Blue Lagoon Beach In Pagudpud - Our First Disappointing Experience

Today we visited the popular beach called blue lagoon in pagudpud. We had a rough idea of what blue lagoon would look like and how amazing it would be with beautiful blue water and crystal clear sands like you see all around the philippines. This was very different from what we actually see, we see a largely ruined beach that had been dug up with trees cut down and removed and lots of rocks piled up. While the bright blue water lived up to its reputation the beach fell short of what we was expecting.
It became apparent that it was the building of the area which has given quite a disappointing view of blue lagoon, i think we just may have been a few years late of visiting this famous beach in its prime.
This type of vlog is the very 1st time we have felt a little disappointed in visiting a place and its only right that we also share this with you giving our honest reactions and feelings.

[@bashersbeware]

Pagudpud stuck to my memory as "Paradise". I was there as a small kid. First and last time. I'm 45 now so you can imagine that the Pagudpud Im talking about was pristine, natural beauty, and super duper windy. Now, yes I may feel sad if I don't experience my childhood paradise but again, nothing stays the same. Once man sets foot, changes are bound to happen. Hopefully it'll be something beautiful.

[@lemnikim7388]

Big commercial businesses almost always ruin nature for the sake of money. Appreciate both of your honesty. The world needs more honest people. Can’t wait your return back to your second home in the Philippines.

[@reyshelmayricolcol3848]

They were just renovating the beach.. They clean it.

[@karenubungen3501]

Just been there yesterday,water was cold for me even if it is 10 am before lunch,just had a knee dip haha,but loved the soft sand,the surroundings can have an improvement,mostly the toilets and showers for the local tourists which doesn't book hotels.nice for photos and sightseeing,you do have a point in your opinion about the beach,so far Boracay was still my fave beach as of now😃my next bucket list is the AMANPULO been saving for a long time till now for it.

[@belmabalacano9959]

Agree with your assessment of the place and your experience. Hope you are keeping safe and sane in these insane times God bless.🙏

[@majbuster1996]

Been to this place 2x & love it.. hope to go back soon as everything goes okay

[@justing6986]

This beach was so beautiful 20 years ago. It’s sad what they did to it

[@scorpio7seven28]

Honesty is the best policy. Since your posted vlog happened in the past, I’m wondering if there have been changes done during the Covid period.

[@Arnel_A67]

Let's check it on round 2 of your visit, what changes happened. I agree with honest opinions. 👍

[@navigatorofnone]

My guess is the reason why they were digging up parts of the beach is for road expansion project. I noticed several heavy equipments that you passed by. But you are right about the blue lagoon, it is ugly, and most likely artificially made beach.

[@omgreensexpress5396]

they should consult american contractors because they can build beautiful structures without ruining nature..just look at beautiful hawaii they build beautiful bridges over the waterfalls and not destroy them and the surroundings

[@navigatorofnone]

@@omgreensexpress5396 👍👍

[@cristinasumadchat605]

Taho should be mixed thoroughly to get its true flavor before you eat it. It is made up of tofu, a product of soy bean. sago pearls or like tapioca pearls, and the syrup which is made of brown sugar or what we call "arnibal" in the local dialect. In Baguio City where strawberries abound, there is strawberry flavored taho.

[@sankei6630]

i agree with your assessment. i was also disappointed when i went there

[@solotraveller888]

I went to Pagudpud 6 or 7 years ago. They were still on the process of building those concrete buildings by the beach. I remember I didn’t enjoy much the water coz of the sudden drop from shallow to deep (not the sea’s fault of course 😂) but I did enjoy the sceneries on our drive through of the whole area of Pagudpod. I did love swimming at the falls tho, forgot the name.

[@drewandrews8310]

When sensible people talks that makes sens all the time and they know what they are talking about.

[@abbodalghamdi9164]

very beautiful

[@iflipover]

Hi! I haven't seen your videos in awhile since you got back home from lockdown. KZbin has stopped pushing your videos so I didn't know whether you guys were still creating content. Had to literally search "Iloilo foreigners lockdown" or something to find something of yours. I think it may be your titles or keywords. Just fyi.

[@farmkitchen7294]

it"s simple higher your budget so you can find a very nice place or beach resorts.....

[@respinas8105]

blue lagoon was far more beautiful way back 2010. nipa houses, rough road and coconut trees. too bad for nature, the serenity of the place was not preserved. hannah's resort basically destroyed the place ☹️

[@bashersbeware]

Fair commentary. Nothing wrong with it. When you destroy the natural beauty it's expected to get frowned upon. On the other side, let's also give it a chance. Once they finish their development, I'm expecting "developed beauty" if they have a real plan for it. With development comes progress and more jobs that will definitely help that community over there.

[@robertvidal3935]

Taho is soy based. People have it for snack or breakfast. Hopefully, the construction is temporary and that they are making it look nicer in the future.

[@bobarnold5992]

We drove up there a few years ago, it was storming, no one around still had to pay an entrance fee. We went to Hannahs to enquire about a room, the internet was down, T.V. was down, they only had backup electricity on, everything was pretty much closed because of a incoming tropical depression but they still wanted us to pay full price. There was some pretty scenery but nothing that was better or even on par with other locations...we turned around & drove back to La Union the same day. Disappointing, don't think we would go back. With over 7500 islands each spot gets one chance to impress if they want visitors to return & this was a no for us.

[@levifranco3641]

They always think money before quality

[@ceferinoaguinaldo3197]

Depends to what country you came from. I guess yours is the best in the world. Is it?

[@CoshanUncharted]

our country.. the best in the world..? definitely not! haha But we can be disappointed by a place that we pay money to visit..

[@whistlegonzales]

So sad that disappointed you. You should drive farther until you reach Casa Consuelo and Villa Consuelo. Maybe you can check then FB page

[@JSolisHD]

Yeah, some beaches are man-handled. Cant argue about that. See the positive side of it, it's been taken care of.. for tourists.

[@asianight9188]

Not everywhere is perfect, respect the honesty. , You don't wanna be fake and bullshit like those other Brits in BGC do, you know who I mean, the ginger chick and her bloke😀😀😀

[@stevebignell9603]

Very short sighted yet again. Building on beaches not good

[@omgreensexpress5396]

as long as engineers are good...look at the many structures in Hawaii, yet still preserved and how beautiful

[@emilbautista8007]

I agree 💯.

[@almaapilespita_41505]

Mix first before you drink

[@lei1923]

same experience. sad

[@farmkitchen7294]

Expect how much you spend..

[@mjfab74]

Saw pagudpud at its finest... but that region is just tiring. Too hot, too blue, too brown.

[@anbhappy]

Northern part of the Philippines is considered as hottest part of the country.... particular the Cagayan in Region 02. Kaya masasabi mong hottest, at brown. Kaya pgdating ng sumner sobrang nkkbagot at nkktamad.

[@rosalitopasatiempo2304]

It's a public beach

[@harryreyes3597]

It's taho made of soy beans , tapioca, don't know the sweet sauce ... maybe it's brown sugar or mascovado

[@darkmatter5424]

This is Marcosland so expect crap. The poor infrastructure is a reminder of the kind of leadership and people in the region.

[@solidpas761]

I guess almost 0% poverty is bad for u ey? I'd rather have that kind of community than any other Filipino region where there's a lot infrastructure but the people are poor asf.