AboutBill and Lorna Collings Expertise Feel FREE to ask us about traveling, living, relocating, retiring and investing in the Philippines. Guests from 83 countries make our place in Manila an incredible meeting place for world travelers who exchange travel stories and information. We understand both the joys and the hardships of living and traveling in the Philippines.
Experience I arrived in the Philippines in January 1980 to travel for 2 months; I stayed 4 months before reluctantly leaving. I met my Filipina wife, Lorna. an incredible stellar, "one in a million" individual in 1983 in Seoul and we moved to the Philippines in 1986 and opened our 3BR house to world travelers on a budget. After welcoming thousands of guests from 83 nations our place has grown to 30 bedrooms but will never lose its "Home away from Home" atmosphere. Almost everyday at The Townhouse Hotel there's a party-like social scene with vibrant, almost magical energetic conversations between our guests who have the pleasure to meet each other and share their life's many experiences. Sometimes. three groups with conversations in different langauges are going on at the same time.
So we've been exposed to every kind of person from all over the world and shared their experiences.
Publications Suite101.com, eDreams.com, expertcentral.com ( who asked me to apply with allexperts.com since About.com has bought both companies and are in the process of integrating them)
Education/Credentials some college 2-1/2 years - no degree - I've been traveling since I was 18, almost 30 years.
Awards and Honors Luckily, my wife and I have been semi-retired since we were 30 years old, more than 15 years.
Question Hello, we are looking at moving over to the Phillipine's next year,and were would love to adopt while living there. We would be there for upwards of 6 years, and then move back to NZ.
Any help would be appreciated. Bon.
Answer hi Bonnie, Since you have the time it'll most likely be no problem and we can help you as one of Lorna's cousins, Nelia already took us for a visit to one such charitable house for unwanted children from a few months old to 4 to 5 years old. At the time we wanted to adopt 3 children but as there is a waiting / "red tape" period of up to 6 months we dropped it as a main priority. Remind us by email; bill_lorna@yahoo.com so we can contact Nelia and have her bring you to a couple of places and introduce you.
