Applying for a 6 months visa at Iloilo District Immigration Office
Time for a new visa. so I head to the Bureau of Immigration at Iloilo. You will find the Immigration office on the ground floor of the Customs Building. The Customs building is a landmark in Iloilo City. When entering…
Travel Photo’s, Punta Allen Mexico
A sleepy little village by the sea, Punta Allen in Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is a little village with no cellphone reach and at the end of a long unpaved road full of potholes. It has a charming little church…
How to get from Dumaguete to Cebu City?
And again it is time to move on, this time I go to Cebu City. My bags are packed and I check out of the Manhattan Suites Inn in Dumaguete. Walking distance from the Ceres bus terminal. How to get…
Visa application at the Dumaguete Bureau of Immigration
The entrance is a little hidden inside an alley, but the outside sign shows that this is the entrance to the Bureau of Immigration here in Dumaguete City. Door number 8. Almost at the end of the building. I went…
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…
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 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…
Where to find Dutch Hunebeds
Off on a road trip to the east of the Netherlands to the picturesque village of Borger in Drenthe. In Borger, you can visit the Hunebed Centre next to the largest still existing hunebed (ancient burial place) in the Netherlands.…
Where to park your car in Playa del Carmen
Playa del Carmen changed from a sleepy little fishermen town to a fast-growing Tourist hot spot. With new short-term rentals and Airbnb on the rise, the city gets crowded especially during the high season. I think besides finding a quiet…
Prison in the Netherlands
On my last tour through the Netherlands, my best friend and I planned to visit the prison museum in Veenhuizen. We both read the Dutch book ‘Pauper Paradise’, telling the story of families that were sent to the correctional colonies…
Amsterdam Surprises
I’m Dutch and I’ve visited Amsterdam many times. I even lived there part-time for a few years. But the city of Amsterdam surprises me even today. Once you leave the traditional tourist paths and go where the Dutch go, you…
Famous Fast Food Restaurants in the Netherland
Looking for famous fast-food restaurants in the Netherlands you will find plenty. Holland offers your old-time favorites when it comes to burgers, pizza and coffee, and even Wok to Walk. Burgers You will find a Burger King Restaurant in almost…
How to get from Puerto Aventuras to Playa del Carmen or Tulum
Puerto Aventuras a Holiday Strip in Solidaridad, the same Community Playa del Carmen lies. It is a village and a tourist area which is a gated compound near the shore with a dolphin experience, all-inclusive resorts and private holiday homes.…
