“Muslim terrorist, hurricanes and high humidity”
Well, you are quite uninformed.
Yes, there are some Muslim terrorist on Mindanao, not close to me, and probably less then you would find in Detroit.
Hurricanes? They do not have hurricanes in the Pacific, much less in Philippines.
They do have some Typhoons, but not the same as a Hurricane.
Humidity? Not as bad as west Tennessee, but there is no snow here ;)
While I live on a beach, I am only a few miles from the mountains, and the highest peak on Cebu, 3100 feet.
Gee, in Memphis, I had to drive 5 hours just to get a thousand feet, and two days to get to an Atlantic beach.
Why did it take you two days to get to an Atlantic beach from Memphis? It is much less than a one day drive. I drove a car from Birmingham, AL to Salt Lake City, UT in 46 hours...including a couple stops to sleep. Pocatello, ID to San Diego, CA (930 miles) takes me between 14.5 hours and 18 hours...very dependent on the day of the week and traffic conditions.
Thankfully, I don't have to drive an inch to get a thousand feet. I live at 4600 ft elevation. The beach is uninteresting. After growing up in San Diego and going to the beach 9 times in 30 years, it just doesn't hold much attraction.
Snow is not a problem. It means drinking water and food on the table. No lawn mowing either :-)