Humidity

The Heat Is Only Half the Story: Learning to Live With Philippine Humidity

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Many Americans think they’ve experienced hot weather before moving to the Philippines. Then they discover tropical humidity. Here’s why the heat feels different, how to stay comfortable, and why air conditioning becomes one of the best investments you’ll ever make.

Come to the Philippines, Where DEET Is a Treat

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Paradise is humid, jungly, and very bitey. I’m not trying to be that cool—even at it’s hottest it’s really no worse here than an August day in St. Louis, or D.C. or NY even, I’m just trying to be dry. Bugless in Phoenix I loved living in Arizona for one simple reason: the air is … Read more