Cebu, Davao, & Dumaguete - I Chose Dumaguete - Why?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

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[@carletto_au]

Excellent video - I do like Dumaguete for the reason some people doesn't like it: foreigners and the amenities that go with a big expat presence; I made heaps of fiends during my last visit and planning to meet more people ; you cannot have enough friends 😁

[@shagwellington]

Gio, I have checked out almost all of the vloggers in the Philippines and I think you are the best. Very clear. Well edited and your information is great. I just joined your patreon.

[@GiointhePhilippines]

I appreciate the kind words!

[@4302arod]

I spent several nights at North Point when I was there in March. Awesome restaurants, great live music, great view of the ocean. The ambiance was amazing and very relaxing. Definitely my favorite part of town. I will be in the Philippines in two weeks for 3 to 4 weeks. I will land in Manila and stay there for at least a few days. Hopefully, I can make it back to Dumaguete. I was there for two weeks and loved every minute of it. The Sunday market in Valencia was also nice. Forest Camp in Valencia was a cool place to stay. I also spent a weekend in Siquijor. So, what Gio said about Dumaguete being a great central location is on point!

[@Lazy-A-L33]

Gio, great points on what makes Dumaguete a great place to at least visit, if not to live.

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Everyone looks for different things but I like it.

[@1bhowdy]

Thank you for making and posting this video. It is very informative and helpful.

[@Michael_Lane_Fishing]

Cebu for me, one hundred times over.

[@Sahrokh]

For me, temperature and humidity would play a major role too. I've found an hidden gem with very low prices, fresh climate, almost zero expats. What I don't like about Dumaguete: 1) Brownouts and bad internet. I work online, I couldn't afford that. 2) Too many expats. 3) A *LOT* of "professional" Filipinas who live by scamming those 70 old expats while also video-scamming 6-7 other "LDR" expats at the same time. 4) You being a foreigner does not really give Filipinas that "exotic" vibe any more. 5) Prices are not the best.

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Yea, those are good points.

[@wanderingdoc5075]

Care to share your hidden gem?

[@Tittha]

My cousin works as freelance programmer/web developer working for foreign companies and living 2 hours away from Dumaguete. He is paying premium for his internet otherwise he can't do the job.

[@wickman.r4662]

Thanks for interviewing Steven , retired school teacher in Medellin. I’ve done about 7 roundtrips to Medellin. At a 3 hour flight from Miami

[@VicTSlots]

Love your channel and info. I'm most likely going to end up in the Philippines. Dumaguete is probably my 1st choice, this north point area seems awesome. Looks like it has everything, I would definitely need good internet and ease of getting around. Would love to run into you someday and get the whole scoop. Thanks for what you do

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Best of luck!

[@MrTomherzog]

Thank you for your video, Gio. I was in Dumaguete for the month of January this year, 2024. I stayed in a small hotel about a half mile south of the point where you stopped walking south on the beach-front boulevard. I would walk the half mile north virtually every day to the North Point commercial complex and get coffee and or a meal there. There's a nice little coffee shop that converts into a bar at night there owned by a friendly German guy. I got to know one of the baristas at the coffee shop, her name was "Menche." I'm sorry I never got to say goodbye to her before I had to get up to Manila to get my flight back to the States. If you happen to see her would you please tell her that "Tom" from the States says "hello." Thanks. The coffee shop is called "Break Time"; it appears at 11:07 in your video.

[@GiointhePhilippines]

You got it

[@MrTomherzog]

'Thank you so much! She's a sweet girl.@@GiointhePhilippines

[@elsatabud8827]

Dumaguete brownouts are one of the issues. Here in Davao good water supply and no brownouts. Expats living here are spread out. I see only a few. It is cheaper living here in Davao.

[@johnclark8637]

Don't they get a lot of earthquakes there unfortunately

[@elsatabud8827]

@@johnclark8637 The earthquakes we have experienced here in Davao have been small. Most areas in the Philippines have earthquakes sometimes.

[@toddsellars4694]

Excellent analysis video Gio. The quality of life, traffic, cleanliness, amenities peace, and quiet must be evaluated carefully.

[@davidtoupal1015]

What about Valencia?

[@timcochran7021]

Love your channel Gio! Thanks for all the helpful hints. Curious, how did you meet your wife?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Thank you. We met just on FB. She commented on a post of mine.

[@smferreiro2610]

I've been thinking in trying Darwin. What do you think about it? I was told the ocean in the North is not as clean as in the South, as currents take the port's trash there. Are there any beaches nearby?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

I hear nice.

[@HemiChrysler]

_Darwin_ is in Australia. Do you mean _Dauin_ ?

[@JoshuaReigns]

Hi Gio, So, do you think you think you began to appreciate Dumaguete more because Maya and her family made you feel more at home there than anywhere else? And one more thing, do you think that expats like it more there than urban cities like Cebu and Davao because despite being a smaller town, it still has relatively good medical hospitals in comparison to anywhere else?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

I think so yes.

[@adamcrealestate]

Number one reason to love Dumaguete, The Filipina Pea lives there. lol

[@mikemcquinn6738]

I stayed at the Henry. Very nice place. Very good service.

[@GiointhePhilippines]

It sure is!

[@GORJUSVLOG519]

Avoid staying Greater Manila area ,what's good in those chaotic cities , very hot .

[@douglaslaturner9685]

Lived in Dumagete for 10 months. Out of 10 give it a 7. Sidewalks not good, I am not so anti-expat as some so no problem but noticed most I said hello to just kept on walking. Not friendly. Many brownouts. You say Lee plaza is closing, why? I shop there alot. Nice video.

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Thank you. Yes, I think a 7 is a good rating of it.

[@NotsupaHot]

Nice video by the way any Sicilians in Dumagete? I need my paisanos🤣😂

[@richardhowe5583]

I think there are.. KZbin channel too much Time on My hands did a restaurant review of a Italian restaurant on the ocean.. he sometimes shows rentals and at the end of the video he will do a restaurant review..

[@michaelmallal9101]

I'm drinking a cold pressed carrot juice with apple, ginger and turmeric; delicious and healthy. I mainly like Thai and Vietnamese.

[@GORJUSVLOG519]

Yes Dumaguete has a colder climate and a lot of white grandpa foreigners from different countries to hang out and theirs a lot of spring or river to enjoy swimming but I found beaches in Dumaguete the sand is not as white as those in Boracay,Bohol Cebu .But Dumaguete is best place even better than Baguio City which has a colder climate too.

[@wickman.r4662]

I like Valencia same as “Turquoise Sunset”. And visit & shopping in Dumaguete

[@eharphyde]

What about bugs mosquitoes? Wouldn’t they be bad?

[@hg2.]

Thanks for making. We would-be expats would get more knowledge of Dumaguette from your videos if you turned the camera forward so we could see the roads and start building a mental map of the roads and the lay of the land. (Even better would be a 'geo tracker' in the corner of the video where we could see on a roadmap where you are going. After a handful of those, and we could show up in Dumaguette and get around town like a native :)

[@lanec5672]

Thanks Gio... 👍

[@LaRoyceHill-t2b]

what are prices of apartments in the area you just showed us? Thank for the tour.

[@GiointhePhilippines]

$350 to $500 range

[@MrAntonioDP]

@@GiointhePhilippines is that per month in USD?

[@juliuspalamos7863]

Enjoy your stay here in our country, keep safe happy and healthy

[@ahumpage]

Hi Gio. I enjoy your videos. You may have chosen Dumaguete, but those dancers in your intro are from Lapu Lapu, are they not? Still got a thing about Cebu?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Dancers are from a festival in Davao.

[@georgevwalking]

Gio is Dumaguete like Florida type retirement city for older expat Men ?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Not really. You do see younger expats here as well.

[@youngandfree93]

@@GiointhePhilippines There needs to be much more under 50's though there.

[@paitalian2626]

My concern moving to the Philippines is Typhoons and Tsunamis. Do you have enough warning to prepare for them and where do you go?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Yes, you do.

[@ChillaxinwithTommythefed]

I’m curious G you said you lived in Vietnam for 6 months and it wasn’t for you ..I saw that you recently vacationed there ..I am looking at the Philippines, Thailand and even Da Nang or Nha Trang for retirement..Mtaylasia KL looks line the best infrastructure ..Why have you settled on the Philippines.?

[@rosemarievlogs]

I prefer to live in Cebu it’s more fun a lot more things to do, a bunch of malls, businesses, restaurants,beaches, especially hospitals a lot better.

[@Maintenance63]

Walking and talking is good.

[@greg0071]

Nice to see some of the sites

[@wickman.r4662]

Thank you for walking by places I enjoyed in 2018 - 19 & 2020

[@Hicks-g1m]

That is a very nice place Gio. I didn't know Cebu was so close from Dumaguete

[@terrybrett80]

Great video. Good information

[@MrBriantennis]

Gio another GREAT video! Thank you for the excellent tour and description of the North Point area. I had no idea that this was a part of Dumaguette! Last year I went to Duma for only 1 week and just saw the downtown area:(

[@RudyBenavides-l5g]

I heard you mention Davao City more than once but You no more mentioned it and changed the subject so did you like it or what are the pros and cons

[@RickWalkerSaunders]

If you can afford, BGC is very organized, master planned, no brownouts, St Luke's top notch Hosp, no jeepneys, very safe 24/7, can hike at any time, in the center of everything, 500 restaurants, 40 coffee shops, as clean as Japan, as nice as Singapore, beaches you can always fly or drive to.

[@nood5712]

How long does it take to go to airport from BGC? If too long, it is a deal breaker.

[@kimtan95]

Just stay in your country Bgc is no different

[@RickWalkerSaunders]

@@nood5712 from NAIA Airport is 30 mins.

[@wanderingdoc5075]

I looked at many (all the newer ones) condos all over cebu and manila for two months. People act like BGC is the most expensive. It isn't. Here in cebu the nicer places are still about 1-1.2K pesos per square meter for monthly rent. Same or higher than BGC. 30 square meter studios are renting for 40K at the new taft east gate development by Ayala mall

[@wanderingdoc5075]

​@@kimtan95Agree I chose Cebu because it is the real philippines and the dating/people is so much better than Manila. If i wanted a place that was exactly like a modern western city (and all the social negatives that comes with this) i would have stayed in the US

[@ArthursSimpleLife]

I miss dumaguete. i wish they had direct flights from overseas.

[@davidhaylett1810]

Hey Gio, thanks for the video. But you didn’t really say why Dumaguette is better than the Cebu Business Park, IT Park, or Mactan Newtown. I’m looking to move to one of these places this year so any extra info appreciated, thanks

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Really just Central location and easier access to beaches, nature etc..

[@davidhaylett1810]

@@GiointhePhilippines Ok thanks but as you said, Cebu is better as I’m single and Cebu better for dating. Maybe Dumaguette is good once I find a long term Filipina

[@keangwooichoo6138]

What is the pros and cons in vietnam? Since you lived there once

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Only 2 cons. English communication and dating. Pros inexpensive, great infrastructure, great food, accommodations and safe.

[@JakeTheSnake500]

Why did you decide against Vietnam. Was it the language barrier or other reasons?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Language and dating! But infrastructure, food, things to do, and cost of living Vietnam wins!

[@johncarmelo555]

Is there work for foreigners?

[@wickman.r4662]

Lapu Lapu has one the best dental on our planet earth. Green Apple; is also at Ayala lower inner court.

[@ThereIsSoulInArt]

Gio, liked the walk. Can I ask where you stayed in Vietnam & why you didnt like it? I personally would shy away from living there just due to their Visa situation. It does look like a beautiful country however.

[@PT-zj7xy]

Why isn't Iloilo City a choice? I think it may be better than the options you're giving 🤔

[@chiefbobdavis99]

What kind of power generation is there?

[@stan1027]

Where did you stay in Vietnam, and why didn't you like it there?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

HCM. Mainly the English and dating. Otherwise I absolutely loved Vietnam.

[@charliesult4171]

didnt someone do a video on the henry and its rooms

[@wickman.r4662]

Has the Dumaguete airport been improved or relocated¿

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Not yet!

[@briandodgen2631]

None of the above to many expacts prefer the province life ...

[@royal-enfield1]

¿whats your overall assessment of davao

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Love it

[@vgshwk]

2 hours to cebu city it takes about 5 hours on bus and ferry.

[@markanthonypetra]

As of 2024.......explain the vaccinations needed to travel to PI.....also the health pass, is it done at the airport in Manila and how much does it cost? Can I get in country without being C-19 jabbed? Thanks

[@GiointhePhilippines]

No health pass needed and no vaccines required anymore.

[@davidpuente1368]

Hi Gio, I am currently on a motorbike ride around Mindanao, I have to say it’s beautiful but a milatary checkpoint every few kilometers is wearing me out 🥵

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Yea, I know what you mean. It was getting old driving around stopping and showing your documents.

[@johnclark8637]

At least you don't have to worry about getting kidnapped

[@ThePhilippinePipeDream]

I missed my flight, canceled from bad weather and then I got really sick, in and out of the hospital. God willing, I’ll make it there someday.

[@MrBriantennis]

I did stay though at the Sierra Hotel ( which was excellent) near the Race Car resto and also (i think its called) the Treehouse resto. Do you know if there is any live acoustic music in the North Point area at night?

[@4302arod]

I was there in March and saw a phenomenal reggae band on a Wednesday night. I don't remember which restaurant, but it was in the area where Gio is at. I saw another band that was ok on a different night. The ambiance is amazing and very relaxing there at night. You get to have dinner and look out over the ocean. Not a lot of people there when I was having dinner and listening to the reggae band. Too bad for them because they were awesome. The girl I was with wanted to hear a specific song. He said he would sing it towards the end of the show. I game him 500 pesos and he was very appreciative and sang it. Then other people started making requests. So, they made some extra cash that night because of us. I would book those guys for a personal party if I lived there. Two more years for me.

[@waltgreen8759]

The Henry is fantastic!!!

[@wickman.r4662]

There was a Bob Marley - One Love , Jamaican restaurant in Dumaguete.

[@wickman.r4662]

I like cooler Marpas with swimming pool.

[@jimgilbert9984]

I don't like big cities, so places like Manila and Cebu would be out for me.

[@iteliano]

Gio, have you met any American families in the Philippines?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Yea, a few.

[@Inphinityproductions]

I liked dumaguete too.

[@darrellyoung9586]

Why did you go to the Visayas and Mindanao rather than Luzon ?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

I had a job in CEBU.

[@wickman.r4662]

The best dental is Green Apple at Lapu Lapu & Ayala

[@rustynail3630]

You had me interested in the Henry Hotel. Then I checked the prices. It just seems like prices are expensive for being the Philippines

[@mikesimpson9997]

Nice place to walk

[@rodneystuart4464]

Any update on the Lee plaza closing?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Yea, it is closing along with Hypermart in a few days.

[@carletto_au]

See you soon in Duma cousin; family will be reunited soon 😁

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Sounds good!

[@ryszardswiadek8943]

Am I better to rent or buy a condo in Dumagettie. In the long run.

[@GiointhePhilippines]

rent

[@Ex-Pensive_Expat]

Is that your new DJI?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Yes

[@EvolvedBonobo]

Do most businesses in Dumaguete accept touch n go contactless credit card payments via a digital wallet app on your phone like Apple Pay or Google Wallet?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

NO, they don't unfortunately it is still very much a cash society.

[@EvolvedBonobo]

@@GiointhePhilippines Well, that sucks 😪. I assume this also is true in Davao City? Do you remember if you could in Vietnam?

[@seans7228]

Is there any nightlife in Dumaguete?

[@matthewemery4205]

do you know of a good hotel in cebu

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Here are the ones I recommend. giointhephilippines.com/where-to-stay-in-the-philippines-updated-2024/

[@corpsmanfmf9772]

How do you read the recent mall closures?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

My understanding is a big name mall will be buying them out and it will reopen under a new name.

[@corpsmanfmf9772]

That is something of a relief. Was contemplating the possibility that the closures were indicative of a major national trend, such as seems to be taking place in China.

[@ssamsan]

How do you think Angeles City compares to Demaguete?

[@richsanossian8675]

I settled in bulacan because of my wife but we drive to Angelas about 3 times a week. If I could roll back the clock I would have settled in Angelas.

[@slainteron4027]

Shaka has good food and really good live music

[@wilberneubanks1581]

How hot does it get there

[@wilberneubanks1581]

Do they have a S&R there

[@wilberneubanks1581]

I am 70 where would be best for me to live

[@slainteron4027]

@@wilberneubanks1581 most of the time it's hot and humid. Mid to upper 90sF or about 30+C. But last couple of weeks I think it's been pleasant but I live way south of dumaguete

[@slainteron4027]

@@wilberneubanks1581 what are you looking for? Chill with some people and things to do or people all around and always something going on

[@GilligansTravels]

all good

[@vgshwk]

The one downside to dumaguette is the extra travel time involved if you like to travel internationally

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Very true

[@wanderingdoc5075]

Are you sure that the henry resort is just 5K pesos? I checked a couple of random dates in january february and march and the price is $133-160/nt the cheapest available rate

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Well, it will depend on the month and day of the week.

[@maxingaroundtheglobe]

how about Iloilo ?

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Iloilo is very nice. I chose these 3 cities based on me actually living in these 3.

[@MidlandFilipinoBakeryCafe]

I like walk and talk videos

[@travelinghobo]

Walk and talk isnt the easiest form of vlogging. RIP Chris in Cebu's channel.

[@brianminkc]

Why don't you expats organize and get involved in the local politics. Okay so I think you should be able to own one house. No rental property or multiple houses. But you guys are really being discriminated against down there. You are "less than" and the laws set you up to be victims of fraud. Just seems like you all should try to make some changes down there until some fairness is achieved. America provides thier security you deserve to be treated better.

[@kazi1]

Hi

[@miguelc.819]

Hey Gio, I just got into Dumaguete on Friday. I'm staying at Florentina Homes Hotel and I was at North Point on Saturday night and it was great.

[@jdtravels5140]

Any condo in Cebu beats my $3,100 SoCal rent.

[@beaulong]

Move to alabama. It's cheap here.

[@Marc-f2l]

$1000 can get you better.

[@t5396]

@@beaulong no offense, but the way that I picture Alabama is that the people there are kind of simple and uneducated I could be wrong, but I would just picture that the women there are probably not the most sophisticated or ideal as far as relationships go and even though the cost-of-living might be cheap, that would mean that wages are also down.

[@andyrozman9477]

Nice video... I was wondering more about places to avoid? In one of your video, where you were answering viewers questions, there was one are mentioned to avoid (Mafia or something). Could you maybe specify more precisely which areas Expats/Foreigners should avoid? Its not that I plan to travel whole Philipines, but knowing which areas are problematic, might be little help, when using online service like Christian Filipina, where girls are from all around the place...

[@chocolatecookie8571]

Okay, nice. Do you know places in the Philippines where there are no or few dogs? Because I really don´t like dogs. 10:40 she better use an umbrella, haha

[@GiointhePhilippines]

There are some cities that are much stricter on animal control, one of those being Davao and iloilo.

[@BeachBum51050]

over-rated or under-rated?

[@brandon9161]

what doesn't foreigners want to be around other foreigners?

[@bhinbayoucity5691]

Gio....I Think personally u need to cool it with the cover shots of all the AI girls. How does Maya feel about u doing that? (Maybe shes ok with it?)...otherwise good info...

[@GiointhePhilippines]

She doesn't mind, thank you for the comment.

[@MostlyMMA]

@bhinbayoucity If not minding your own business was a person. White ppl always getting offended on someone else’s behalf, that’s where the term white knight came from 😂

[@seulb23]

You sound like the jealous type the girls are AI

[@SirMountainpass]

1. Cebu / Mactan New Town 2. Iloilo 3. Dumaguete 4. Davao 5. Cagayan de Oro ☺

[@ScoreGuru123]

Lets get real. The only reason Gio is in Duma is because of Maya. Thats it. He used to say he loved Davao and liked that place the best. Duma boardwalk smells like sewerage, not many bars/restos, prices all jacked up because of the amount of ex pats there, no beach. Duma sucks ass

[@GiointhePhilippines]

Incorrect. Maya of course is the main reason but what I said about location is very true. If I was a single guy would I live in Duma - no. But don't assume, thanks for the comment.

[@keangwooichoo6138]

I watched critter hunter yes Mr Big guy. If it wasn't for his kind charitable nature, that place is full of trash.

[@richardcompton-xk7fj]

I enjoyed your content!

[@Bereadyalways123]

There all just to hot and noisy to live in…Baguio city best and coolest place to live in the Philippines