Living in Manila?! My HONEST experience as a DIGITAL NOMAD

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  • Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
  • Is Metro Manila a good place to live for Digital Nomads? Here’s my honest review after 3 months living in the Philippines!
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    My name is Alfonso Boada (Fonsi Abroad), and I'm a travel vlogger backpacking the world for the past +6 years. In this channel I share solo travel tips and my experiences while backpacking solo and discovering all my bucket list destinations!
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    #manila #travel #philippines #digitalnomad #bgc

КОМЕНТАРІ • 111

  • @3dots166
    @3dots166 4 місяці тому +12

    Such a fresh and bright face… your smile and aura is overflowing with positivity…

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому +3

      Oh thanks!! 😀😀

    • @jonathanrazon6733
      @jonathanrazon6733 Місяць тому

      ​@@fonsiabroadYour such a handsome blogger.. hope to bump with you soon in BGC or in Makati.

  • @InvestedAdventure
    @InvestedAdventure 4 місяці тому +7

    I recently visited Makati and BGC for the second time and found them great places to stay. I know it's not fair to compare these cities to a popular nomad destination, but Bali has a better community for nomads. However, Filipinos speaking English well certainly makes it an attractive place to stay for an extended time. I shared my experiences on my channel-definitely a city worth exploring as a digital nomad.

    • @solkalibri1376
      @solkalibri1376 4 місяці тому +1

      I hope these vloggers will stop saying, "Everyone speaks English...", about Filipinos cause that's not entirely true. I can understand where he's coming from but if he gets out of BGC and meet the real locals he'll realize that not everyone can English.

    • @eliwatchdarkmode
      @eliwatchdarkmode Місяць тому

      @@solkalibri1376 Yeah true, not everyone speaks English there since it's not their main language, but maybe at least 70% do speak and understand the language

  • @GitnangSilangan-bp6lb
    @GitnangSilangan-bp6lb 2 місяці тому +2

    Thanks to your honest reaction to our beloved Philippines

  • @Ricardo-bu3dq
    @Ricardo-bu3dq 4 місяці тому +4

    If most tourists , businessmen ,etc, could have that positiveness like you Fonsi , the more people of the world , what most Filipinos are . Individual like you are likely appreciated , and true enough with that gorgeous look ...

  • @wizelior6739
    @wizelior6739 Місяць тому +2

    Living in metro manila is quite pricey, so we do hope that you have a huge savings, Plan A until Plan E for you to earn money there while still being able to sustain yourself and living comfortable.

  • @hristokoprinkov2716
    @hristokoprinkov2716 4 місяці тому +8

    Great video, Fonsi 😊
    Very informative and interesting to learn so many things about Manila.
    If times are good, in the furute I'll visit the place for sure and I'll have YOU to thank! 👍
    Have an amazing time in Peru 🦙🦙🦙

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому +1

      Im sure you’d love it Hristo! Thanks 🦙

  • @elanneyamoto4976
    @elanneyamoto4976 4 місяці тому +4

    Supporting you fonsi from Canada. Have fun vlogging and stay safe.Enjoy the beauty of my beautiful country and my friendly" kababayans".

  • @heavenly1508
    @heavenly1508 4 місяці тому +5

    Love the way you explore each and every thing... Lots of love from India ❤🧡💛💙

  • @callasurfvlog2221
    @callasurfvlog2221 4 місяці тому +6

    thanks Fonsi for choosing Philippines

  • @juanchinito
    @juanchinito 4 місяці тому +4

    Really fun watching your videos! So cute. 😁

  • @bornonjuly7052
    @bornonjuly7052 4 місяці тому +3

    Good news if you are a Spain citizens, the govern of Spain and the Philippines are now working agreements that a Spanish citizen can have a dual citizenship. There are now lots of agreements bilateral that includes business and cultural.

  • @joeyocampo3255
    @joeyocampo3255 4 місяці тому +7

    Wow this is why I love your vlog its very informative and you love our country The Philippines that's why we love you and your always welcome here, your one of the adopted son of Makati:) again please come home soon i hope to meet you❤😊

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому +3

      Adopted son of Makati, I love that 😄 miss the Philippines, can’t wait to be back

  • @chitocucio4573
    @chitocucio4573 4 місяці тому +9

    Eton Towers, beke nemen. These foreign vloggers are doing a better job promoting PH destinations, accomodations, restaurants, than the tourism and trade department - for free.

  • @moriel01
    @moriel01 4 місяці тому +4

    *_I'm excited for the Meet & Greet, Alfonso... as you have promised._* ☺

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому +2

      Yeees when I’m back I’ll do it :)

  • @Ricardo-bu3dq
    @Ricardo-bu3dq 3 місяці тому +1

    True enough , you're the most pleasing , gorgeous media guy of all , my baby boy . With you being real and direct personality, you amaze me more of that sweet and infectious smile . More power to your dreams and undertakings . ...

  • @leonardoflores9605
    @leonardoflores9605 4 місяці тому +5

    Fonsi nice coming back here in Philippines contenue your explore like MINDANAO and many parts of the country where you can see more beaches and different minus to taste for

  • @florapangan9863
    @florapangan9863 4 місяці тому +3

    Super Excited😊😊😊❤❤❤

  • @jaysondeyablan1121
    @jaysondeyablan1121 4 місяці тому +3

    Try this places:
    Eastwood city, Quezon Ct
    Entertainment city, Pasay Ct

  • @TimTTravels
    @TimTTravels 4 місяці тому +3

    Nice! Pretty accurate video I would say, maybe I should do a video about the top 5 digital nomad working cafes when I'm back 😁

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому

      Thank you! And yees you should 🙌 thank you for showing me so many great and livable spots for digital nomads in Manila, Tim!! Missing the city and you guys now :)

  • @ugotme314
    @ugotme314 4 місяці тому +2

    oh yesss, hopefully for good my love fonsi ..

  • @jhorgeneestiller9684
    @jhorgeneestiller9684 4 місяці тому +4

    Thank you so much for your very positive feedback about Manila.

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому

      I love this city 🌃🇵🇭

  • @streetstyles1463
    @streetstyles1463 4 місяці тому +3

    get a modeling job as well. I'm sure you'll get tons of commercials. Also learn tagalog, since spanish is 15-30% are used in our language

  • @eod1589
    @eod1589 3 місяці тому +1

    BGC and Makati are the great choices when you stay in the Philippines because there are so many stores, malls, bars restaurants with that areas. So hope you enjoy buddy and keep safe👍🫠

  • @alvincalderon6045
    @alvincalderon6045 4 місяці тому +2

    Welcome bro♥️♥️♥️

  • @cesaralladin7165
    @cesaralladin7165 4 місяці тому +2

    Very informative vlog.always watching your vlog about Philt.

  • @MiloMil-fe1fi
    @MiloMil-fe1fi 4 місяці тому +1

    Eastwood, Quezon city is also nice , it's like San Francisco. The condo is not so pricey. And wifi connection is good.

  • @ratapornpongsawarn9256
    @ratapornpongsawarn9256 3 місяці тому +2

    You are most handsome foreign vlogger I have watched in the Philippines

  • @stex1985
    @stex1985 4 місяці тому +1

    You should put Belize in your list. I have not been there yet, I would like to see from your prospective. 👍

  • @Adnanhasb1
    @Adnanhasb1 3 місяці тому +1

    Wow ... Amazing content
    Tq

  • @elprincep582
    @elprincep582 4 місяці тому +1

    Hola Fonsi que tal?
    You should visit mi ciudad colonial de Vigan up north in provincia de Ilocos Sur, una ciudad UNESCO heritage city for its best preserved spanish architecture and also best for its food like empanadas!

  • @victoremmanuel_
    @victoremmanuel_ 3 місяці тому +1

    PH is the best place to start up vlogging career💯

  • @rheaularte9382
    @rheaularte9382 4 місяці тому +1

    Welcome to Metro Manila 👏

  • @ginawanderlust8161
    @ginawanderlust8161 2 місяці тому +1

    Yeah . Get a modelling job or join pilipino celebrity while you there in the Philippines. You are gorgeous , sweet, charismatic guy. So i don't think you have trouble getting that kind of job.😁💕😘

  • @abpantaleov
    @abpantaleov 4 місяці тому +1

    Very nice 😊 welcome to manila ♥️

  • @geraldsilang2598
    @geraldsilang2598 4 місяці тому +1

    I miss my country, enjoy your stay there…

  • @ronaldventuranza657
    @ronaldventuranza657 3 місяці тому +1

    i went to Makati....hope to vidit BGC someday

  • @bembemsagales1279
    @bembemsagales1279 4 місяці тому +1

    Fonsi, much better to go somewhere around the philippines in times of Occasion/Religious Fiest, or Cultural Festival. Just search in it google when the exact date to come/visit the place. Especially in Manila during Translacion or January 9, then Tondo during Sto. Nino Festival, then april i think in San juan Manila. In translacion you see millions of people gather in quiapo church and it is one of kind experience and you will never forget it.
    Godbless, and someday i will meet you in person🤗

  • @thenecroyeti1
    @thenecroyeti1 2 місяці тому +2

    I honestly thought you said "WIFES" instead of "WIFI" in the intro

  • @labzcoffee
    @labzcoffee 4 місяці тому +2

    ❤❤❤

  • @wwlt.trevor0512
    @wwlt.trevor0512 4 місяці тому +3

    Great video! Did you encounter many earthquakes in your travels to the Philippines?

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому

      Yes I did! One in Siargao back in 2023, the whole room was shaking but nothing happened :)

  • @ibrahimgazi75
    @ibrahimgazi75 4 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful voice
    ❤❤

  • @floren879
    @floren879 4 місяці тому +2

    Awesome 👏

  • @Miguel_angel6791
    @Miguel_angel6791 4 місяці тому +2

    Subway is on going constructions, no more problems with traffic when it's done.

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому

      Sounds awesome!! Looking forward to that, making Manila even better :)

    • @Miguel_angel6791
      @Miguel_angel6791 4 місяці тому

      @@fonsiabroad
      Hola amigo.
      Mire el proyecto en construcción en todo Filipinas. El aeropuerto más grande del sudeste asiático se está construyendo en Bulacan desde la recuperación del mar hasta la bahía de Manila y Sangley Point en Cavite. Metro y ferrocarril pnr de norte a sur. Manila pronto será de fácil acceso.

    • @Miguel_angel6791
      @Miguel_angel6791 4 місяці тому +1

      @@fonsiabroad
      U check the projects in metro Manila alone is billions of dollars govt spends in the constructions
      Did you see the reclamation projects in the mall of Asia area?
      Manila bay will be soon full of new business district high end business district.

  • @sheenli176
    @sheenli176 4 місяці тому +2

    looking good keep it up

  • @katzgar
    @katzgar 4 місяці тому +2

    Will you go to the envelope museum?

  • @joselitoreyes4325
    @joselitoreyes4325 4 місяці тому +1

    We are waiting for you in Manila. Come HOME now.

  • @silvanacostasoler6873
    @silvanacostasoler6873 4 місяці тому +1

    Very interesring! !

  • @junar88
    @junar88 4 місяці тому +1

    Come and explore here in most Northern Part of Luzon 🤗

  • @RohanMahadat
    @RohanMahadat 4 місяці тому +1

    what's that background song called that starts around 2:25 ? :')

  • @hermisdionisio1790
    @hermisdionisio1790 4 місяці тому +1

    Nice mainla very nice philippines

  • @alectuck7112
    @alectuck7112 4 місяці тому +2

    Looks good

  • @GoodmanMalaya9291
    @GoodmanMalaya9291 4 місяці тому +2

    Awesome

  • @LilyBeth-wm6lg
    @LilyBeth-wm6lg 4 місяці тому +2

    Hi fonsi ❤❤

  • @RR52517
    @RR52517 3 місяці тому +1

    Are you back in Manila? I subscribed to your channel.

  • @RowelDalisay
    @RowelDalisay 4 місяці тому +2

    Welcome......

  • @arniehere
    @arniehere 4 місяці тому +1

    All The best ❤

  • @Jewelqld8
    @Jewelqld8 4 місяці тому +1

    ❤😂

  • @philippinepropertyforsale5781
    @philippinepropertyforsale5781 4 місяці тому

    New subscriber here ❤

  • @PatriciAbBianca
    @PatriciAbBianca 3 місяці тому +1

    If you check iin and living in slum area... You will see the fact of the philippines indeed.

    • @ormsaustriavlogs4453
      @ormsaustriavlogs4453 Місяць тому

      It's a open book in the Philippines. There is an opulent area and there is the depressed area and there's a middle class area. You just have to choose which you could afford.

    • @PatriciAbBianca
      @PatriciAbBianca Місяць тому

      I just want to show the creator how the phiilippines was... He always compair between Thailand and the plhilippines.Suŗe everyone has it"s own idea..,
      "When love and then love will not quit.But choose to love in way that do not cause pain to themselves"@@ormsaustriavlogs4453

  • @velimudr9999
    @velimudr9999 2 місяці тому +1

    Where do you do laundry?

  • @pauliejojo8241
    @pauliejojo8241 4 місяці тому +2

    Be careful when you say pollution? Where on the planet are you from? Is your country exempted from that?! Common

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому +3

      Well car traffic makes it pretty hard to breathe in rush hour, that’s a fact. Doesn’t mean Manila is not a good city, I love it!! but it’s something to have in mind, especially while going on a bike wearing a mask helps :)

  • @cooltanny
    @cooltanny 4 місяці тому +2

    we need more cutees in manila!!!

  • @Evangelista981
    @Evangelista981 4 місяці тому +2

    Are you here in the Philippines bro?

  • @mrussel2392
    @mrussel2392 4 місяці тому +2

    Philippines

  • @richlyrn
    @richlyrn 4 місяці тому +3

    Have you ever been to mindanao?

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому

      Haven’t been yet 🙌

    • @richlyrn
      @richlyrn 4 місяці тому

      @@fonsiabroad You should have it in your budcketlist to visit Camiguin Island. 👍🏻

    • @racquelcorpuz7852
      @racquelcorpuz7852 3 місяці тому

      ​@@fonsiabroadTry nature trippin' in Bukidnon. You won't regret it 😉

  • @crisclaudiomolina7850
    @crisclaudiomolina7850 4 місяці тому +3

    Kuya Mr fonsi abroad English Spain 🇪🇸🇪🇸 manila city face mask 😷😷😷 happy good morning Wednesday 🌅🌅🌅 Tagalog Mr bro Cris Claudio Gomez molina bicol Naga city Philippines filipino 🇵🇭🇵🇭 god bless thank you heart love ❤️❤️❤️ summer beach 🏖️🏖️🏖️ food exercise and diet Jollibee hamburger yumburger 🍔🍔🍔 June 16 2024 Sunday happy father Day 💕💕💕

  • @nescobaj18
    @nescobaj18 4 місяці тому +1

    @fonsi abroad Have you ever been to India?

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому

      Not yet but I’d love to visit soon! Such a vast and diverse country!!

    • @nescobaj18
      @nescobaj18 4 місяці тому

      @@fonsiabroad If you are ever in India, I have a request. Can you record yogis performing miracles such as levitation and the ability to materialize? I know that many of them are frauds, but there are certain yogis who practice higher yoga systems, e.g. surat shabd yoga or bakhti yoga, and they actually have such powers (siddhi). Many of them are in the city of Varanasi. I have been interested in this topic for a long time.

  • @panthor1972
    @panthor1972 4 місяці тому +1

    What you thing about collaboration with #kellykorea

  • @SenolOzturk105
    @SenolOzturk105 Місяць тому +1

    You show yourself youngman...not Manila...

  • @saintlucifer6247
    @saintlucifer6247 3 місяці тому +1

    Damn! You are so cute!

  • @Jewelqld8
    @Jewelqld8 4 місяці тому

    Hi Pogi, dont you know you can be an actor or model in Philippines ? You are soooo good looking. By the way thank you thank you for promoting Philippines.❤

  • @savethecoconutgroveplayhou548
    @savethecoconutgroveplayhou548 4 місяці тому

    Are you single? How’s the dating there?

  • @Marco-zt6fz
    @Marco-zt6fz 4 місяці тому +5

    I find much better place to stay is Cebu you have everything and is a very modern City, the Airport in Mactan is also very close. Manila is simple to big, traffic is horrible. Cebu you have everthing and the way's much shorter.

    • @fonsiabroad
      @fonsiabroad  4 місяці тому +1

      I like Cebu, both cool places to enjoy some city life :)

    • @marikitliwayway6703
      @marikitliwayway6703 4 місяці тому +1

      it's almost unfair that the clean quiet subdivisions south of Manila are never mentioned. I live in an area called Alabang Hills and where I live is very safe and quiet. Actually there are a lot of gated subdivisions south of Manila in the cities of Muntinlupa Parañaque and Las Piñas where going to Makati and BGC is relatively easy because we have the convenience of sky ways. Going to cooler climates is much easier too places like Tagaytay or nuvali villages here in the south are very secure because practically every village is a dated community that do not allow just anyone to enter. there are also access to very good schools and hospitals

  • @js-fh4zz
    @js-fh4zz 4 місяці тому

    💎💎🌴💎💎

  • @alaehvlogs5676
    @alaehvlogs5676 4 місяці тому +1

    The DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM should contact fonsi🎉🎉🎉

  • @NoahVelasco-r5l
    @NoahVelasco-r5l 4 місяці тому +1

    💕😘😘💕😊

  • @siretobytv2.0
    @siretobytv2.0 Місяць тому

    Ei❤❤❤ new subscriber here. Please do so❤❤ thank you

  • @RachelSalazar
    @RachelSalazar 4 місяці тому +1

    💚💚