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What are our blogs about? They began in 2012 with a burning desire to retire early to the Philippines. For over 13 years we've been sharing the saga of our journey with stories and experiences that capture the realities of living among the islands in the Western Pacific - from the Philippines to Guam - amidst a culture of peoples, palm trees, and tropical ocean breezes, and oh yeah... a life in the Tropic Shade!
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Come back and visit often as we re-populate this site with updated blog posts from the archives along with new blog content. Check out this page to learn how and where this blog first began and how it evolved. Visit and you will discover why we were recognized as Best Expat Blog in 2017.