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Pros & Cons of Living in Manila

Before I moved to Asia I was dead set on living in Manila. Since arriving, I haven’t spent more than 10 days straight in the city. There are certain nice things about it and if I had more money then maybe I would give it more of a...

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How to Make a Travel Blog #YOLO

Before trying WordPress – something like 1 in 6 sites on the net use WordPress, and it ranks well in Google – I messed around with quick ‘website builders’ like Jimdo, Weebly etc. and ended up getting bored. Had Bravehost and Blogspot domains back in the day too – didn’t get far....

Sexy Pinays and the Games They Play

Sexy Pinays (shorthand for ‘Filipina’) are my favorite women on the planet.  They are very fun, like to joke, and are always smiling and having a good time.  Easy to talk to and just great to hang out with overall.  The problem though is actually meeting up with them....

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Charles Schwab Account = No ATM Fees

If you’re from the US this is probably the best advice you can receive before moving abroad.  Getting a Charles Schwab account (at the time of writing only open to Americans) will make living in the Philippines or anywhere else so much easier for you. They refund all ATM...

Can I Bring a Friend?

‘Can I Bring My Friend?’

Filipina women hate to go anywhere alone.  They always want to bring a friend with them and this will often include when they hang out with you.  To me this absolutely ruins the idea of hanging out with them. Not only does it make it much harder for you...

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Ones That Got Away

Filipina girls can fall in love so fast and it’s hard to keep them from doing so. I don’t like having serious relationships here for that reason. Filipina girls are so sweet and all they are looking is for someone to be kind to them and take care of them,...

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My Pattaya Budget Breakdown

My monthly Pattaya budget was higher than any city I’ve lived in so far.  I spent ~$1200 which doesn’t sound like much, but it’s 33% more than I spend living in the Philippines or Cambodia. I’m sure if I lived there long term I could get costs down to...

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Main 2 Gyms in Angeles City

Not a lot of options for good gyms in Angeles as it’s a small town. The main thing that sucks about most gyms here is that they don’t use the aircon so it is like working out in a sauna. There are two Angeles gyms that I know do...

Safety in Cambodia

Safety in Cambodia

So overall I was in Cambodia for almost a year and saw one act of violence in my entire stay. I was at the beach when I see a western girl going crazy yelling at a tuk-tuk driver.  She was pushing him and her boyfriend was there yelling some also.  There were...

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Ladyboys in Cebu City

Finding ladyboys in Cebu is not hard at all.  There are a couple of key spots to go where many of them frequent, but in reality they are all over the island. In your day to day life you are sure to see quite a few out and...

Living in Cebu

Living in Cebu – Pros & Cons

My first time in Cebu I absolutely hated it.  I just had an unlucky first week and it made me hate the city.  I had come from Angeles City and thought the traffic in Cebu was terrible. I thought everything was too far apart and you wasted to...

Life in Manila

Life in Manila – Day 1

When I moved to Asia Manila was where I wanted to be.  Most of the reading I did before moving here was about life in Manila and I was excited to finally check it out. I was only going to be staying for a week because I already...

Why You Gotta Be So Rude Filipinos?

A curious thing about life in the Philippines is how the people can be so friendly, and yet so rude all at the same time. If you are having a conversation with someone they are likely to be very happy to talk to you and very kind.  But out in the...

Living In Cambodia

Living in Cambodia – Day 2

Since I wasn’t able to stay at the original place I had planned my second day living in Cambodia was quite busy.  I had to go look for a new place, and I also needed to get address verification stuff scanned for PokerStars to get working online again...