Everyone, at some point, experiences a moment that feels almost magical – when a dream suddenly seems real. It may last only a split second, but it stays with you forever. I had mine on an island cloaked in emerald rainforest, when I slipped into a turquoise sea and found myself surrounded by the dazzling…
In the previous post, I listed the most common (yet often completely wrong) stereotypes about the Philippines and Filipinos. But that was only half the story. So here are five more stubborn misconceptions that sometimes contain a grain of truth but collapse like a poorly built sandcastle when applied to an entire nation of more…
Is the Philippines truly a place where you can live like a “king” on a thousand dollars a month? Is it inherently dangerous? Is every Filipino genuinely happy, all the time? Many of the assumptions Westerners hold about the country – its cost of living, safety, or the nature of its people – are due…