Sounds like a plan steve. In a perfect world I'd like to go over and have a couple of weeks in the area I want to live. Mainly to see if it really is suitable (shops, malls, resturants etc). and to find either a house or ideally a lot to build on. A lot will depend on exchange rates but if you keep holding on for it to improve then its likely that the move will not occur.
I sat and worked out what I would save by moving out to the phils and its a substanal amount. I intend to keep our house here and rent it so most of our mortgage will be covered.