Traveling from Bacolod to Sipalay
Bacolod and I are a mismatch. After switching hotels it improved a little, but still, I find the ‘City of Smiles’ a disappointment after having been in Iloilo. The two are not to be compared for it would be comparing…
My Boyfriend called me a snob
I checked and double-checked the word he used, and he confirmed the synonyms. That was what he meant when he used the word. And I was in shock. For me being called a snob is like an insult. In my…
Travelling from Iloilo City to Bacolod
It is time to say goodbye to the city of Iloilo. It was a pleasure visiting her, but new horizons are awaiting. While it was a long travel from Puerto Galera to Iloilo city, it will be a very short…
The beggar and your travel budget – 5 tips how to deal with beggars
It breaks my heart sometimes: children in oversized Tees without any underwear sleeping in the streets, hair all tangled up and so dirty. Their parents look no different, yet they look not mall nourished. The other night I saw an…
How to get a car or motor insurance in Mexico
If you want to participate int he Mexican Traffic with your own vehicle You will need Mexican insurance. To me this was such an unclear process, since I won a motorcycle, I could only find car insurances. But a quick…
Travelling from Puerto Galera to Iloilo, via Caticlan – costs, time schedules etc.
Time to move. I’m going to Iloilo for Christmas and New Year. So I say good-bye to the Badladz Beach Resort in Small Tabinay and a tricycle brings me to Puerto Galera Jeepney terminal. There I take a UV-Express Van…
My Visa extension beyond 59 days in the Philippines
My visa was about to expire. So I downloaded the necessary forms from the official website of the Bureau of Immigration and headed to Batangas for an extension. Since the Bureau of Immigration closed the office in Puerto Galera, it…
Can you buy a motorcycle in Mexico on a temporary resident permit?
There is a lot of information about bringing your car into Mexico and renting cars, buying a car and changing plates available on the internet, but about buying a motorcycle there is not so much. Since I recently bought a…
Bureau of Immigration in Puerto Galera
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Puerto Galera has moved. Services have been transferred to Calapan. I found the office, which was supposed to be on the first floor of the Public Market building, hidden behind a second-hand shop, empty…
10 tips to survive in a warm and humid climate
I’m Dutch by birth and in the Netherlands, I never had to deal with temperatures higher than 25 degrees, only on extreme occasional hot days the temperature went up till 30-35 degrees C. Humidity is not an issue in the…
How to get a Mexican drivers license on a Temporary Resident permit
If you want to travel to all the best places to visit in Mexico a Mexican drivers license will give you so much more freedom. You cannot use your home drivers license when you are staying In Mexico on a…
Dutch Sunset, my 5 most favorite
Don’t we all love them: Those beautiful pictures of the sun painting the sky in all red, orange and like 50 shades of blue. I think every person int he world can fall still over beautiful sunset. I’m looking forward…
Can you run a WordPress website without Jetpack?
In short? Yes, you can! And depending on your theme and plugins you use, your website will be a lot faster after removing Jetpack. Now with that open en out, here is why I removed Jetpack and how I added the…
I quit Facebook and Instagram
I quit Facebook and Instagram and I am still not sure whether or not that was a wise decision. I do miss the interaction, I got to know some awesome people there that I refer to as “friends” and I…
