It seems like all of us have certain foods that we like from back home, and a lot of times those exact foods are not available in the Philippines!  Often times, though, a substitute food can be found to satisfy your craving.  I am lucky, because Feyma is a real expert in finding such foods […]

Is there something that you miss since you moved to the Philippines?  What about those of you who have yet to move, but are planning to move to the Philippines?  Do you think there will be things you miss from “back home”? Well, I can assure you that you will certainly miss things when you […]

Favorite foods from our childhood can be a huge draw.  Those foods are ingrained into our souls, and they mean a lot to us.  That is why such foods are often called “comfort foods”.  They make us comfortable.  Many people, if they are experiencing stress in their lives, or some bad event happens, they will […]

In recent months, I have been absolutely inundated with inquiries from foreigners staying in the Philippines about a problem, the same problem for all of them.  They are here illegally.  They have overstayed their visa. Fact is, there is no excuse for overstaying.  As a foreigner in a foreign land, it is your responsibility to […]

Do you live in the Philippines? Even if you don’t live in the Philippines, have you been in the country for more than 59 days? If you have been here for 59 days or more, you are required to get an ACR I-Card. An ACR I-Card is not a visa, but many people think it […]

Nothing is sure but death and taxes.  A number of people have been credited for that quote.  For us Americans, we have mostly been told that it was from Benjamin Franklin.  However, the truth is that the first person who said that was Daniel Defoe in the book, The Political History of the Devil in 1726. […]

Americans love our cars.  That is probably true more for Americans that for any other people in the world.  Most likely it is because the United States is so large, and in parts of the USA it is quite a long distance from one place to another, requiring a long commute. So, when we moved […]

Moving is never fun, but when we make a move half way around the world there are lots of considerations that must be made! Many of those who wish to move to the Philippines are already retired, or approaching retirement age.  Anybody who has made it to that stage of life surely has accumulated a […]

Do you have a 13A Visa?  Maybe a 13G Visa? Do you ever worry about losing it?  It can happen! However, it probably can’t happen as easily as you may imagine.  I recently received a question from Martyn through my Expat Answer Man voicemail line (if you have a question you can leave me a […]

It’s already November!  Where does the time go? If it’s November, for American Citizens, that means it’s turkey time!  Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Every year, I hear from a ton of Americans that you just can’t get turkey in the Philippines.  They moan and groan about the lack of turkey that they really […]