Its always difficult but we've said we'll not live close to the main family group in western Samar as it'd to easy for them to get to us and to contact us for "help". Plus there isn't really alot there for us (meaning me) to do in the likes of Tacloban. So it'd have to be somewhere near Manila really, mainly so its easy for me to get to the airport for work. Thing is though the wife stil wants to be close ish to some of her famiy, so thats going to be some of her neice's that live near Manila. I think she'd want one of them to stay with her when I go to work which is fair enough.
So I'm thinking of somewhere south of Manila, but I hate the idea of living in a walled community, I think I'd feel hemmed in but there probably isn't really much of an option due to the real possibility of crime.
We'll maybe go across late this year / early next to start looking for our place. Initially we're looking at 12-18 months so it's going to be rental first and then we'll see what happens, if we decide to stay or go back to the uk.
Out of interest what property websites do people use? My regular ones are Island properties and sulit. These do seem to have uk priced properties on them though which does put me off somewhat as I'm buggered if I'm going to buy a house out the for 200 grand!!!
