| Let me tell you about my decision to move from | | | | no longer operational. |
| the comfort and safety of my apartment in the | | | | Living in this country has been very enjoyable, |
| United States for a third world country in Asia. ( | | | | from the friendly people to the beautiful places to |
| The Philippines ) | | | | see in this tropical country. I highly recommend to |
| I had a fairly successful internet business in | | | | anybody that they visit the Philippines and it is the |
| California that was pretty much on auto pilot and | | | | 3rd largest English speaking country in the world |
| producing monthly income that would allow me to | | | | so you seldom have trouble finding somebody |
| live comfortably anywhere in the world. All I | | | | that wont understand you. |
| needed was an internet connection and a few | | | | Some of the things you can do if you plan to |
| hours a week to manage the business and do | | | | vacation or live here are. |
| some updates to my web sites. So that left | | | | 1. Scuba Diving |
| almost any country I wanted to live in available to | | | | 2. Surfing |
| me. | | | | 3. Night Life ( Lots of lovely girls in this country ) |
| I decided to move the Philippines. I had lived in the | | | | 4. Back Packing |
| country with my father about 10 years earlier | | | | 5. Mountain Climbing |
| and enjoyed my time there. The people are very | | | | Most people come here to visit one of the many |
| friendly and there are many fun places to visit | | | | beach resorts on Luzon or one of the many |
| and take in the culture and attractions the | | | | surrounding islands. There are over 7,000 islands in |
| country offers. | | | | the country. The most popular places are: |
| I put everything I owned in storage and got my | | | | Borakay: |
| plane ticket to leave the United States. It took | | | | The most popular beach island for tourist wanting |
| me 3 weeks from the time I thought about going | | | | fun and sun. Borakay has the most beautiful white |
| back to the time I stepped off the plane at Ninoy | | | | sandy beaches I have ever seen, there is a lot of |
| Aquino International airport in Manila. My friend has | | | | night life and water sports available. If in manila |
| a travel agency in Manila so I booked my traveling | | | | there are domestic flights that will take you to |
| arrangements through his company. | | | | borakay. The flight is approximately 1:30 |
| Once I got through customs I had arranged for | | | | Puerto Galera: |
| the hotel car to pick me up so I just looked for | | | | This Is a beautiful place with nice coves and |
| the guy holding up a sign with my name on it and | | | | wonderful views of the coral reef. Most of the |
| off we went to the hotel. At that time I had to | | | | resorts here cater to scuba diving enthusiasts. |
| stay in a hotel but I planned on staying a long | | | | They do have beaches and you can always go |
| time, so during the next few weeks I spent a lot | | | | swimming or rent a jet ski, but the main goal of |
| of time looking for an apartment to rent. | | | | this peaceful area is to help people go scuba |
| After about 2 weeks of looking for a place to | | | | diving. I have been scuba diving there many times |
| stay I finally settled into my apartment in Makati, | | | | and it is very fun, if your a beginner they have |
| witch is the business capital of the Philippines I | | | | PADI dive courses available that will have you |
| used a rental broker that basically drove me | | | | explore the underwater world in only a few days. |
| around the city to different apartments that I | | | | To get to Puerto Galera from Manila you would |
| wanted to look at. It is a free service, the broker | | | | take a scheduled bus ride that is about 4 hours |
| just gets a commission from the Unit owner for | | | | long, once the bus stops you then board the |
| finding somebody to lease there unit. | | | | SEACAT ferry that will take you to Puerto |
| I have happily lived here for 5 years now and | | | | Galera. The boat ride is very relaxing and drinks |
| currently looking to try and start a business in | | | | are served. |
| manila as my savings has been depleted and my | | | | I'm sure you will enjoy your time in the Philippines |
| former Internet business in the United States is | | | | just like I have. |