[muir_redwoods]

My brother did. He loves it but misses the US a lot too. He hates the cold and snow and there is very little of that there.

[sadponies]

The only reasons I could see why anyone would go to the Philippines is for missionary work or sex tourism. Hopefully not both at the same time.

[Gay State Conservative]

I've read more than a few times that kidnapping Westerners for fantastic ransoms is a growth industry in the Philippines.It's a particular specialty of the nations many,many,many moslems.

[sushiman]

Calling Alex W ...Calling Alex W ...

[leapfrog0202]

I haven’t been there but my husband used to fly in and out very often for the Air Force. Even years ago when he requested to get stationed there he said we’d have to hire guards to guard our home 24/7.

With the Muslim Extremist groups that are there now I would think it would be worse. But as I said, I’ve not been there and my husband hasn’t been there recently.

I know Coast to Coast’s Art Bell lives there, but I’m sure he’s in a very secure compound somewhere. I also have heard via the grapevine that the military is considering reopening 2 bases there. How that would affect the status quo I’m not sure.

Good luck on finding the info you want! Here are a few websites that may help:

http://www.retireinphilippines.com/

This site was last updated in January of this year and might help:

http://retiringphilippines.org/

[blueunicorn6]

I went there once to see the Liberty Bell.

[Just another Joe]

I was there in late January/early February of this year.
I lived there for 5 1/2 years in the mid 80's.
My wife and I own property there (on several different islands).

I plan to retire there in about 11 to 12 years.

What, specifically, do you want to know?

[AlexW]

Hello...Just got the heads up from others...
While I am an old Tennessee boy, I moved here to Cebu island from central Europe in Jan. 2009.
Cebu is rated by Travel and Leisure magazine as the third best island in all of Asia, next to Bali and Maldives.

There is no way that I would return to Obozoland.
Just the thought of it makes me sick.
The US no longer, in anyway, resembles the country of my younger days.
I started international living in 1999, and last took off from Memphis in Jan. 2005, moving to Slovakia.
I made a one month exploratory trip to Visayas, the best part of the Philippines, in 2004.
I was very lucky to have Qatar Airlines that flew me from Vienna to Cebu city with only one stop in Doha.
I was also very lucky to find a Philippine couple in Vienna that ran a shipping company.
They picked up my fairly small shipment of belongins the evening before I left.
A month later, a truck pulled up to my door on Cebu, and unloaded all. It was just as it was when leaving my apartment in Bratislava.

My gitl, our 18 month old boy,a passel of cats, and myself have a nice cottage on a beach, living on less then $1000 per month.
Transportation is great, and no need to own a car here.

It is a great way to spend my retirement years.
My social security comes by direct deposit into my Philippine bank on the 4th of each month.

Life in a third world country is not for everyone.
You have to be laid back and go with the flow.
Every area has numerous expats from Europe and the US.
Feel free to email any questions.

[DFG]

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[stbdside]

I travelled there last December. I stayed in Iloilo (Balabag) which is on Panay island. My fiance’s brother is barangay captain of Balabag. Lots of rice and chicken farms there.

Boracay is a few hours by bus (Ceres lines). Had a nice time there.