Well, here we go then, the start of it all. Why does one need a blog at all. In my case it is primarily to promote a business but we wont get into that now. Maybe I just enjoy putting stuff on paper and sharing my thoughts.
I do have lots of thoughts and have been around a bit and done lots of things that may be interesting to you. I mean, one of the most interesting times I have had was on a trip to the Philippines.
That was to get married and the first time was a short three weeks which was pretty busy because to get married there to a local lady is pretty time consuming. The Philippines is fussy about who they let marry their ladies. She tried to come here on a tourist visa and I had sent all the tickets for her return flight but they would not let her out of the country. An unacceptable risk of not returning they said. So we were faced with the prospect of either a fiance visa or a spouse visa. Since I had to personally meet to be eligible for a fiance visa it seemed more logical to get married and apply for a spouse visa as they were generally processed quicker.
So I set a date and arrived in Davao City, Philippines. Lovely city. I fell in love with the place straight away. The mix of the modern with the very basic lifestyle was just so interesting to see. And of course, Davao is one of the safest , if not the safest city in the whole of the Philippines. It has consistently been in the top ten Asian cities as the most livable. But it has not always been the case. Davao had one of the highest crime rates and was one of the most lawless cities in the Philippines.
What made the change. Mainly one man in the form of a mayor. A side arm carrying, motor bike riding mayor who rules with an iron fist. There are many mysterious execution style shootings of anyone involved in drugs or crime. No one knows where they come from but the effect is to have virtually no crime at all. Many ex-pats live there and are very happy with their Dirty Harry as they affectionately call the mayor. A lovely, crime free and very safe city. I would love to retire there one day and of course the weather is perfect too.
Well there we go. Don't know how we got here but we will continue next time. Catch you then, Nick. http://www.cadenville1.com
I do have lots of thoughts and have been around a bit and done lots of things that may be interesting to you. I mean, one of the most interesting times I have had was on a trip to the Philippines.
That was to get married and the first time was a short three weeks which was pretty busy because to get married there to a local lady is pretty time consuming. The Philippines is fussy about who they let marry their ladies. She tried to come here on a tourist visa and I had sent all the tickets for her return flight but they would not let her out of the country. An unacceptable risk of not returning they said. So we were faced with the prospect of either a fiance visa or a spouse visa. Since I had to personally meet to be eligible for a fiance visa it seemed more logical to get married and apply for a spouse visa as they were generally processed quicker.
So I set a date and arrived in Davao City, Philippines. Lovely city. I fell in love with the place straight away. The mix of the modern with the very basic lifestyle was just so interesting to see. And of course, Davao is one of the safest , if not the safest city in the whole of the Philippines. It has consistently been in the top ten Asian cities as the most livable. But it has not always been the case. Davao had one of the highest crime rates and was one of the most lawless cities in the Philippines.
What made the change. Mainly one man in the form of a mayor. A side arm carrying, motor bike riding mayor who rules with an iron fist. There are many mysterious execution style shootings of anyone involved in drugs or crime. No one knows where they come from but the effect is to have virtually no crime at all. Many ex-pats live there and are very happy with their Dirty Harry as they affectionately call the mayor. A lovely, crime free and very safe city. I would love to retire there one day and of course the weather is perfect too.
Well there we go. Don't know how we got here but we will continue next time. Catch you then, Nick. http://www.cadenville1.com
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