A Canadian’s Move To The Philippines In my previous two articles, I described how I got over my initial mental hurdles of searching for [...]
Falling in Love With The Philippines and Its People If you are reading this article, chances are you have already read my first article [...]
The Beauty Of Dumaguete Seen Through Its Landscapes In this next post I would like to once again show the beauty of Dumaguete seen [...]
The Beauty of Dumaguete And Its Hard Working People One of the things many foreign retirees and expats will notice when they come to [...]
The Beauty of Dumaguete – Filipino and Family As part of my continuing series showcasing the beauty of Dumaguete through the eyes of expats, [...]
The Beauty of Dumaguete An Underwater Paradise Awaits The beauty of Dumaguete can best be captured through the eyes of the people who have [...]
The Beauty of Dumaguete – The People Hands down, the most beautiful element of my retirement to Dumaguete is the people. Dumaguete has the [...]
The Beauty of Dumaguete – Landscapes As I continue along my path to rediscover and share the beauty of Dumaguete that surrounds me, I [...]
The Beauty of Dumaguete and Surrounding Negros Oriental – Birds As part of my series dedicated to showing the beauty of Dumaguete and surrounding [...]
The Mental Challenges Faced By One Canadian On His Journey To a Life beyond His Wildest dreams In The Philippines There is a famous [...]
Same Sex Relationship in Dumaguete John and Marty have been in a same sex relationship for twenty-five years. They formally married in San Francisco [...]
MICHAEL and VHIE. Expat and Filipina Couple In Love with Each Other, and Dumaguete Michael is originally from Ireland while Vhie comes from Balamban [...]
VINCENT and MELINDA A great story of people who have found love in The Philippines. Vincent is from France. He’s 37. Melinda is Pinay, [...]
PHIL and MARITES A Great Example of a Loving Filipina and Foreigner Couple Phil is originally from England. His wife Marites is Pinay. [...]
LARRY and BELINDA A Foreigner/Filipina Couple Larry is an American who was born and raised in Texas. He’s 56. Belinda is from Bacong which [...]
Fitness Clubs in Dumaguete Because so many foreigners are retiring in the Dumaguete area, a vibrant fitness industry has developed here particularly over the [...]
Philanthropy in Dumaguete By Expats Who Care Why Philanthropy when you retire? Do you believe your life experience is predetermined by fate? It’s sometimes [...]
Owners of Kookoo’s Nest Eco-lodge and Scuba Diving School at Antulang, Negros Oriental Profile of Jamie and Nikki – English Expats Starting a Business [...]
Dumaguete as a base for Asia Travel Stuart is a vibrant Scotsman with a warm smile that barely fits on his rugged face that [...]
Jule’s Retirement Destination – Dumaguete! At Retire Dumaguete we are writing a series of blogs that discuss the lives of ex-pats who decided to [...]
You may have already be aware of statements from Forbes magazine, the Live and Invest Overseas and the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) praising Dumaguete [...]
There’s a wise old saying in the financial world that the best possible retirement plan results in the client spending the last of his [...]
Millions of people travel from all over the world come to the Philippines every year. It’s one of the most popular countries to visit [...]
For an active, outdoor person, the challenge when living in Dumaguete is what to not do, rather than what to do. Dumaguete is ideal [...]
Dumaguete has traditionally been a retirement destination for members of the armed forces, especially those who have served in the Philippines. Many have become [...]
One of the many reasons why people are retiring to Dumaguete is the vibrant culture that prevails. Because it has five universities and colleges, [...]
Like much of life in the Philippines, inherent contractions abound when it comes to the lives of same sex couples. Because the Philippines is [...]
Over recent years, the Philippines has been called “Asia’s Rising Tiger.” In 2018, Business Insider magazine confirmed the Philippines as one of the [...]
Filipinos with Foreigner Partner “HOW SWEET IT IS!” There have always been significant numbers of Filipinos with foreigner partner relationships in the Dumaguete region. [...]
Traditionally, there has been a movement of Filipinos out of the country to work abroad. It has been driven by economic necessity and, [...]
Retirement Planning For a Move to The Philippines This blog is directed at the many retirees, especially in America, who are experiencing difficult times [...]
Wanderlust is a German word used to perfectly describe travelers who have a great desire for wandering . These are independent, adventurous people. Traditionally, [...]
Philanthropic Opportunities When Retiring To The Philippines There has never been a shortage of philanthropic opportunities in the Philippines. Unfortunately, today, because of the [...]
Cultural attractions in Dumaguete draw in people from all over the island of Negros Oriental. People gather in the city for fiestas and cultural [...]
Filipinos Retiring to The Philippines with a Foreign Partner Usually, but not always, it’s a Filipina retiring to the Philippines. Depending on her educational [...]
One of the biggest exports of The Philippines is OFWs, and there are few countries whose citizens when they emigrate, miss their homeland as [...]
Retirees Coming to Dumaguete and Then Opening Up new Businesses? There are many types of individuals and couples who come to retire in Dumaguete [...]
How Does Dumaguete Treat it’s LGBTQ Community? It’s a sad condemnation of our evolution when in a time of great advances in technology and [...]
Financial Concerns for Retirees One of the most frightening experiences any retiree can have is to wake up one morning with still several years [...]
When people consider what type of retirement lifestyle they are looking for, there are so many factors to consider it’s often overwhelming. There are [...]
Why Dumaguete? We are living in interesting times. The world we felt rather comfortable with has temporarily disappeared. It’s been over one hundred years [...]
A lot of potential retirees suffer from retirement anxiety When would be the right time to decide to come to live in Dumaguete? Unfortunately, [...]
So, Who are the people retiring to Dumaguete? Is Retiring to Dumaguete Right For You? – Contact One Of Our Ambassadors to help [...]
The Philippines – A Perfect Example of Where East Meets West It would be an understatement to say we are living in interesting times. [...]
While living through the pandemic in Dumaguete I sometimes think about history. It seems human survival has been regularly threatened during each of the [...]
Of all the information you need to know about coming to live in this destination, arguably what’s most important is knowing how to successfully [...]
WHY NOT VISIT DUMAGUETE BEFORE RETIREMENT ? See if it is right for you before the making the big decision Before making the move [...]
How was your transition to life in Dumaguete? We all have interesting stories to share. Each one is unique, but similarities undoubtedly exist in [...]
Without a doubt, the Covid-19 pandemic has been the single most traumatic and life changing crisis most of the people of this generation have [...]
