Trifter

No matter what your travel enjoyments are, (unless you like ski-ing or winter sports) the Philippines will have pleasures in abundance for you! It’s a land of smiles, great food, and music everywhere! The Philippines is simply bustling with life, and it’s a must visit for the following 10 reasons!

Tropical Weather

Average temperatures are 30 degrees C, and the beaches are readily available everywhere, and they are clean and safe to swim in! White sandy beaches and beautiful tropical sun are a big reason why people come to the Philippines! Just make sure to enjoy your mid afternoon nap!

Smiles

Filipinos love to smile! There’s no escaping it! When you leave your hotel room or apartment – wherever you’re staying, you will be greeted by smiles from the staff, then from ordinary people in the street, and in shops and stores and restaraunts! No matter what, you’ll get a smile from people here, so go ahead, get a nice big Air Conditioned Hotel room with US/European/Chinese/Korean/Filipino cable TV, rent a motorbike and just soak in the sun and smiles from the Filipinos here!

Exchange Rate/ Cost of Living

At it’s lowest, $1 US is equivalent to around 50 Philippines Peso. This means a great standard of life for you! Lets look at it:

• The nice A/C hotel room: $20 US
• Renting a motorcycle per day: $3 US
• Enjoying a 3 course meal in a nice restaraunt: $4-5 US
• Buying a new blouse or T Shirt: $7 US

The cost of living is a lot less in the Philippines than in the West, which means you can get more “bang for your buck”!

English Language is Widely Spoken

In fact, it’s one of the official languages of Philippines (along with Filipino – a derivative of Tagalog). If you are in any of the Cities, people will be more than happy to communicate with you in English! This is compared with Hong Kong, or Thailand or Indonesia, where people will perhaps not be so forthcoming with English Language!

Native Food

Food in the Philippines is something of an obsession. It can be sweet, savory, salty, or anything you want. It’s a unique fusion of asian cuisine with Spanish and American Influences! To imagine what it’s like, just imagine mexican food influenced by chinese food and you’ll understand.

My personal favourites are

Chicken Adobo, Chicken sizzig, Lechon Baboy, and Tuyok Manok!

Also, if you like a good barbecue then any beach on any town in the Philippines is the place to go! You can get almost anything you want here when it comes to food, so if you’re a foody, you will definately find something you will love!

If you have a sweet tooth, come here for the Halo Halo or Leche Flan and you will not be disappointed!

Of course, if you like Pizza Hut, KFC, McDonalds etc, Philippines has these also. For less than a quarter of the price of the same thing in US or Europe!

Filipino/Filipina disposition

Filipinos have a special kind of disposition which makes them famous and loved worldwide. Hard workers, Ardent party animals, non- confrontational people who always want to invite you to share any blessings they have! As noted before, they love to smile, so just soak it up and enjoy it! The people here are truly beautiful!

Filipinos Love Foreigners

Call it the colonial mentality, or whatever, the Filipinos will do anything to make a foreigner feel at home when visiting in the Philippines. If you make a cultural mistake, don’t worry, the Filipino will know you are a foreigner and will make exception for you! You really have nothing to worry about when visiting the Philippines!

Beaches, Beer and Babes (for the Guys)

Ok, most guys like to look at nice women, and they are here in abundance. With their brown silky skin and their jet black hair and their Big, genuine smiles, these women will have you enjoy yourself! In addition to that, beer can be bought here for less than a dollar per litre/ 50c for a bottle! So just imagine yourself on a white sand beach with perfect blue water, in tropical sun, relaxing at a bar enjoying your litre of San Miguel and enjoying the view of the beautiful girls in their bikinis, and you’re there!

Malls, Pesos and Value (for the Girls)

The Philippines is FULL of malls! People here love to shop, and it’s amazing how little you will pay to enjoy yourself! Let’s say, imagine a typical shopping spree for you in the US or Europe, how much would you pay? Divide that figure by 4 or 5, then that’s how much you’ll spend in the Philippines for your shopping spree! Love it?

Medical and Dental Tourism!

You can get a medical checkup in the Philippines for $2-$3 US. You can have a hospital bed for $4US per night.

I had some orthodontal work done by my expert Dental Surgeon and the total for several hours of work came to less than $30 US! In the UK, where I am from the same would have cost more than $450US – and the doctor would have been less polite and friendly in my country!

If this is reason enough to travel to the Philippines, then give it a chance! If you liked this list, then please hit “I like it” and leave a comment!

Did I mention the money?

The Philippines is the perfect place to ride out a recession, credit crunch, or depression!

Many Thanks