A while back, I had a podcast about doing business in the Philippines.  What kind of visa would you need, what type of business could you do as an expat in the Philippines.  Today, based on some follow up questions that I got from that podcast,

If you are bigger than the average Filipino, and most of us westerners are, getting clothing that fits can be difficult if you live in the Philippines.  If you are a big westerner, and more and more westerners are quite big,

If you are bigger than the average Filipino, and most of us westerners are, getting clothing that fits can be difficult if you live in the Philippines.  If you are a big westerner, and more and more westerners are quite big,

Over my years of living in the Philippines, I have literally met thousands of expats.  Some have become friends, others I have only met once or twice.  There is one thing, though, that impacts nearly every single expat that I know or have met.

Over my years of living in the Philippines, I have literally met thousands of expats.  Some have become friends, others I have only met once or twice.  There is one thing, though, that impacts nearly every single expat that I know or have met.

I recently published a book on the Amazon Kindle called Expat Answerman: Understanding Philippine Culture. A fellow named Jeff purchased the book, and enjoyed it, but found that he had a cultural question that was not covered in the book,

I recently published a book on the Amazon Kindle called Expat Answerman: Understanding Philippine Culture. A fellow named Jeff purchased the book, and enjoyed it, but found that he had a cultural question that was not covered in the book,

The Philippines is, in my view, a generally safe country.  There can be arguments about that, some people feel it is quite dangerous.  I am not in that camp, though. I will say, there are some isolated parts of the Philippines, though,

Working in the Philippines.  Is it the great thing that a lot of people think it is?  Well… I don’t think it is such a great thing, in fact, I think there are a lot of pitfalls. One of the big pitfalls is that you need to make sure that you have the pr...

If you are traveling to the Philippines, maybe you are confused about what type of airline ticket you must have.  A lot of people think that you have to get a round trip ticket or else you are not following the Philippine regulations.  Truth is,