If I Didn't Live in BGC, Philippines Where Would I Live?

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  • @TheSavvyExpat
    @TheSavvyExpat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

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  • @zerocarbdoc
    @zerocarbdoc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Wow finally no BGC I know that's your home but good to hear from you on something else.

  • @SteelerY360Nation
    @SteelerY360Nation 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I will put Siargao on my list of places to visit in The Philippines. Thanks Evan!!

  • @davidsiemer7578
    @davidsiemer7578 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Good point about the language barrier Evan; there may be some better $ deals in Thai land or Vietnam but communication is important every day

    • @TheSavvyExpat
      @TheSavvyExpat  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you David, easy day to day communication is invaluable

    • @davidsiemer7578
      @davidsiemer7578 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@TheSavvyExpat I don’t blame you for leaving Chicago years ago: I lived in Milwaukee in the 70s and I’m sure both cities are much worse now. Once my Filipina gets her dual citizenship and I get a few more retirement issues in line, I’ll setup an appointment with you for my transition to the Philippines 🇵🇭 keep up the good work- your info is relevant, honest and helpful 😊

  • @maeannperillo7653
    @maeannperillo7653 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I would also want to travel to other countries like Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and and South Korea. Philippines is my number one priority. I love Philippines. Thank you Savvy.

  • @FlyRich72
    @FlyRich72 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Been to Siargao. Its nice. I was in San Jose and did go to cloud 9. wasn't what i expected. Its a surfers paradise but some of that area is rugged (wear good beach shoes) and lots of young college students. I was there Easter 2023

  • @georgeclarke2258
    @georgeclarke2258 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My wife is from Surigao del Sur and I love the area. She recent purchased a couple acres of oceanfront property there, now we need to build a home and get the hell out of the US

  • @jeretso
    @jeretso 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Avoid the fried foods lol. Try Seafood sinigang , BBQ and mango shake

    • @Ceruleanmonster
      @Ceruleanmonster 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Coconuts are cheap too and choose seasonal fruits too like papaya

  • @marichuarmodia2375
    @marichuarmodia2375 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Meet Berbie she is selling the ice cream in siargaw at the bridge

    • @TheSavvyExpat
      @TheSavvyExpat  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      She’s great!

    • @seanwan30
      @seanwan30 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      *barbie

  • @txmale5070
    @txmale5070 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    good info

  • @DrDlane
    @DrDlane วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey Evan. Good to see you out and about. Siargao is definitely on my list of places to spend some time. Personally, even though I'm older, i enjoy spending time around younger people. I find it invigorating and it keeps me moving.

  • @strawberryshortcakemitchell
    @strawberryshortcakemitchell 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Evan for sharing this. Perfect for young digtal nomads. Literally a breath of fresh air

  • @chrisk7118
    @chrisk7118 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Siargao, best island in Asia for sure 🤩.

  • @user-xd3du4im4i
    @user-xd3du4im4i 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love your videos! Does anyone else want Evan to grow his hair back out again?

  • @Far9mm
    @Far9mm หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am not a beach person. so my 2nd home from manila is Baguio

  • @LuckyOne3749
    @LuckyOne3749 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Evan, please mention health clubs along with any other pertinent information for cities in the Philippines

  • @marichuarmodia2375
    @marichuarmodia2375 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Tanya my place favourite by drive davao to SIARGAO

  • @Chaka2479
    @Chaka2479 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved my visit to Siargao and visited cloud 9 before the big typhoon wiped the pier out. You didn’t address it but aren’t typhoons a small concern to consider? I heard some areas of the island got hit real hard and without water and power for weeks/months.

  • @emaguigad
    @emaguigad หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the vid! What's the best way to get there from Cagayan De Oro...Want to take my teens there!

  • @JJthelonelybullinasia
    @JJthelonelybullinasia 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Would you choose Siargao over Panglao. I haven't been to either place, but I want to visit at least one. Good video Evan.

    • @wanderingdoc5075
      @wanderingdoc5075 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would personally. I spend a lot of time in Bohol. Panglao is incredibly touristy and caters to Korean tourists who overrun the place. Siargao is a more chill vibe. Better food too.

    • @chrisj302
      @chrisj302 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I still would though Siargao, even though General Luna is becoming super touristy. I remember 12 years ago Tourism road was a dirt road. But depends what you like to do. Do you surf or prefer to dive? You want land sports like tennis and Pickleball which are on Bohol but not on Siargao. Food is healthier on Siargao imo. Though Siargao used to on,y have that Bob Marley/Jack Johnson vibe and it’s been turning into a bit of a Boracay like scene with more local tourists visiting. Still an awesome place and mostly a laid back vibe. Right now Siquijor has become the new expat hotspot though not sure I’d live there. If you are young aren’t a senior then all of these places are awesome. For seniors the concern might be for medical facilities which I think are better in Bohol. But visit for yourself as you’ll get a ton of options online.

  • @abpantaleov
    @abpantaleov หลายเดือนก่อน

    😘😘😘

  • @JNTimperley
    @JNTimperley หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am seeking a location not too distant from the sea with perhaps some geographical assets such as General Nakar, along with weather conditions similar to Valencia, which is 10 km away from Dumaguete. Baguio is not the sole place offering pleasant weather to assist in defeating the heat during the summer season. There exist several areas on Cebu and close to Ormoc Leyte. Additionally, it has been reported that there are some attractive locations nearby Mindanao.
    where I can manage animals,fruits and vegetables. cultivate cash crops, and enjoy life with my Asawa.

  • @warawSiargaotourguide
    @warawSiargaotourguide หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hillo bro good morning how are you can I have a time for a while...

  • @marksutter2990
    @marksutter2990 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    GEN SAN...My wife of 8 years here in SF Bay CA is from Gen San
    That's were we are going to retire. She came to US at 19 in 2001. So can you please visit and give a review of Gen San

  • @stephenr2195
    @stephenr2195 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It's great the Philippines has so many different options to choose from. It is just finding the right place for each of us.
    Spent some time in BGC on my last trip, I really did not like it, It had none of the charm and friendliness I've come to love about the Philippines. Kind of reminded me of living in Irvine CA. I have not been to Siargao, but I noticed the plane going there is usually filled with man-bun dudes who seem to have skipped a few showers so I think I'll keep it off my list for the time being.

    • @wanderingdoc5075
      @wanderingdoc5075 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂

    • @Moss_piglets
      @Moss_piglets หลายเดือนก่อน

      ha so I guess the hipsters are there too!

  • @nancyquianzon1009
    @nancyquianzon1009 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What health insurance can I purchase in Manila ?

  • @babysacay8083
    @babysacay8083 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bgc is cool for foreigners, when I retire prefer to go back to my province Ormoc city, Leyte

  • @ericmahinay3065
    @ericmahinay3065 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Asian foods in general are more on fried especially the Southeast Asia.

  • @CZYLE888
    @CZYLE888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🤍🤍🤍

  • @CCoburn3
    @CCoburn3 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I won't say you couldn't pay me to live in BGC -- you MIGHT be as rich as Bernard Arnault and be willing to pay me enough to live there. But I HATE big cities. So it would cost you a pretty penny.
    I'm glad that you are expanding your horizons a bit. I think the Philippines has so much to offer outside of a cheaper version of Manhattan. (And even Bernard Arnault doesn't have the money to pay me to live in Manhattan.) It will make the channel more interesting to hear about some of the rest of the country.

  • @Jewtopia79
    @Jewtopia79 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's pronounced Shurigao?

    • @wavemaker2077
      @wavemaker2077 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I do notice that he is sometimes mixing Siargao and Surigao and end up pronouncing shurigao.
      Siargao: syar - gaw
      Surigao: su - ri - gaw

    • @EugeneRizCrispo
      @EugeneRizCrispo หลายเดือนก่อน

      C-R-gaw that's how you pronouns it.

  • @hippie.matt.
    @hippie.matt. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was 7 days in Siargao General Luna over Christmas. My experience is it had poor infrastructure and was expensive for what it was. Food was good though. Not sure if I'd visit there again.

  • @jamalgreen3056
    @jamalgreen3056 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don’t know why you would ever live in bgc I mean seriously I’m born and raised in Chicago from the USA 🇺🇸.Im not coming thousands of miles to live in another capital city surrounded by nothing but corporations and franchise restaurants no thankyou.I wouldn’t even hesitate to take my ass to siargao or anywhere in the Mindanao region😊.

  • @methemonkeyking
    @methemonkeyking 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I always tell people if you go to the Philippines, it’s like going back in time 100 years.
    If one is to go to Siargao, even though it’s very beautiful, it’s like going back in time 200 years.

    • @PerfectSense77
      @PerfectSense77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh yeah that’s why I see everyone there with smartphones because they were so popular back in 1924 right?!

    • @methemonkeyking
      @methemonkeyking 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@PerfectSense77 : With that type of comment, it tells me you never been to Siargao. Experience being there, then you’ll adjust your thoughts.

    • @TheSavvyExpat
      @TheSavvyExpat  หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      If I may ask, in what ways is it like living 100 years back in time? In my opinion, preserves the charm of living near the beach as opposed to being too commercialized like Boracay.

    • @methemonkeyking
      @methemonkeyking หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@TheSavvyExpat : I don’t mean this in a negative way, 200 years ago in the States (Little House in the Prairie days), life was so simple and down to earth. Family, friends, no worries about mortgage, maintenance, taxes, mental illness, crime, homelessness, 9 to 5 grind, etc.
      Life in Siargao, is a beautiful island untouched by high-rise buildings, mega-malls, freeways, franchise, restaurants, government buildings and shopping centers.

  • @IamMagsB
    @IamMagsB 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bohol is better. Beaches are even better.

    • @czoe6733
      @czoe6733 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I agree with u, and more convienient for transportation

  • @matrices3987
    @matrices3987 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I noticed you started to mention the Southeast Asia competition for the Phil which has far lower prices than the Philippines. Why not interview the business owners in the Philippines so we can get some insight into this mystery. Every restaurant in the Philippines is more expensive yet worse. Every accomodation at double the price despite 1/3 the wage rate!!! WTH is going on in the Philippines? All of this while keeping your Filipino staff in poverty wages!!! Also that villa is $83 a night on the booking companies. I'm sure you negotiated a discount for a long stay but a foreigner is going to pay at least $2100 a month for that bamboo hut with an open roof!!! The Philippines is a travel scam.

    • @edieiyon
      @edieiyon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      1. Electricity is expensive
      2. Phil is an archipelago, so logistic is a major issue. Transporting goods from one island to another is a challenge and comes with a price.
      One thing that is cheap in the Phili is the services.

    • @chrisk7118
      @chrisk7118 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Someone doesn’t understand logistics in an archipelago with 7000 islands 😅.

  • @Andy-ci9ky
    @Andy-ci9ky 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Philippines is damn expensive. Anybody know why?

    • @user-lg3vo4kq6g
      @user-lg3vo4kq6g 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Because of Westerners!!

    • @marichuarmodia2375
      @marichuarmodia2375 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That what you thick be yojyare selfish person and try to be think
      And HUMBLE AND BE KIND share it to others nit to be your mouth complaining be you never know soon you are in a down of hell

    • @princesszelda8577
      @princesszelda8577 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      got inflated because of too much westerners moving there with the dollar and now the cost went higher and this is really bad for the actual filipinos there because their cost is living is higher now too but their wages are still bad.
      tbh, expats and foreigners are just pests in the long run. if the west is falling apart you dont have to bring all that mess in that lovely island country.

    • @Andy-ci9ky
      @Andy-ci9ky 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-lg3vo4kq6g not Chinese and Koreans then?

    • @user-lg3vo4kq6g
      @user-lg3vo4kq6g 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Andy-ci9ky if you look at you tube, most of tourists are Europeans and Americans, white. I've been told Siargao will be destroyed just like Bali.

  • @alohastateofmind3565
    @alohastateofmind3565 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lots of Expats come up missing in Siargao. There's a dark side to that island that not a lot of people talk about.

    • @wanderingdoc5075
      @wanderingdoc5075 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Missing? How

    • @chrisk7118
      @chrisk7118 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😅 Fake news.

    • @alohastateofmind3565
      @alohastateofmind3565 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chrisk7118 I wish but ignorance is bliss.

  • @KB3TLE
    @KB3TLE 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Still too damn expensive rent = save that extra rent $ & fly to a cheaper country like Vietnam ! -- Nicer beaches + much better quality food for less money too !!! > $1.5k rent/mo - would pay for the entire luxury trip to Da Nang !!!!! --?-- A very poor selection for ""value" ?!?

    • @edieiyon
      @edieiyon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      then why are you interested in this vlogg? To troll?......you can go to Vietnam and no one is preventing you.

    • @KB3TLE
      @KB3TLE 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@edieiyon I had to watch it to find out what a ridiculous high price it is - hoping for cheap - but I didn't know ! -- How else do find out but from people who go there ? -- I would certainly rather get the the most for my money !!! Many rational people would also prefer the better prices - why wouldn't you ? You stupid or something ?

    • @wanderingdoc5075
      @wanderingdoc5075 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My biggest issue with PH is access to quality food. Nothing but deep fried food in plant oils and pork at every corner.
      Vietnam and Thailand couldn't be more different in this regard

    • @cordapio7478
      @cordapio7478 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@wanderingdoc5075, we don’t care-we’re happy in the Philippines, period. Atleast people can understand and can speak English🤪🤣🤣🤣😡😡😡

    • @wanderingdoc5075
      @wanderingdoc5075 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@cordapio7478 That's great. I'm happy anywhere. I live in Cebu.
      That doesn't mean each place had its own strengths and weaknesses.
      All about what you value.

  • @epicriosonlinemoney3654
    @epicriosonlinemoney3654 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Pattaya easily beats BGC‼‼

    • @princesszelda8577
      @princesszelda8577 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      only if you like men that are dressed like women

    • @Midwest10
      @Midwest10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you’re a sexpat perv