Any other suggestions on things to bring to the Philippines to help others out?

All medications, including Tylenol, Advil, Gravol and any OTC meds/supplements you might want or use. For the flight over and back I get my Doctor to prescribe sublingual Ativan 1mg. I get 10 for a full trip and use 2 for the long flight across the Pacific to/from Vancouver. I found excellent spray on sunscreen 100 SPF for kids (Beach Hut), it was brilliant and did not come off in water. Cam

Just a few items I took for my month long visit. Several forms of sunscreen. Spray on, lotion & a couple little deodorant looking sunscreen sticks. I took some high potency mosquito replant pump spray bottles. But what I decided was better option was then mosquito repellent wet wipes I took. Three little tin can citronella candles were great for sitting outside in the evenings. Regular wet wipes. They were awesome to have. A lot of restrooms aka CRs don’t have toilet paper. I bought little toilet paper rolls there as well. Was always glad to have the sun block chapstick, sunscreen stick, little roll of Toilet paper & wet wipes in my small backpack I used every day. Another big one for anyone’s travel is charcoal capsules. The likelihood of food poisoning or getting sick from water is pretty good there. Charcoal capsules can greatly shorten the length of discomfort. Buy them, take them with you and thank me later. Very cheep little. Insurance policy.

Hi Chad, in my time spent with the British armed forces we had a saying that I committed to memory: preparation and planning prevents piss poor performance, a check list is always the way forward prior to travelling, pool looks nice enough at your condo, regards from England 🍺🍺👍

OMG! What a great video! I'm making a list and checking it twice. Thank you so much!

Plus, most lotions there ( no matter what they are) have skin whitener in them. Yes, even sunblock.

Awesome list thanks!

Most computer/electronics/ accessories, etc. are available for a good price on the third floor of E-mall in Colon.

Yes thank you for this list, have added a couple more items to my list now....Thank you....Jim

Thanks for the handy info.Beautiful view you have there❤

Very informative video. Thanks bud

Fantastic information, thanks.

Great info thanks 👍

The reason you need a larger size shirt is that here it is Asian sizes and not US or EU etc so yes they are smaller and generally a bit different cut.

Thanks for the info

Great vid

thanks i had to do research my daugther intends to visit in oct 2023.....

Ear plugs for those morning roosters and banka boat travel. Your own snorkel and fins.. The 2nd Atm card is a great tip.. Off insect repellent works fine in the Philippines.

Hey Chad, new to your podcast, finding it really informative, thank you. Planning on moving to your area CEBU in about four months, my consulting business will be primarily online by then, in California San Diego now. Is your Condo area primary ex-pats?

I am packing balikbayan boxes.I am shipping a laptop, (carrying one) a home computer and my 75 inch tv. My shipper told me it would cost a little over $400 to ship and will save me a lot of money over buying one there. I also purchased a new iPhone and gopro. I also have a sling bag and portable power bank for the brownouts.

You can buy banana boat sunscreen in the Philippines, but it's fairly expensive

Great video. Tangential to the topic of footwear: never walk barefoot outdoors in the tropics. That's how people get hookworm infections. The larva bore through the bottoms of your feet. The symptoms are a lot like Montezuma's Revenge. Your water shoe suggestion sounds like a great idea for walking in the sand at the beach. Hookworm disease is spread to humans mostly through dog poop, and there are plenty of dogs around.

Does customs give you a hard time if you have your medication such as blood pressure, medicine or supplements… I’m only staying for 13 days so I will probably only take what I need for those days and how should we package them?

The chap stick thing is so damn weird. I looked everywhere in Cebu and couldn't find any when i ran out of blistex. I had to settle on a small thing of Vaseline 😅

You can use vaseline instead of Chapstick.

If I bring an old phone does it need to be active on a plan in the US? Or will it work fine once a SIM card is installed in Ph?

coconut oil works against most bugs that bite/sting.

what about universal electrical wall plugs?

Appreciate your thoughts and have been doing most of your recommendations for years. $Currently in the Philippians as well and the only thing I would add is pay the $1.99 per month for Viber. If you are locked out of an account (for say suspicious activity, or clearing your cache) you can make unlimited calls to land lines back to your bank. Happened twice to me over the last 5 months crossing Asia. (WhatsApp only cell to cell) $1.99/mo. cheap insurance. Also, what condo is that in Cebu City please? Cheers...

Regarding antibiotics, if you really do need one, you can just use coconut oil which you can find plenty in Philippines. Same goes for garlic, but I think Coconut oil is more doable. Can be applied on cuts, fungus, even if you catch a cold etc. It's very antiviral also. Though not sure if you can get it in pill form in Philippines. Not many people are a fan of drinking oil.

What about an outlet adopter?

Apologies if this question has been asked but is Rose coming back??????

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Good advise

For someone wanting to take videos, what camera are you using?

Do I need anything else besides a passport and my ticket for my flight or do I need a visa or something? First time flying out of the country

what is typical price in 2023, of ladies, massage, tips, etc?

Sunscreen lotion is a most

What's a sling bag

i brought seat for my butt, great for any flight and can lay on when layover.

#13. A game

I live in Davao City with my all American white Family and you keep saying things are more expensive like electronics. I know it's your opinion but Davao city doesn't fit what you say

I'll just buy everything there. All that stuff cost more where I live. Good ole California

I suggest taking an American woman with you to help you pick out a girl in the PH, then the girl she thinks is the absolute worst for you, is obviously the best one! Then thank the American woman and send her packing! You're welcome. 😉

Chapstick? Hahaha you really are clueless! Hahaha! Use coconut oil Homie, far better than chapstick! Hahahaha! oh good grief!

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