I get a lot of people asking me about life here and its not an easy topic to cover when people are so different. A lot of the people I meet online are completely different in real life and a lot of the people I meet I have no issues with but generally aren’t...
Retire in Cebu as an American
One thing that is quick to notice in Cebu as an Expat is the quantity of Americans living here in comparison to other nationalities. If your used to being within your own community of Americans its very easy and quick to find others from the U.S. either by hanging around on the internet on...
How can you save money if moving to Cebu or anywhere else in the Philippines?
There are several major things people keep doing and even when you advise them they will generally shrug it off because they have already “overspent” prime example of this is my 13(a) visa which is a resident visa because I am married to a Philippines citizen. I paid P13,000 for the initial and will...
Visit Cebu, Philippines
Four years here and I often suggest people to visit Cebu,Philippines from other countries and often they are put off by negative media and warnings of kidnappings and murders. Is that Cebu? Often it is but very few of these incidents seem to happen to normal people. What I have found is a lot...
Warning about pickpockets operating in Cebu, Philippines
Since 2008 I have started to notice an increase in the numbers of homeless as well as petty crime in Cebu. Some of this is hold ups of Jeepney’s where they rob all the passengers of which I know 3 people have had this happen in the last 8 months. The other is pickpockets...
Finding love in Cebu
When I first came here I remember advising people to look at the malls first to meet people and to be honest its now the last place I would advise anyone to go due to the sheer number of older gents trawling the malls. Now you may think that statement is unfair but to...
Things to do in Cebu
It amazes me the amount of things available in and around Cebu to do yet most are poorly marketed to the masses. Everything from sports for “doing” to large international events don’t seem to get enough publicity. Then with the resorts you have water parks, cable rides and even some amusement parks as well...
SUPERBOWL XLV at the Joker’s Arms – Cebu Philippines
Ideal event for all those Superbowl addicts out there as the event is also offering a catered breakfast at the Joker’s Arms. So if your up for watching the Superbowl drop by.. It’s SUPER BOWL XLV and who is it that you’re routing for? Is it the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Green Bay Packers?...
Dwarf Coconut Trees For Sale – Cebu, Philippines
Dwarf Coconut trees can be found at the Agricultural Centre in Mandaue for sale. The seedlings (As seen in the first photo) cost P50 each and will take a bit of time to mature at the same time make a lovely tree that gives regular fruit once established. Great tree for the garden or...
why live in a sub division house in Cebu, Philippines?
There are pro’s and cons like everything for the home industry in Cebu one of the biggest cons is over valuation of land as sub division land is often 3 x the price of a property that would be outside of a secured sub division. On top of this you often find sub division...
