Iloilo Many years ago I visited Iloilo in the Philippines and was surprised just how unspoiled it was from the annoyance of all of us, foreign visitors. True to say that there really was not much to do there, but it was great to walk around and see some of the Spanish old homes that would pop out from around most corners. A friendly place and at … [Read more...]
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Philippines School Days
Public schools The Philippines began a new school year this month. Roughly 21 million children enrolled in a public school system. That after decades of deliberate starving of funds by successive governments is atrocious. Newspapers reported that in Metro Manila. 82 percent of the 764 public schools in the metropolis congested and were conducting classes in two … [Read more...]
Natural Disasters in the Philippines
Living in the Philippines is a pleasure most of the time. OK, there are many issues that make you get angry, but the weather and the beaches and the smiles are something special. It will never be a magnet like Thailand or its surrounding Asian tourist hotspots, mainly because of the corruption and bad infrastructure. But, is there something else holding back the … [Read more...]
Super Scuba in the Philippines
The Philippines attracts thousands of divers every year and the Philippines has the longest combined stretch of coastline of any nation in the world, and as such is home to an immense amount of coral reefs.One area blessed with a wealth of world class dive sites coral reefs on Apo Island, to the whalesharks of Oslob and of course the diving off the … [Read more...]
Re-invent Yourself In The Pinas!
Moving to Pinas I remember the day I decided to pack up, sell off and move myself to the Philippines, to live. For good. Forever. Well, for as long as I wanted to stay there. It was one of those light bulb moments. My wife had been trying to contact the Aussie embassy to get the ball rolling to apply for a visa to come to Australia. We hadn’t seen each other for a month or so … [Read more...]