I am researching retiring internationally from the US. I ran across one of those ten best places in the world to...(fill in the blank). In the case of this list is was "to retire interantionally." Dumaguete was on that list, and made it sound very attractive...especially to me as it spoke of great diving, which is my favorite activity, a great university which means youthful vibrant and cultural, and a fine hospital which is certainly desirable. The City is about the right size for my tastes, not a huge metropolis but big enough to have a selection of restaurants, super markets, services etc. without being too big manage. Yet Betsy from the Expat Exchange in her article lists the six best in the PH and Dumaguete did not make her list. Obviously it is not both one of the ten best on the planet and not in the best six in the PH. And there is little mention of Dumaguete on this Forum. What are the negatives of Dumaguete which results in receiving what appears to be little notice here? Note: I lived several years in Thailand and Mexico, and am aware of being very careful about jumping into anything, I will visit several places after doing research to narrow the list, will rent for months before making any final decisions, etc...I am just wondering if I should take Dumaguete off the visit list, if so why, and where if anywhere should I visit in the PH and why? Any assistance with these questions would be very much appreciated.
