PHILIPPINE PROVINCE LIFE, BOHOL! PROS & CONNS OF PROVINCE LIFE!
Vložit
- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- Are you considering living in a country province in the Philippines? Here is a look into province life and what to expect in way of challenges and advantages. Slower pace and more peaceful in many regions. If you live just outside of a larger city, you have access to many of the items and conveniences while still living in the country. Bohol, Philippines is a popular place for expat foreigners to live.
TO SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL:
www.buymeacoffee.com/AmazingPhiu
www.paypal.com/paypalme/AmazingPhilippinesUS
Email: AmazingPhilippinesdoitnow@gmail.com
www.jrcconsultancy.com
Just arrived to Liberty Bien Unido (my wife’s province) via Ocean Jet. Boy has it changed for the better since I last visited in 2019.
I was told by Filipinos that if it's not in the NCR (national capital region) it is the province.
Interesting.
Yes, you are right regarding the province lifestyle...for me, about 5 to 8 km. out of a large city that ticks all your needs, setting up with all the right stuff... solar, battery, well & filters, western style home on at least 600sqm. block, to grow your own with a few chickens etc. perfect for your best life, with a fabulous Filipina ... cheers 😁
Thanks for sharing Kevin.
Wow, that is a huge 'herringbone" project going on at that pier in the beginning of the video. Impressive!
Every pier is a new experience.
Yes yes.. Vans.. OH MY GAUD.. I rode in a van from CDO to Butuan City.. filipinas idea... and we were going to Surigao City. I am 6'05 and sat with my knees almost to my face with a guy with 4 roosters in a box next to me.. When we arrived Butuan I said no more no more and hired a driver to take us the rest of the way. ***** ONE WORD CAUTION on ferries Philippines. Many ferries put you in cabins with bad entry and exits. It way better to pay for upper - premium seats with good exits should a problem occur. Not all ferries are like the ones going to Bohol. Many have went down past with many drowning.
LOL! The vans have never been a good experience the several times I have used them either Randell.
Transportation in the Philippines is mostly catered to fit in the filipino size that is less than 6ft. If you are more than 6 feet, then that is you own lookout to suffer inconveniences and don't complain because you are a guest in this country.
@eli.capinbxu complain? WTF get a life... wow😆 @eli.capinbxu just curious.. since you think I do not respect the Philippines or its people...I have given over 2million pesos to people of need here since 2020.. just curious how much you've done for the wonderful people here.
Thank you, Rob.
I always enjoy your videos and information Rod.. Thanks...
Thanks for watching Jim.
I live in Talibon Bohol, please inform your viewers that when arriving in Getafe from Cebu be aware the Trike drivers are very aggressive and will try to charge way more than 20 pesos a head to go to the van
Hello Rod, Last year when I was in Tubigon Bohol. The nice Lady at Western Union called me a Great driver with one of these white vans. We hired him to take the two of us around to the Chocolate Hills and the other attractions for the day. $70 for the day. The other drivers in front of the Hotel wanted over $100 for the same trip. Take care.
Thanks for sharing George. Lots of options and prices here.
Hello Rod, I was in Cebu last Tuesday the 18th in Lapu Lapu and the Internet was out because of a fire. I had to go and buy a Globe pre paid WIFI device to check in for my flight home Wednesday night. I will always have it in my bag for every trip to the Philippines. Take care.
Thanks George. Another option is to buy "data load" for you PH phone and check in, but it is nice to have the pocket wifi also.
It used to be you avoid Ceres bus at all costs and take a Vhire for interprovincial travel. Ceres has improved a lot with upgrades to their buses and training and monitoring of drivers. So yes, Ceres bus is my preferred land transfer method in Visayas for both comfort and safety
I agree Joe. Speed limiters and GPS tracking have helped a lot.
Interesting story. I stayed at a Beach House in Panglao for a month. Beautiful place. We'd get groceries in Tagbilaran 30 minutes away. Those trikes are packed tight. Inspired by Jed Clampet I think 😅. We settled at Subic freeport for closer shopping and medical. So glad that damn pandemic is over now. Thanks and stay safe.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Pretty cheap fare from Cebu to Bohol. It looks like these vans work a bit like jeepneys? (picking up and dropping
people anywhere?). Yes, a garden would be nice, reminding you your youth years. These fishes look so fresh.
Great 4K footage of the countryside (coconut trees, cows in the field, deep well, the sea, cooking with wood...)
Internet connection and medical facilities are life for sure! Great footage and comments! Thank you Miss and Rod! 🙋♂
Many thanks Shineamen. I enjoyed your flying tribute to your brother and so many of your other videos also. Sometimes I need a break and your videos are a place to enjoy and relax.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 Thank you so much, you deeply touch my heart again with these words! All the best dear Rod!
Just took the ferry from Tubigon to cebu and back today. Been in Bohol going on 2 years. Love Tubigon...
Cool! Thanks Brian. Been through there a few years back on a scooter.
Interesting I've been there to Ubay 2023 you described it very well my concern was access to medical also. (vehicle accident etc).Thanks from Canada .
Thanks.
Bohol is definitely on my list of places to retire to or at least have a second home. Am concerned also about the lack of medical services there. This video seemed to have more pixelation than your videos usually do. Thanks for the video, do enjoy visiting Bohol, Rod...Jim
Thanks Jim. My gf was using an older Gopro 8 with a slower "ultra" memory card instead of "Extreme" for part of the trip which affected the lower quality a bit.
I've been through Ubay several times to grab a bangka to Leyte after diving at Alona. The trick that I use for Vhire is to purchase a 3rd (empty) seat when traveling with my gf over longer distances. It makes a big difference in comfort
Thanks for sharing Joe. I have done that on 1 trip also, buy an extra seat.
beautiful province
Rod, I remember asking you how to get to the ferry in Cebu to come here 6 months ago. Living here in Anda nice white sand beach in Quinale. But the real beauty is in areas like bugnaw ce very nice cliffs with small white sand beaches mixed in. If you come over this side of the island hollar at me I'll buy you lunch.
Yes, thanks Gregg. You probably know about the ancient cliff and cave art up the coast from Anda a bit.
No I haven't heard about any cave art. Where is that located? Most of the caves I know about are for swimming.@@AmazingPhilippines1
Thanks for a very good video about what it's like to live in the province...I would not live in the province because of limited resources. I'm retired from my work in the US. If I decide to live in the philippines, I would live in the city or near the city.
Good plan Bernard.
Toledo city 🌴 the best ✓
Thanks for the update Rod :-) Always nice video from you 🙂
Thanks Neil.
I do not like the van bus, as you said they will keep stopping even tho it is completely full. I never used them again, would wait for the normal bus. The sliding door only opened from the outside, and wayyyy to many people packed inside.
Bohol, we do not have much choices for grocery stores, really just two. The grocery store in the mall in Tagbilaran mall, the other is called BQ. They have some western foods but not much.
Water for our house in the province, our water comes from a local spring. Water comes thru these black plastic pipes that lay on top of the ground. Very common here in the province. We do not drink the water, just for washing clothes, dishes, and showers. We use the same as the hotel, a large plastic garbage can filled with water and the tabo.
We have to go to the market to get meat from freshly slaughtered pigs and cows on sunday mornings at 6am. Beef is not really eaten much by the locals. Many are not used to it and say they don't like the smell.
Just about every home food is cooked in the dirty kitchen where wood is used to make fires. You quite often smell smoke in the air.
Thanks for sharing your experience Kevin.
I was visiting talabon month ago I thought it was great I live in Inayawan Cebu now my area Only seen foriegner once or twice here
Thanks for sharing Jerry.
No I would love in the city.
Rod, you've got to try Paeng's roteseri chicken while in Bohol and Pangloa, several locations. The best!
I think I have seen the sign.
Anyone else noticed that the druver ran the red light with still 30 seconds left on the timer. It's very common here in the philippines
Yes, happens often here.
It’s scary how often this happens and I was involved in almost similar accident when tricycle decided to make U turn on red light and cut me off so to avoid him I dropped my NMax and bruised my left side ribs, the pain lasted well over 8 months (doctors predicament)i t took almost 13 month to complete heal.
@YuriUK This is why I've refused to drive here in the philippines because if a motorcycle gets in my lane coming at me, I'm not moving over your in my lane going the wrong way
But we also land in the province, and if i ever build, I would probably need a car because here in Cavite I can also get a grab and im still healthy enough to take jeepney to sm Bacoor 4 days a week to workouts 60 pesos for both of us and no headache
I will add.. I have been to Bohol three times. Two times I stayed in a beautiful house in Lila. Anyway, I thought I would end up living in Bohol in the future. And just as you mention Rod, I started thinking about the airport, medical facilities and places such as S&R. Which is why Cebu indeed fits so very well. Iloilo is a good choice too, but you lose direct access to that nice airport cebu.
Good points Randell. Cebu City ticks a lot of boxes.
No, thats what locals here say but they dont know. Some think Toledo and Bogo are own province
They are cities in Cebu province
Iloilo is name on a city but its also a province
Only 84 provinces in ph
Town
Country side
Muplisity
Barangay
Are often called a province 😃
Thanks Fred.
These drivers are crazy, Some motorcycle drivers seam fearless
that was a good one
Thanks Bob.
I stopped taking the vans and only take the bus , because a van is naturally top heavy especially overloaded and there are no seat belts and if a tire blows out and the van rolls over survival is unlikely plus most drivers drive way too fast
Good video Rod. Yes I would treat the well water, boiling and placing it in a glass jug in bright sunlight to irradiate it. As for power storage, sadly the best dollar cost is still lead acid batteries which if you never let them go below 20%-30% (except in an emergency 50%) they should last 10 years. Having some solar to maintain charge and contribute a little would be a good thing but I would want a generator, water cooled fuel injected gasoline powered of 10,000 watts so you could recharge the batteries while running all the things that are power hogs (cooking, heating water, washer and dryer) directly off the generator. Air cooled generators suck, if you will forgive the phrase, cheap and light weight and inefficient, they literally run rich to moderate the burn so they are fuel cooled, not just air cooled and air cooled diesels are no better, no more efficient. Not to mention water cooled engines are quiet with the appropriate muffler. It would be good to have a well as long as it doesn't run dry, for the garden at least. My garden will be full of native edible plants that require little attention, like water spinach and a few trees. I will keep a few chickens for eggs and I live in town. It was the edge of town a few years ago but it's solidly in town now with 3 malls, 2 hospitals, McDonalds and jollybee all within 5-10 kilometers. The problem now is traffic. If you need to get to town center it could take 40 minutes...an hour if traffic enforcers are slowing things down. That said, I don't know where else I'd be, I'm in the US again right now and things aren't a whole lot better traffic wise. Take care rod.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and solutions Robert.
My wife has family in Loay
Talibon we stayed went to Ubay to see house near the market big fixer upper 1.2php 4 beds but no yard
Lots of options on Bohol Jerry.
Enjoy Rob.
Thanks Manuel.
Thanks Manuel.
They have already begun building SM mall in Tagbilaran not too far from Island City Mall. The action and energy of Panglao/Alona is wonderful-the newer international airport right nearby. Then there are the escapes to the absolutely beautiful Bohol provincial towns and roads. Bohol is the best island in the Philippines!
I would like to live outside the city but being old (62) I would need a medical facility competent medical facility 😊.
Thanks for your input !
62 is not old. 60 is the new 30!
@@thislittleplaceintheworld8555
Thanks.
Well im 60 now but by the time I get there I’ll be 61ish.
@@billlloyd9755 You'll be fine.
1:42 Taliban? Maybe Tagbilaran. Good Afternoon po 😊😊😊
Any banakon in the province? Lots on Mindanao.
@4:54. I seen a cockroach run under the bed on the hotel room😂
Only one??
For the most part costs,availability convenient access to services...the scales balance
Good points Smitty.
Question- is the fare all cash in pesos or can you pay in dollars or visa cards?
Cash in pesos only.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 thank u