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Cebu City Philippines and the Shrinking Dollar
[Travel-and-Leisure] Cost of living in Cebu Philippines and Camotes Islands Cebu, Philippines. Many expats living in the Philippines are sharpening their pencils and watching their spending habits much more closely as the dollar continues to drop against the peso. Currently the exchange rate is approximately $1.00 to P40.00. That's a BIG difference from just three years ago when the dollar fetched P56.00. To make matters even worse the dollar is expected to drop to P38.00 and some circles are saying it may go as low as P30.00 within the year.

Cebu City Philippines Crime and Terrorism
[Travel-and-Leisure] Every week I get at least one email from someone asking about Crime and any possible terrorism in Cebu. Some guys said they have read articles about bombs exploding all over Cebu City and army forces marching down the streets of Cebu shooting people. FIRST OF ALL, there is NO terrorism in Cebu, No bombs exploding and the last I checked the army was not marching the streets of the city.

Cebu City, Philippines - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
[Travel-and-Leisure] A tourist visiting Cebu City for the first time may well be turned off by some of the city sites. The city has several world class resorts, hotels, beaches and dive sites. It also has some areas of the world's most devastating poverty. Cebu City is the capital city of the Cebu Province and it is the second largest city in the Philippines following Manila. I always feel at home in the city and lived in the city before building my home in the rural Cebu Province of Camotes Islands.

My Tropical Island Paradise and the Journey to Happiness, Part One
[Travel-and-Leisure] I often wonder how my family and friends back home would view my new lifestyle if they came to visit me. I think most of them would just raise an eyebrow and ask, why? I would just reply, Why not! Explaining my love for these Islands and the lifestyle may prove difficult and even more difficult for my family and friends to accept why I love it so much.

The Biggest Mistake Expats Make
[Travel-and-Leisure] Imagine being broke in a foreign country. The Embassy won't help you with funds. You are down and out and unless you know someone that will help, you are in big trouble and hungry.