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[grahamw48]

Actually Hong Kong would probably be an ideal place to meet, if the boyfriend can't get a UK visa.

Usually much easier for Filipinos to enter Hong Kong, and it's a great (and safe) place for a Western lady to visit....lots of shops !

[mandy]

Oh and to Graham...he has visited Hong Kong twice before I think...We need to seriously discuss our options,but I really would like to meet his family...

[grahamw48]

Oh and to Graham...he has visited Hong Kong twice before I think...We need to seriously discuss our options,but I really would like to meet his family...

I'd suggest you just meet HIM first, in a place where you feel safe and comfortable.

It is only a comparatively short hop over to the Phils from HongKong, should you then wish to make a side-trip, and you don't need a visa for either country.

I used to live and work in Hong Kong and 'commuted' to the Phils from there...couple of hours flight, and tickets are cheap to buy in HK travel agents, even for a next day flight.

[Rosie1958]

I'd suggest you just meet HIM first, in a place where you feel safe and comfortable.

It is only a comparatively short hop over to the Phils from HongKong, should you then wish to make a side-trip, and you don't need a visa for either country.

I used to live and work in Hong Kong and 'commuted' to the Phils from there...couple of hours flight, and tickets are cheap to buy in HK travel agents, even for a next day flight.

Hi Mandy, it's not clear whether you have ever been to the Far East before but if you have, you will know it is very different to life in the UK. I have to agree with Graham here ...... from my own experiences, I urge you to meet your boyfriend first in a safe place to make sure that you are comfortable with one another. Sometimes meeting in person can totally alter perception and if you were in the Philippines and had second thoughts, it could be more difficult for you to move around on your own than in somewhere like Hong Kong.

I too have lived in Hong Kong and it would be an ideal place to start and within easy reach of Philippines too

[mandy]

Hi Rosie...Yes it is a small world lol...I will defo take your advice into consideration...my bf and I have a lot to sort out between us...and we are hoping if we are patient and do things properley that in the end we will achieve our goal and be together,and we are finding out that its not gonna be easy,but we are prepared to travel that road coz we wanna take our relationship to the next step...Thanks again to everyone for your advice and its so nice to meet you all