Hmmmm, so its been a year since I visited Davao for the first time and I’m just wrapping up my 2nd visit to this beautiful part of the world.. and I promised my good friend Oli that I would write something elegant, flowing and beautiful about my time here, so.. what to make of it all?

I live in possibly the most anti-social city this world has to offer, so the first thing that struck me when arriving from Manila was how friendly the Dabawenyos came across. It was probably just the wrong place at the wrong time but I never got a good vibe from Makati where my cousin and I stayed last year. In fact I’m convinced that this is the case because since then I’ve been back and thoroughly enjoyed my time in Manila. I’m also a firm believer that the company you keep and the friends that you make have a HUGE influence on how much you derive from a place. The beauty of any given place is redundant without people to enjoy it with. The reason my cousin and I wound up in davao was nothing more significant than me having a friend living here. Through her we met; a dive instructor, the owner of a popular davao beach resort, 2 local entertainers (through which we made our own social circle, including the creator of this very blog).

So what sets this place aside from Manila, Bangkok, Ko Phan Ang and Hong Kong, these all being other fantastic places that I’ve visited recently. Well I suppose what I really loved about Davao, both last year and this time around was the ease with which you can make friends here. Clearly the fact that english is spoken by everyone here helps but its the innate openness and warmth of the dabawenyo people which allowed us to build up a social circle so easily (and of course your fascination with our milky white skin and big noses!) I have had so much fun in Davao during my 2 visits here and i just want to list some of my highlights, in no particular order you understand..

Doing an introductory dive in paradise, you can see everything in these crystal clear waters.

Spending time on samal beaches, the beach resorts here are so glorious. I’m kinda dissapointed I didn’t spend more time tanning myself here, but alas those pesky mosquitoes would crucify me!

Cheap booooooooooze (british people like booze don’t ya know)

Riding on jeepenys that pump out ‘wild boys’ by Duran Duran (not durian durian, that is a whole different ball game, and one that i’m NOT getting involved in). Yeh i love the rebellious jeepneys, they make my day!

Initiating intimate relations with three gorgeous filipinas in a 24 hour window (this one was particularly fun for a filthy young man like I)

Making lifelong friends with a whole bunch of guys and gals.

Going to eden nature park and experiencing the skyrider.. oohhh and the fishing of course, fishing is a very english pastime. A lot of old men in the countryside do it to get some pleasant respite away from their wives.

The f*^#ing amazing variety of food on offer here – chicken bbq, space burger, chowking, lechon, adobo, mangosteen, donuts, iced tea omg jsjjid9p398u8943fq08qrpr802yr0[P9-29… WOW…… how was it for you??

And of course, the oppurtunity to go to the casino and play some good ol’ texas hold em. There may be only one thing that I like more than a cute filipina cooking me chicken adobo, and that’s rolled up Aces over Kings uuuuuuuhhhhh salivate salivate..

So there you have it, I could go a lot deeper but I wouldn’t want to put up too much crap on Oli’s blog and I’m sure you’re all bored to tears by now anywho. If you’re still reading then I thank you sincerely from the bottom of my.. bottom. If you’ve fallen asleep then ummmm bugger off hahaha yes you heard me, bugger right oofffft. I want to thank everyone who’s been friendly, lovely, warm, and sexy with me, I won’t name no names just in case the FBIs got a warrant out for you or summing, but thank you anyway, you special people know who you are.

Cheers Oli.
Peace and chicken grease y’all.
Your well wisher,
Big Ry xXx

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