Why Everyone Falls in Love With The Philippines 🇵🇭
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The creator explores the diverse landscapes and cultural layers of the Philippines by visiting two distinct islands: Siargao and Bohol. In Siargao, the creator highlights a vibrant surf culture centered around Cloud9, noting its resemblance to Bali but with a more intimate atmosphere. The island offers high quality dining, a strong digital nomad presence, and a young energy. However, the creator also addresses several challenges within the country, including unreliable transportation, inconsistent infrastructure like power and internet, and the issues of over tourism and economic disparity. Moving to Bohol, the creator describes it as a microcosm of the nation, blending white sand beaches with unique natural wonders like the Chocolate Hills and the Loboc River. Bohol provides a glimpse into the country's history, religion, and rural life. Ultimately, the creator concludes that while the Philippines offers incredible scenery and food, the most impactful aspect of the country is the consistent kindness and warmth of the Filipino people, which remains a constant across different islands and even abroad.
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We've made it to the Philippines, a country with over 7,000 islands, with really only 10 of them being heavily frequented by travelers.
The beaches are great. It's more affordable than most places we travel to, but there's a lot of places around the world that check those same boxes, but didn't leave us with the same level of stoke.
The locals are also some of the healthiest we've seen traveling around the islands. They eat a lot of delicious and healthy seafood.
The consistency of the kindness we experienced along the way. That was the one constant everywhere we went.
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