Where Else Philippines

Welcome to My Expat Life!

There are 7,107 or 7,641 islands in the Philippines, depending if the tides are in or out. There are 81 provinces further subdivided into cities and municipalities grouped into 17 regions, and I've visited numerous cities in 21 of these provinces in Luzon, Palawan, Mindanao & Visayas. The differences in lifestyle is stark; it is not all beach (there is no beach in Manila), nor do all the people live in trees (though you can book a tree house on Airbnb). The paved roads are sometimes better in the province than many thoroughfares in the city. Jeepneys, the country’s colorful inexpensive public transportation, are refurbished left over military jeeps from WWII. Despite the urgings of FilAm friends I had in NY telling me not to go, I found the natural catastrophes here no different than anywhere else in the world. The food is good and the people are friendly and quick with a smile. 

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