Yes for sure! And that's the exact reason I'd like to spend more time in Siargao, but I need a better internet for that, that's why I'm hoping for it😄

@@JooseTheNomad If you go there I hope you meet Eight Miles from Home they’ve been living in Siargao for over 3 years and know things and places there also Emy & Johan in the Philippines vlog

@@JooseTheNomad Starlink is already available here in the Philippines and you get much cheaper deal here compared to other western country.

yeah Bali now is getting over development because of the cheap property there, compare to Siargao, and it's becoming dirty already, I'd been there and need to run 2kms going to the airport because of the heavy traffic. This is the problem to most of the popular destinations. Better let's keep the best places here in the Philippines secret for us to enjoy lols.

Indonesia and Thailand is the best u live I agree Ok Philippines is so bad and poor country nobody likes u there..is that make sense Ba bye 😭😱😭🐳

That is true🙏🏽

@@JooseTheNomadThat’s what happened to Boracay. 30 years ago it was new and then it became so popular it was always overcrowded and busy. It may be better now bec many have been to Boracay but when it was the IT beach everyone had to go there

That’s what I fear also. They are starting to build more and more resorts in Balabac, Palawan. In Siargao, managing the solid waste products is an increasing problem due to the massive influx of migrants and tourists. If the municipal officials don’t act fast to remedy the problem, the locals will surely suffer and Siargao will become another Boracay before it was shutdown for massive cleanup.

watching the latest El Nido vids and it is starting to get overcrowded. Another vlogger even mentioned that the locals there are different and less friendly, where interaction are seen in a 'business' point of view. very much like boracay 😢

I don't party but the most party in Siargao hahah

Not being able to communicate, relate and trust are deal killers for Thailand and winners for the Philippines. There’s Orr to a place than beaches, infrastructure and internet.

I hear you! I feel the same way.

My take on this is that countries should focus on digital nomads as they usually stay longer and are more responsible and actually care about the destinations ans not only their own enjoyment for few days😊

agree with you, jet. Ive been to Bohol many years ago and im afraid many tourists are beginning to flock over there and it may eventually lose its peaceful nature. I also heard its getting more and more expensive. I just hope we can find a good balance between bringing in tourism and preserving the islands

Thanks so much😊🙏🏽

Thanks so much! I'll be back next year to explore more of the Philippines🙊🙏🏽

@@JooseTheNomad I have a question I plan on visiting the Philippines. How much money would I need saved to stay out there for a couple days ?

Thank you! Great to hear😊 Sounds good, enjoy🙏🏽

Yes I just hope I could stay longer on an island I love, that's all :) a little bit better internet is not much change needed, I also don't want Siargao to turn to a new Bali😄

Thank you! I need to work online tho and need vegan restaurants. So what place would be good for that?🙊

Haha yes it was quite tough! But more Starlinks there now so it should be better😊

My pleasure! Enjoy😊🙏🏽

Thanks so much😊🙏🏽

I like this one ☝️ hope this guy enjoy his life wherever he is. He likes overated places…

Also Philippines 🇵🇭 is for people who love simple life and with heart of contentment. And for people who really have money to spend and never complain of higher prices, the people who loves luxurious life with means to do so. Those are the ones who stay longer in the country. 🧐

Kahit naman mga pinoy nagpuntahan na sa ibang bansa kasi walang kwenta pinas

Yes but there are rules there like anywhere else. Bit I would watch a video on living in Bali.

You're welcome🙏🏽

Yees🙏🏽🏝️

I'll definitely come back to the Philippines :) but thanks!

Yees so many!😍🏝️

Thanks so much🙏🏽

I have partied once in the last 6 years😂

@Joseph Garcia Salamat!😊🙏🏽

what kind of party you like and dont like

Baket bitter ka?

@@ginggingsaging because hedonistic mentality is what corrupts a society. Get the drift?

Thanks a lot😊🙏🏽

Thanks man🙏🏽🙏🏽

You're wrong! Go to Philippines and you will see that tourist infra in Philippines is better now and have ongoing construction of BIG Infra ptojects for tourist, Fyi foreign tourists who are going to Philippines is on the rise now a days, and internet in Palawan or Siargao or C😊oron are fair better in speed its depend on the cost.and today starlink invest in Philippines so soon Philippines has issued internet at par to the rest of the world.

@Bern I'm right. I'm local and talking out of my personal experience having visited pretty much all popular and less popular Philippine tourist destinations fairly recently having stayed in El Nido, Siargao, Boracay for more than a week at a time in the last 2 years while also working remotely. And I can tell you that aside perhaps from Boracay, Internet and mobile data in El Nido and Siargao are just slow. Compared to other popular tourist destinations in Asean, they have higher and more stable speeds even from many years ago. Much better transportation infrastructure too. We are still playing catch up with our neighbors which is good. And that's a fact and it's okay to play catch up. Ask anyone who are well traveled in Asean.

@@qan2boy Yeah, noticed a lot of improvements and projects the last time I visited but internet was weak. Hopefully it will be better next time I visit because my kids will be with me. Agree with your statement Philippines is still playing catch up...as you said, it's okay.

@qan2boy Well said! I’m not sure why someone came and blindly denied your experience, but as a digital nomad I found it hard to stay in Siargao (and to a lesser extent, non-Manila/Cebu PH) and do productive, even moderately data-intensive work. It isn’t a knock on what is otherwise a wonderful place, just a realistic depiction of where the tourism/business infrastructure is.

@@YawningGlory I reckon I have some overzealous countrymen who are onion skinned, who only want to hear praises and can't accept facts and our areas for improvement

Phuket is a scam. My landlord was born and raised in Bangkok and said Phuket is the most expensive place in Thailand. Between the jet ski scams and the coffee shops in Phuket that tell you that you have to spend $15 minimum if using credit card, after you already drank your $5 coffee. :(

It really depends! Both are awesome but very different😊 and thank you!

Thank you! In some places it was really fast but in some, not so much😄

Thanks, you're welcome🙏🏽

Mostly I'm looking for stable internet connection😂

Yeah it's still sooooo much smaller and undeveloped than Bali! I hope it still keeps the same vibe with all the new developments🙊

​@@JooseTheNomad Same here bro!

Overdevelopment will ruin Siargao😢.

@@xandroid87 yees hope it doesn't turn into Bali😳

@@JooseTheNomad Bali is a major island in Indonesia in comparison to Siargao, so it SHOULD be more developed than Siargao

Lol as in 2021 about 16milions tourist visited Indonesia, and only about 7 million make Bali as their final destination

That's why it's called tourists destinations because it's frequented by tourists, those you mentioned above are vloggers destinations. Lombok get tourists, so is Komodo islands, raja ampat, triton bay, togian, Singaporean do short escapes to Bintan and anambas, pro surfers love Mentawai islands and Nias. Wake up, Indo is 17,508 islands and 6,5 times bigger than PH in land size.

My pleasure :) I made a video about it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m-B4laqIvd3FpJc.htmlsi=9pXGZiIc-UhteyTO Good luck🙏🏽

Thank you🙏🏽

Yees it's great🙏🏽

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Yeah I hope it doesn't get too developed but at least so far it doesn't seem to!:)

Yes. Too many foreigners, haha!

dont worry Foreigners cannot buy land in the Philippines

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Yeah it just mean that people like me can't stay there for longer :)

@@JooseTheNomad cuz you use to live a comfortable or rich life while filipinos live a simply life.

@@ylrem_u no I just need to work and the internet is not enough🙈

@@JooseTheNomad, I truly understand you. I am a digital nomad too. I love Siargao and want to stay longer but need a better internet connection. Hope they will have a good internet soon. But in Boracay, there is a digital nomads community there. And a good internet connection. I stayed there for 3 months, and like 2 mins walk from the beach. I so love the white beach of Boracay is the best. The best 3 months and sunset were amazing.

@@jackquelineg5340 yeah ahhaha hopefully soon it's possible in Siargao! Oh yeah?? I didn't meet any other digital nomad in Boracay but maybe I didn't know where to look haha

Thank you😊🙏🏽

Thank you🙏🏽

Thank you🙏🏽

At least not when I was there :)

There are business visa or Kitas options :)

Yeaa that would make sense if staying longer!!

Got a suitcase? Got internet.

@@MG77740 -exactly

The locals don't like people staying longer there?😄

@@JooseTheNomad yes not only locals but national gov. too. staycation concept is not new to the Philippines, since early 2000's multiple projects was propose to support that industry but everytime it was rejected by national and local gov. we took notice whats happening around the world we don't want to end up like mexico panama other sea nation and now colombia, where local tourist is being force out of thier own tourist destination. we support local tourist too.

@@IRyu03 okay makes sense but isn't short term international tourism gonna have the same effect? There's more people who travel short term than long term?

@@JooseTheNomad Philippines tourism is always been dominated by local tourist, foreign tourist arrival is at 5-6m only yearly mostly short term. there are 15m Filipinos who work overseas and goes home yearly and take a short vacation with their families, and people from manila area does the samething too. its just Philippines has a different approach to tourism compare to other countries in the region.

@@sherinick7523 there was lots of people staying long term in Siargao and they hang out with locals and no one had any problem :)

Iphone 14/15 pro :)

Thanks :) on Airbnb.

Yeah you're right :) I'll stay longer next time!

@@sherinick7523 why? Did I do something bad to you or your country?

Cebu better

Yes exactly🙏🏽

Yeah man I'm back in Bali so very soon!🙏🏽

Awesome! Hoping your lovely gf will be back on the vlog.😁

Yes but also that sometimes doesn't work or is extremely slow, in my experience at least!

Yeah Thailand is better that way. Where in Thailand do you live?

@@JooseTheNomad I was going to school in Bangkok and living in On Nut. In On Nut it is just the normal working class Thai people and the college students live there as well.

Thanks! I'm back🙏🏽

Thanks so much😊🙏🏽 I'll come back every year😍🇵🇭 What's better than Siargao?

El Nido, Amanpulo, tablas. That particular island sir. Should go there.

@@santhiabello5931 hmm yeah I will but not so good for longer stay I guess👀

Tablas! Wao, that’s interesting. I lived in the Philippines for eight years and never thought of that! Comotos would be worth a look too. ✌🏼

No stay away, I want it for myself.

Salamat😊🙏🏽

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I made a video about it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m-B4laqIvd3FpJc.htmlsi=EDautRfPhXRVWMlO Currently doing KZfaq full-time :)

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Yes it helps to get better connection in remote places!

Yeah it's true...

He is a Nomad. He is honest about that. Some people prefer that way...

I travel the world and easily know after 30 days whether I want to live in any given place.

After my first month in the Philippines in 2015, I've lived in the Philippines 6 of the past 9 years. I knew I wanted to live here after a month, no question.

I don't think to know "fully" is the goal, just gives me a better idea as a digital nomad, and as somebody who had stayed in Davao, Philippines for 2 months last year, it was helpful.

@@Hazokny Did you like Davao? Would you live there long-term?

Like Moalboal in Cebu or?👀

@@JooseTheNomad i am referring to cebu city, actually (in terms of interconnectivity) cebu province & its islands (camotes, bantayan, malapascua, sumilon, mactan, olango, badian island, etc.) may not have strong internet connection, but these islands offer interesting sights to behold btw, starlink (a satellite internet constellation operated by spaceX, can function before and after a massive supertyphoon) has slowly been utilized in the country (mostly provinces) i guess, in asia, starlink is only available in the philippines because of the periodic weather disturbances, which occurred alot of times in the country elon musk had chosen the philippines as it's pilot area, all because philippines is regularly visited by typhoon and even supertyphoon (like category 5 odette and yolanda) in the future, they might enhance or improve the starlink network it's sad that resilient filipinos are exposed to heavy, massive and destructive typhoons -- year in, year out but during "habagat" season (from mid-may to mid-november), bicol and luzon region are the hardest hit by typhoon during "amihan" season (from mid-november to mid-march), visayas and mindanao are the hardest hit meaning: it's nice to have a shelter in luzon and another shelter in visayas or mindanao -- to escape the super-wet, monsoon season (you know what i mean) the nearby islands of cebu: bohol, negros, siquijor, leyte, biliran, masbate and even kalanggaman island and camiguin, give you wider perspective of what tropical island living is all about it's true that the philippines is not a "vegan paradise" unlike bali, thailand, vietnam, cambodia, or even china, 'coz philippine food is a fusion of malay, indonesian, chinese, american, spanish and mexican -- where there's heavy emphasis on animal protein than plant-based protein not many know it, cebu is a fruit, vegetable & flower basket and even part of the seafood supply chain in the region in fact, neighboring provinces buy fruits, veggies, spices, herbs and most of all, variety of flowers (being shipped regularly) from cebu

We just added 5G at our new house in Clarin, Bohol of all places an hour from Tagbilaran, definitely barrio land. Speed of 200 mbs and only for $40 per month, now that is not bad. Also, have a farm there with 5,000 cacao trees, 500 bananas and 500 coconuts. Maybe I should start a tourist farm tour of sort and make some $$$$. T-shirt anyone?

It was really small maybe that's why :) thank you!

Okay😊🙏🏽

He's hoping that Siargao will be converted to Bali for digital nomads so they have more options. Earning money while vacationing lols.. But free of tax..

@@eliolovesgaymovies1117 nope🙈

Seriously hope all of the digital nomads stay away and don't ruin The Phils like they did with Bali

@@LifeWithRilla you really think digital nomads would ruin a place?😄

Thank you! I'm in Canggu, Bali now :)

@@JooseTheNomad Hi thank you! I understand Bali has a better wifi than the Philippines? I went to Palawan 5 years ago but wondering if things have improved since then..

@@therunway8282 yes way better haha!

@@JooseTheNomad Thanks goodness! 😅 I'm thinking of going back to Pinas in Feb. Would it be possible to book a video call with you for some travel tips? Of course, I'm happy to pay for your time!

@@therunway8282 www.travelinghawksmedia.com/coaching :)

Well, you can. But it's not the same lifestyle. How much for nice Airbnb? How much to rent a scooter for a month?😊

30 days visa :) and wasn't really my intention to be more than that this year.

Hahaha I need bette rinternet to stay lomger there, hopefully soon🙏🏽

Finland😊🇫🇮

Should be good if you like asian girls!

I saw many hostels getting it but are other places getting them now too?

Yes, Its price range is almost the same with fiber internet very competitive. Starlink is cheaper in the Philippines, it is only Php2700 per month or $50/mos.

@@hunk0075 yea that's really good!

Haven't been yet :)

@@JooseTheNomad ok thanks

@@aghilesrahli1222 where should I go in Cebu?

@@JooseTheNomad No idea brother ! i just hope that if your are in the Philippines you could show us if it good place for a long term stay as digital nomad

Haha just telling my opinion, not to complain..

Why are people so thinned skinned when people are honest? 😂

@@chrisk7118 yeah sometimes it's not even opinion, just a fact or observation haha

He’s giving an honest review and there’s good info there. The language problem in Thailand and the relatability, he sadly missed. So, I give him a C-. Not an F.

@@sherinick7523 so I should lie and not be honest? I said 99% good about your country and told the truth so why do you have a problem with that?🙈

I know :)

There's more Starlinks now so should be better!

You mean Canggu, Bali? It's not a city ;)

I guess I didn't live anywhere for 30 days then :)

I am not knocking your experience, pal, I just dispute the use of the word 'living'. 'Visiting' is probably more applicable. "Living' is paying the bills, looking after your family, paying taxes, watching over the business. I 'lived in ' Laos", I 'lived' in HK and now I 'live' in the Philippines. I visited Thailand for a few months, I visited the USA for a few months and I 'visited' Indonesia for a while. I never lived there. Be honest with yourself, 30 days is not exactly 'living'. However, I am not out to create an unnecessary problem. Maybe it's just semantics.@@JooseTheNomad

I personaly want good infrastructure and options for ordering healthy food, good gyms, etc. :)

@@JooseTheNomad Yeah,, that's a good point bro, it's just how Filipinos projecting Bali's image that I don't agree with, never Thais or Malays do that kind of projecting toward us. Not every inch of Bali are crowded, not everytime it's full of people. In fact just live in uluwatu, then traffic will be easier than canggu and still with as good infras as canggu. That's why I call Lombok to the discussion, what so special about Siargao that Lombok doesn't has? They trying to project like if you're surfer in southeast asia, Bali is crowded and Siargao is the next, like what? 🤪 Sorry tho, it's just too often I find these kind of comparison things, makes me a bit itchy.

@@simplyyank1119 yeah or even in Pererenan, next to Canggu, it's not too crowded :) And yeah SEA has many islands and places and people like different places better and it's nice try try everything but it's not a competition really hahaha

@@simplyyank1119 Siargao is a very special place tho!

@@JooseTheNomad agree, so is Bali, Lombok and Mentawais. 👍