diary] – Feb, 2014; (Finally) Returning to Bohol, Philippines!
February – 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
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Give Me The Simple Life
Just like being in a relationship, things go much better when your needs are being met. I think the same applies to starting a new
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Finding Your Bliss in the Philippines
I 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
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Time in the Philippines; More or Less
Back in 2005 I was working my 20th year as a plastics engineering tech for a major company. I was getting good pay, fantastic benefits,
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Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie
My girlfriend, a Filipina, will hear me use American phrases every so often that I just keep presuming everyone has heard. They are common phrases
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But I Don’t Want To Wear Pants
Two weeks ago I had to make my first appearance at the BI (Bureau of Immigration) over in Cebu. I live on Mactan, just across
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[Diary] – Sept-Nov, 2013; Two Crazy Months
Sept 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
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Love In The Philippines, “What’s It All About, Reekay?”
Back when I was a kid of eight years old, it was 1971. I lived a pretty sheltered life and had no clue what sex
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[Diary] – August, 2013; Staying Busy, Big Changes & Loving Life
Month 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
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Learning To Ride a Scooter in the Philippines
Well, 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
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[Diary] – July, 2013; 1 Year Here, Loving It!
Month 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
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[Ask Henry] – What Motivated You To Move To The Philippines?
Question: “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 moreCost of Living in the Philippines
I’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 moreThe New Philippines Extended Visa, Deal or No-Deal?
About 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 more[Diary] – June, 2013; Catsby, Drinking, Hubal-Hubal & Ghosts in the Forest
Month 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
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[Ask Henry] – Finding A Good Filipina Wife
Today’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 more[Photos] – The Tambis Solution & Kids in the Philippines
Kids 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 more[Photos] – Random Places Gallery #2
All 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 moreJTOL – All Foreigners Are Rich, Right?
“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 moreGetting Mugged In The Philippines
Most 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 more[Video] – Some Unexpected Eye Candy
So 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 more[Video] – The Tagbilaran Fish & Veggies Market
One 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 more[Ask Henry] – What’s The ‘Down’ Side of Paradise?
Question: “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 more[Diary] – April, 2013; Irons in the Fire, Blackouts, Clumsy-Cat
Month 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 more[Video] – The Jungle Trail (in the daytime)
A 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 moreThe Jungle: Stuff to Know When Living in the Province
As 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 more[Video] – A NightWalk Through the Jungle – Philippines
It’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,
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Where is ‘Home’ For the ExPat?
I 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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[Photos] Switching Islands – Bohol Bound, Part 2
(Part 2 of ‘Bohol Bound’, Part 1) Believe it or not, it was a much simpler process getting myself and my stuff to the Philippines
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