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Expert Profile: Bill and Lorna Collings

Expertise: Feel FREE to ask us about traveling, living, relocating, retiring and investing in the Philippines. Guests from 93 countries, the latest being a female PHD from Uganda, make our place in Manila an incredible meeting place for world travelers who exchange travel stories. We understand both the joys and the hardships of living and traveling in the Philippines.

Experience in the area
I arrived in the Philippines in January 1980 to travel for 2 months; I stayed 4 months before reluctantly leaving. I met my Filipina wife, Lorna. an incredible stellar, "one in a million" individual in 1983 in Seoul and we moved to the Philippines in 1986 and opened our 3BR house to world travelers on a budget. After welcoming thousands of guests from 93 nations our place has grown to 30 bedrooms but will never lose its "Home away from Home" atmosphere. Almost everyday at The Townhouse Hotel there's a party-like social scene with vibrant, almost magical energetic conversations between our guests who have the pleasure to meet each other and share their life's many experiences.Often three groups with conversations in different langauges are going on at the same time. So we've been exposed to every kind of person from all over the world and shared their experiences.

Publications
Suite101.com, eDreams.com, expertcentral.com who asked me to apply with allexperts.com

Education/Credentials
some college 2-1/2 years - no degree - I've been traveling since I was 18, almost 30 years.

Awards and Honors
Luckily, my wife and I have been semi-retired since we were 30 years old, almost 25 years.

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What do you like about this subject? I LOVE the PHILIPPINES, the informal manners of the culture, Filipinos' sense of humor during stressful situations, its amazing tropical beaches, rugged mountainous landscapes & my appreciation for its society grows with time. For such an easy going, friendly culture to exist in today's hectic, competitive, modern world never ceases to amaze me.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I hope to meet every person who replies with questions to this topic and enjoy sharing travel adventure stories and share the simple JOYS of LIFE!

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Filipinos' medium of education is taught in English and the "real" national language,most commonly used,is English.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject The Philippines is the best "Home Away from Home" for foreigners in S.E. Asia. Filipinos are the friendliest,MOST informal people in Asia.

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Prestige Points: 8804
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Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		1061

Recent Reviews from Users

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10	10	10	10	07/03/09
10	10	10	10	06/28/09
8	8	10	9	06/24/09
10	10	10	10	06/27/09
9	10	10	10	06/20/09

User Comments

Thank you Bill for the advice! Have a nice day!
(Wendy on 06/28/09)

Thankyou for your helpful comments, looks like I will be in touch soon, regards Jim.
(jim on 06/24/09)

Great answer. I think it would be nice to have it available for more than 3 days.
(Andrew on 06/27/09)

thanks, excellent
(ana liza eisermann on 06/20/09)

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Recent Answers from Bill and Lorna Collings

2009-07-03 Living in Quezon City: Jonathon, The annual income in the pHilippines is quite low so I doubt very much if the compensation would be adequate considering your resume and past work experiences. The salary of NGO employees really...

2009-07-02 visa extension: what your "someone" told is NOT TRUE at all. P1000 / month late fees; my guestimate if you arrived 90 to 111 days ago with a 21 day visa about P7300 . If you arrive earlier and have already extended then...

2009-06-30 Police Clearance: RELAX Doug, No Worries go ahead and get a police clearance from the States if that's what's required for the SRRV and I doubt whether the Philippines government / immigration has the budget to spend on...

2009-06-26 SRRV or Balikbayan: There is a fairly new option for foreigners, the SRRV but it's still cheaper if you fly together and be issued a Balikbayan visa good for one year + 21 days and can be extended for one year. And if you...

2009-06-26 Police Clearance: Doug, Last year a friend of mine who's a real estate broker in southern California did me a favor and was able to get a criminal report status on somebody for me on-line in a very short time. Maybe that's...