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About 30 km East of Manila. Baras, Rizal; overlooking Laguna de Bay. Some pictures and personal description can be had here.

How to Learn a Foreign Language in Six Months to a Year.

Possible, if you are lucky.

Do you want to do something good for humanity?

Get Up and Go to Work.

For a long time on earth we have had several opposing camps- Communist vs. Capitalist, Materialism vs. Spirituality, Fundamentalism vs. Secular or Christian- based democracy, etc.

If you're into budget travel and adventure then have a visit in Downtown Las Vegas. This is where Vegas became a legacy and where Sin City was born.

It's relatively easy to get around Manhattan if you follow some easy tips and tricks.

While my wife and I were in New York this past summer we ventured over to the trendy Meatpacking District around 13th and Washington streets.

Here are the top 10 sites of the Fiji Islands.

• Tavewa and the Blue Lagoon - Yasawas
• Wayasewa and Waya Islands - Yasawas
• Bouma National Heritage Park - Taveuni

Very often one gets cheated in a foreign country by someone who is another foreigner and who is often from either your country or the one near yours.

There have been movies and books featuring the often hackneyed story of a handsome American ( or British, German, etc.)soldier or businessman who falls in love with a gorgeous Third World girl and sav

Happier Paths

A lot of strife nowadays is generated by religious intolerance which is a bit difficult for those who come from fairly liberal societies to understand.

Expat Discretion

The Anglo Guilt.

Expat Newspaper Whiner ( Preaching in the Desert)

Japan is not usually synonymous with racism in Western media, unlike Mississippi or Soweto, but its society is pretty racist nonetheless.

Just because a country speaks the same language that you speak, does not mean that it cannot create misunderstandings and embarrassing situations. I was once bounced out of a bar in Australia.

One of the most important reasons why it is so easy to succeed in 1st World countries is because of the infrastructure both technical and human.

In the hills around Cusco, Peru is a sacred Inca site called the Temple of the Moon. This is a hige stone shaped like an armadillo. I would estimate it to be about 50 feet high and 120 feet long.

What has been your favorite destination to date? Mine has been Negril, Jamaica. One of the most beautiful islands I have been to full of unique and interesting people.

If you plan on staying in Vegas for more than a week you should look into a motel suite that will include a kitchen. The weekly rate is usually around half the price you would pay for daily rates.

Midwest Airlines is the way to fly!

The best basketball in New York can be seen for free at the West 4th Street Court in the Village, also know as The Cage.