I just realized that the CNN Travel blurb on Canloan City actually links back to Dumaguetinfo.com's story on the Balete tree! :)
Baguio was ranked #1 but Don Salvador Benedicto -#4 & Canlaon City -#5 made CNN Travel's list of "11 coolest towns in the Philippines"....
Firefly, good timing, I was just going to post something about this myself! In a nutshell, looks like visas can be extended 6 months at a time, up...
Regarding the new (reduced) US presence at Subic, I liked this analogy from a story last October, when I guess it was first announced: "To...
Wrye, the Manila Bay Cafe (it's actually a bar formerly called the L.A. Cafe) is in the area. Booze, girls, pool tables and sometimes bands. As I...
LOL, PatO, sounds like the treatment I got from Catholic nuns for being left-handed! They gave up by the third grade, but I guess their "therapy"...
DOH says the number of Dengue cases in Central Visayas from January-May 2013 roughly double the same period last year. Luckily, at least so far,...
I read about this new requirement on another forum ("Living in the Philippines") when someone in Davao ran into it. For anyone who's a US...
LOL, agree with you on the tire kicking, actually haven't seen anyone do that in a while though. I still DO find lots of folks do the "roof tap"...
Wow, only time I purchased a vehicle in the Philippines was about 25 years ago, and from what I recall, procedure has certainly gotten no easier,...
dodong, we don't have any personal experience with them, but Orient Star's website says they have a Michigan branch office AND mentions they have...
LOL, one of my concerns for retirement myself. I too "I love sitting on my porch, drinking beer with the family", but for every beer I drink I pay...
Wondering if anyone knows/had experience with an OB/Gyn doctor having good results with RH factor complications in pregnancy. Our niece (RH -) and...
My wife usually cooks calamari adobo style, fried or inihaw. On very special occasions she sometimes makes stuffed calamari. This is not her...
I guess I misphrased that, should have been "And it beats bringing "lola" along, which one gal told me SHE'd have to do" :)
Very cool - I think you'll do fine! A couple more tips, some of the female students may be a little on the shy side, don't mistakenly think they...
Zigpig, welcome and good luck on your quest :) I've got no introductions for you, but might suggest hanging out at Silliman U., since you're a...
My asawa's a very good cook, and probably my favorites are chicken adobo (chicken cooked in a soy, vinegar, garlic sauce) and adobo sa gata...
"It gives a decent overview of the positives, with few negatives" Agree there, at least having Miss Dumaguete as a guide was a nice touch :)
This Filpino travelogue program visited Dumaguete in a recent episode. http://youtu.be/WT-oudJCSLQ Biyahe ni Drew: Dumaguete
