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Philippine Travel Tips — Part 1

I recently received an email query from a fellow planning his first trip to the Philippines.  He asked a number of specific questions about how he should prepare and since it is now a [rime time for visiting the Philippines I thought I would throw out answers to his specific questions plus [...]

How To Make A Google Map

 One of the sad things abut living in the Philippines is there are no good maps available on-line.  One can, though, us the overhead imagery (satellite and aerial) photos in Google Maps as a substitute.  It’s really pretty simple.
First go to www.maps.google.com. 

This is the default view you will see.  If you do not already have [...]

How Much Do Credit cards Really Cost To Use?

Here’s an interesting little chart I came across courtesy of the Gadling Traveler’s blog (seems like a useful read, by the way)  It details the fees you’ll pay (or won’t pay) when using your US credit cards in the Philippines to make Philippine Peso-denominated purchases.
A lot of people like living here in the Philippines and [...]

Airports In The Philippines

In a nation made up of 7107 separate islands those of us used to driving everywhere are going to find ourselves learning to use alternative forms of transport.  One of the good things about living in the Philippines is that there are many local (domestic) airlines and they offer many inexpensive (sometimes downright cheap) fares [...]

Life Is What Happens When You’re Busy Planning Something Else

Don’t know where that saying came from, it’s one of those “oldies but goodies” though that keeps on circulating because it is so true.  I was working on a totally different posting for PhilFAQS this morning, along with a number of other projects, when this gem of a travel article popped up in response to [...]