The Miscommunication of Travel & Life Overseas

How to Deal with miscommunication when you travel or live overseas Miscommunication happens in every culture, but is highlighted when you travel or live overseas. Think you know a country well? Speak the language so well that there’s no miscommunication? Good, you’ve only just begun. And, you’ll probably never reach the finish line. Travel & miscommunication go …

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Travel vs Halloween vs All Saints Day

Halloween around the world It’s October 31st and there’s a raging thunderstorm as I write this. It is of course Halloween so I couldn’t ask for a more atmospheric condition. So long as the electricity does not go out again. As a long term traveler Halloween is my favorite time of year. This may sound a little …

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How much is a dentist in The Philippines, and what you should know!

How much does a dentist cost in The Philippines? A dentist in the Philippines can be very cheap, but it really depends on what you want done! And, where you are from. We’ve all heard of medical tourism. A term used to describe the practice of going overseas for medical treatment while on holiday. This …

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Surviving a Super Typhoon – good news at last

Super Typhoon Megi hits The Philippines As many may have heard, the Philippines has just been hit by Super Typhoon Megi. Heavy rains with winds up to 260km/h (150mph): this is the biggest Typhoon to hit the Philippines in the past 4 years. Already at a maximum category 5 level, there simply is no higher …

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Water: 6 years of travel, that’s a lot of bottles, maybe …

Water is today’s international blog action day theme Today October 15th 2010 is Blog Action Day, its theme, water. You can read more about this event here blogactionday.change.org In summation: it’s when people who write online around the world unite for one day to write about a single subject in a hope to highlight it. Supported …

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How “not” to do business when traveling

Avoiding business mistakes when traveling: lessons learned Strange as it might seem, but learning lessons through travel is relatively easy compared to learning lessons through business and travel combined. I’ve learned a lesson on how not to do business when traveling In each country I pass through, there are a different set of rules. Not …

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5 Things I like about the Philippines

Things I like about The Philippines  As a follow up to my previous article about 5 things not to like about the Philippines, this one is written with a lot less annoyance. It’s easier to write about things you don’t like than the things you do, at least in detail, for me. What’s more, most …

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