Christopher Bennetts

Living In The Philippines

Expat Living In The Philippines

Welcome to my Living in the Philippines blog. I have been visiting the Philippines for more than twenty years and have spent almost five years living in different locations around the Philippines. I meet a lot of fellow expats and tourist many of whom seem to have a much distorted view on the Philippines and Filipinos as do many Filipinos have a distorted view of foreigners.

The one thing I have come to know is that people are fundamentally the same everywhere in the world. The problem is too many people focus on the small superficial differences blinding them to how much more we all have in common. I hope this blog of mine can help build bridges of understanding between Filipinos and non-Filipinos as well as providing an insight into what it’s really like to live here as an expat.

Christopher Bennetts

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Philippine Dreams - Who Else Wants to Escape to a Tropical Paradise?

Making A Living In The Philippines - Guide to Making Money in the Philippines

Philippines Property Primer - Buying, Investing, Renting and managing property

Philippines Survival Handbook - A Streetwise guide to Safe Enjoyment Of The Philippines

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Filipina Heart - How to Marry and Migrate the Filipina of your Dreams

Filipina Wife – Making The Magic Last in Filipina-Western Relationships

“Filipina Dream – All three titles for one low price covering Courtship, Marriage, Migration and understanding in Filipina-Western Relationships”