Foreign Travel?

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Numbers say you’re much more likely to get hurt by a family member or someone you know than a stranger.

While IMO the op should go on the trip as he'll be with locals, this ^^^ "numbers say" doesn't actually indicate that those close to us are actually more dangerous - it's just that you're with them for such a larger amount of time that the "danger adds up". You're with a rando from the street for five seconds once in your lifetime. Risk from that one person overall = very low, even if they're a serial killer (surprise, serial killers don't kill everyone they glance at). You're with your alcoholic husband 12 hours a day; risk from that person is already high, but being around him so much increases the likelihood of injury significantly.

I'm much more likely to get hurt by a family member than by a shark, but that's not a good reason to go swimming with sharks, or tipping bulls, etc.

Once again, though, traveling with and staying with locals is an entirely different matter than traveling solo. I'm iffy about solo travel but would definitely take them up on this - it's a perfect opportunity.

 

[ultrarunner]

You haven't caught any of them measuring your office?

Not yet… but if they wanted to send a message…

 

[ultrarunner]

While IMO the op should go on the trip as he'll be with locals, this ^^^ "numbers say" doesn't actually indicate that those close to us are actually more dangerous - it's just that you're with them for such a larger amount of time that the "danger adds up". You're with a rando from the street for five seconds once in your lifetime. Risk from that one person overall = very low, even if they're a serial killer (surprise, serial killers don't kill everyone they glance at). You're with your alcoholic husband 12 hours a day; risk from that person is already high, but being around him so much increases the likelihood of injury significantly.

I'm much more likely to get hurt by a family member than by a shark, but that's not a good reason to go swimming with sharks, or tipping bulls, etc.

Once again, though, traveling with and staying with locals is an entirely different matter than traveling solo. I'm iffy about solo travel but would definitely take them up on this - it's a perfect opportunity.

Itinerary tentatively is time at the plantation and then the family booked several days at a resort to celebrate the matriarch’s birthday… plus some local sights and a trip to Cebu and maybe Camiguin Island…

 

[2manyrocks]

Then there could be some practical jokers waiting for their opportunity once you go on vacation.

 

[dmccarty]

Itinerary tentatively is time at the plantation and then the family booked several days at a resort to celebrate the matriarch’s birthday… plus some local sights and a trip to Cebu and maybe Camiguin Island…

That sounds like an awesome trip. Something not many people get to do.

Very tough decision.

 

[mjarrels]

That sounds like an awesome trip. Something not many people get to do.

Very tough decision.

Be brave and try a pop cola, twice the sugar and caffinee and dirt cheap.

mark

 

[dmccarty]

Be brave and try a pop cola, twice the sugar and caffinee and dirt cheap.

mark

Easy for me. I don't drink sodas! They really are too sweet for me and I don't like them. It has been many, many years since I had a soda. Now beer.....

 

[ultrarunner]

Red Horse or San Mig?

 

[mjarrels]

Red Horse or San Mig?

Red Horse, extra strong. I half empty red horse and san migual bottles in my garage now. There is a food max store in town that sells products from the Philippines, Thailand and south america products. When you walk in you feel like you just entered a new country same for the local walmarts. Remember Cebu is the leachon captial of the country.

mark

 

[ultrarunner]

This is reported as being a 2 leachon celebration with the second with more family in Cebu and a celebration mass at the Cathedral in Cebu...

Being the matriarch of a large family comes with provides...

Temp actually the same or slight cooler there right now... the difference is California is 90 blue sky and 57% humidity and Mindanao is typhon with rain everyday of 10 day forecast and humidity in the 90's expected.