What's it like there?

floridaorange · 12-12-2022, 09:42 PM

Ask the forum if someone can discuss what it's like to live or visit a certain place, I'll start:

The Philippines - what's it like there to visit or live?

HFW003 · 12-13-2022, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by floridaorange

Ask the forum if someone can discuss what it's like to live or visit a certain place, I'll start:

The Philippines - what's it like there to visit or live?

A bit like Florida, hot and humid with rain every afternoon.

Nachbar · 12-13-2022, 01:25 AM

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A bit like Florida, hot and humid with rain every afternoon.

So basically dirty car, every day.

Llarry · 12-13-2022, 04:53 AM

When I was a senior in high school, my family moved to the Philippines, so I graduated (on a U.S. military base) there. Then after joining the Navy, my first duty station was the Philippines; I was only there for 15 months. Years later I went back as a family man for 18 months. In each case, my time there was somewhat shorter than it would have otherwise been. And my experinces are all 1960s-1980s, so vintage. But I found the Filipino people to be friendly to Americans; I have lots of fond memories. As stated before, it is tropical weather.

I gather that the standard of living has improved since I was there; there were still families living in nipa huts on stilts made of bamboo back then; the poverty was sobering.

dradernh · 12-13-2022, 08:41 AM

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The mangoes are to die for if you like mangoes.

DubaiRich · 12-13-2022, 10:04 AM

Naples Italy - What's it like living there?

Tommy-G · 12-14-2022, 07:31 AM

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Naples Italy - What's it like living there?

I dont know but Italy is where we are retreating to if sh!t goes down in the US

billnchristy · 12-14-2022, 12:23 PM

I've only visited Naples when I was in the Navy. Stay away from the port area and the town is nice. If you do go to the port area make sure you are into large bearded men in lingerie offering services and rats of unusual size.

Tommy-G · 12-14-2022, 01:48 PM

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I've only visited Naples when I was in the Navy. Stay away from the port area and the town is nice. If you do go to the port area make sure you are into large bearded men in lingerie offering services and rats of unusual size.

OMG, thats what my wife and I experienced getting out of the train station in Florence. We took WAY too much luggage and I had to get 6 bags up the stairs to street level with about 20 gypsies hawking me waiting for me to leave something behind

DubaiRich · 12-14-2022, 02:23 PM

I'll be working for the Navy at the support site, but have been checking out Pozzuolo and Lago Patria for places.

billnchristy · 12-14-2022, 02:39 PM

The support side isn't on too bad side of town. Definitely hop a train to Rome and down to Pompei.

UncleWede · 12-14-2022, 05:35 PM

What about

CLEVELAND????

spazzyfry123 · 12-14-2022, 05:48 PM

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What about

CLEVELAND????

UncleWede · 12-14-2022, 05:50 PM

"We're not Detriot"

L
O
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vreihen16 · 12-14-2022, 07:17 PM

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What about

CLEVELAND????

Ohio still has the death penalty for speeding, so I advise staying far away from that state.....

Esteban · 12-15-2022, 12:28 AM

Cleveland, isn’t that where Ariel Castro held three women captive as sex slaves for ten years before they got free in 2013? Sounds like a fun town.

HFW003 · 12-15-2022, 12:35 AM

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Naples Italy - What's it like living there?

Smelly (Sulphur), dirty and IMO not a nice place at all.

PASS!

HFW003 · 12-15-2022, 12:38 AM

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I dont know but Italy is where we are retreating to if sh!t goes down in the US

When we retire, hopefully in about five years, we are going to Europe to live in a few different countries. One of the places, and we scoped it on out visit in September is Bolzano up in the Dolomites.

Stunning place and way too hot in most of the usual Italian cities.

billnchristy · 12-15-2022, 06:23 AM

Trieste was the most non Italy place I ever visited in Italy.

DubaiRich · 12-15-2022, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

What about

CLEVELAND????

Didn't Drew Carey say Cleveland Rocks???

DubaiRich · 12-15-2022, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by HFW003

Smelly (Sulphur), dirty and IMO not a nice place at all.

PASS!

How long ago did you visit??

HFW003 · 12-15-2022, 04:31 PM

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How long ago did you visit??

About ten years ago.

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