A lot of conversation has gone on in so many of the expat online forums that discuss life in the Philippines about the ‘bad apple’ Filipina.  Everyone has their own first-hand account of some

One of the biggest concerns for retiring expats to the Philippines is quality medical care (and insurance).  Generally speaking, if you want a health care facility that is somewhat close to the type

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 video during the night on my walk back from the nearest town, Tagbilaran.

Today I’m going to tackle a subject here that is intrinsic to a meeting of cultures here in the Philippines.  And that subject is the age-difference relationships between Foreign Men and Filipina

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 crowded, hectic, a little stinky from the fish but for some reason

It was time to check up on the piggy farm so a 2-day leisurely road trip to Bogo made for a nice getaway.  Little did I know when I shot this video that later that night I’d be fighting off an attack

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?  How to go about the dating process?  These things

I’ve spent considerable time over the previous 20 years in and out of Mexico and California.  I now live in the Philippines, Cebu region.  I don’t mean to get entirely political here, that is

Question 1:  “My Filipina wife and I love your stories … we live north of Seattle… anyway I was interested in your previous piggery and now your land in Bohol… we realize there is no way you can purchase

“The events you’re about to read are true, only the names of have been changed..”, kinda reminds me of something you might hear from the tv-show,  ‘Dragnet‘.  Well, in this case it was yet another

So.. how far back do I begin with this?  I'm not yet ready to tap out my full autobiography so, I will start with the year 2012.  :) In that year I flew from the USA to the Philippines (PH) to

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 was, much less what this whole “sexual revolution” thing I kept hearing the grown-ups

Believe it or not, in my 49 years I had not until recently ever had a real massage. Ever. Even as far back as high school I’ve always had this neurosis about strangers touching me. I don’t mind bumping

I was thinking about it the other night, as I relaxed out on my patio enjoying the latest lightning storm.. how there are two things to get used to when making a move to another country. The first is,

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 to me. Her version is sometimes a bit different, such

I travel around the Philippines and often stay months at a time on any given island.  As a result, I make use of two different bags for different purposes.  :) I use a standard nylon bag for

In a recent article, “Time Flies, Remembering Bohol“, I ended that segment with my ferry ride heading for Cebu with Bohol trailing into the horizon behind me. I figured I’d pick up from there in today’s

It’s 2016.  Wow, time really does fly.  It’s been more than a full year since I last tapped out an article for the blog website here.  The last year or more has been devoted to video, travel

What is it like to drive in the Philippines? Driving here is nothing like in the US a whole set of different regulations or seemingly, a complete lack of any apply here. One thing about driving here in

Is there an easy way to contact people in the US? One option is the MagicJack phone system.   It is easy to set up, just plug it in to your router or laptop.  You then have the option to