Ah well, it seems that it was Pilot error as I must have pressed the wrong button or something.

Anyway, I wanted to thank everyone for giving me lots of places to look at which are cooler and not so crowded as Manila, so now I can spend some time looking at all the suggestions.

My ideal place would be a beach next to a mountain, so that we can get the best of both world's.

At our late stage in life, it's a bit late to spend all the money on buying, so renting long term would be a better idea.

Thanks again everyone for your suggestions.

Regards.

john