International Living, Marriage & Travel

I personally know of an American who has settled here in the Philippines to be with his wife. They married here and had a daughter. I think cultural differences can be worked on if both had the sincerity and and the dedication to understand each other. I know that it's not just love that's at play h...

I'm pretty low maintenance. You can take me out on a barbecue date and I will love you for it, lol! It's a local favorite, both for snacking and as a side dish to a rice meal. I especially love barbecue with a hot and spicy vinegar dip. It goes perfectly with the usual sweet and spicy marinade that ...

That what depend on what kind of vacation you want. If you simply like the usual tours, culture exchange, sampling local delights then by all means, head to any country that the usual tourist would. But if you're more on the adventurous side, head for Iceland or Greenland where you can go trekking a...

I don't really blame you for thinking this because there had really been women who are only after the green card. But I'd definitely say that not all Filipinas are like that. I have an American acquaintance on Facebook who came here to be with his now-wife, they had a daughter and they live on a far...

The first time I went to Quezon City alone was when I was pregnant and searching for a certain location in secret. I was able to get around with the help of security guards and vendors who are absolute glad to help since they've noticed how pregnant I was back then. I suppose one can do this if lang...

I've been wanting to get certification on nursing assistant but I cannot afford the schooling for now. I have a dream of working in the UK, certain countries in Europe, Japan, Canada or Australia. Of course I'm aware that I need to get experience here in my own country first. I hope that by that tim...

This volunteer travel is a new concept to me. I wish there's also a cheap option for foreigners to come here so they would not be turned off with ludicrous pricing and less than satisfactory service. Many of our people would benefit from this especially when it comes to medical mission, disaster aid...

Hi everyone! Here I was already posting on other threads when I haven't even introduced myself. I'm just going to go with maxen57 for now. So where's everybody from? If you're from the Philippines, what's your city/province? For those from other countries, I'm from Batangas, the land of balisong (bu...

Yu Lin is in China. Admittedly, there used to be a culture here where dog meat was eaten but it was since outlawed a few years ago and those who are caught transporting stray dogs for eating went to jail. We already have a strong animal rights advocacy here in the Philippines and animal rights group...

Just a few words of advice. Make sure your plane is going to land on Philippine Airlines instead. If you can, wrap your bags just in case to avoid having anything slipped in it. Video personnel who are rummaging through your bags to be extra safe. They won't have a problem with it if they're not goi...