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Moving2Manila

My zodiac sign is harp seal, ascendant sloth. I like walks on the beach and Japanese noodles.

Life, Photography

7/6/2024

Hallo meine Lieben ! Grüße […]

06/07/202406/07/2024

Ulf in Manila

Life

4/6/2024 Dienstag

Hallo meine Lieben ! Es […]

06/04/202406/04/2024

Ulf in Manila

Life

2/6/2024 Sonntag

Der Juni schreitet auch wieder […]

06/02/202406/02/2024

Ulf in Manila

Life, Photography

01/06/2024 Samstag

Oh mein Gott – es […]

06/01/202406/01/2024

Ulf in Manila

Life

31/05/2024 Freitag

Hallo ihr Lieben ! Eigentlich […]

05/31/202405/31/2024

Ulf in Manila

Life

30/5/2024 Donnerstag

Heute Morgen bin ich um […]

05/30/202405/30/2024

Ulf in Manila

Life, Photography

29/5/2024 Mittwoch

Guten Morgen aus Manila ! […]

05/29/202405/29/2024

Ulf in Manila

Life, Photography

24/5/2024 Freitag

Heute gegen 5.30 aus dem […]

05/24/202405/24/2024

Ulf in Manila

Life, Photography

23/5/2024 Donnerstag

Um 7 Uhr aus dem […]

05/23/202405/23/2024

Ulf in Manila

Life, Photography

21/5/2024 Visum, Leica, Tralala…

Hallo liebe Leser*innen und so […]

05/21/202405/21/2024

Ulf in Manila

Life, Photography

18/5/2024 Samstag

Ja Hallooo erstmal… wie immer […]

05/19/202405/21/2024

Ulf in Manila

Life

17/5/2024 Freitag

Letzte Nacht nicht gut geschlafen, […]

05/17/202405/17/2024

Ulf in Manila

Welcome to M2M!

A blog about life in Asia—with Leica, love, and latte macchiato.

Hi, I’m Ulf—born in 1970, raised in Westphalia, a trained photographer, and a former hotelier. Today I live with my husband in Manila, Philippines. Multicultural, multi-culinary, and usually in pretty good spirits.

In 2022, we left Germany—for good reason: racism was getting louder, and resistance against it, unfortunately, quieter. As a gay, bi-national couple, it was clear to us: time to pack up and start a new chapter. And that doesn’t feel so bad here in Asia.

In this blog, we write about our everyday life in exile—between sultry tropical heat and cool white wine, banana leaves and Netflix nights. Sometimes there are little anecdotes, sometimes big thoughts, and in between, photos I capture with my Leica Q3.

If you’d like to stroll through the streets of Manila with us, ponder life with us, or simply satisfy a little wanderlust—you’re very welcome!

Make yourself comfortable. There’s plenty of room here for depth, lightheartedness, and a glass of wine.