First time in Philippines - First Impression of Philippines

If you have never been in Philippines before, knowing what you can expect from Philippines is important to better plan you vacation / trips. Philippines was actually one of the highlights of our Southeast Asia trip. From culture, food, people, scenery, Philippines literally has everything to offer everyone. The main first impression in Philippines that you will get is that you will probably shock/surprise on how cheap it is to travel in Philippines, which make it perfect for budget travel / backpackers who first time traveling to Southeast Asia.

In this video, we reveal our first impression on our trip in Philippines together as a mixed traveling couple. We covers the first impression aspect on Filipino food ( Filipino cuisine) , Filipino people, some social norm of Philippines; culture. and more.

All in all, we wish you find this video helpful to plan out your trip in Philippines either one day trip, short term or long term travel. by no mean we are criticizing the country, but we just want to share our thought and experience to help you manage your expectation based on our travel experience in Philippines as we do believe that knowing what you can expect will totally make your trip more amazing as well.

Where is filmed in this travel video ? Dumaguete, Valencia, Siquijor island, Apo island, Cebu, Palawan, Bais City, EL Nido, Coron and Manila

Last but not least ! We surely believe you will love traveling Philippines ! Have fun if you are planing to travel there !

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About Divertliving

American and Thai travel couple left the career in military and finance to become travel story teller. We met in 2015 in South Korea when Jimmy was in U.S. army and Tah studied for bachelor degree. In 2017, September, we both started traveling and created ' divertliving ' to share with world that we are not rich, but we can still travel well and enjoy our life. The content is uploaded almost everyday, providing real travel experience, traveling tips, struggle we have been through while traveling. You will see how it is like traveling as a mixed couple, it is greatly challenging in terms of cultural difference ( and so many more differences )

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