Dumaguete is not built to be a tourist city. Infrastructures aren't even built to cater to tourism but still expats are coming to the city. So if your visiting Dumaguete as a tourist don't expect Dumaguete to cash you out for a gimmick like how bohol is. Dumaguete will not treat you as a tourist, it will treat you like you are a local. So if you're in Dumaguete, try to be a local and mingle with locals 🙂
Good vlog Rod Dumaguete is one of the nicer small cities that I stayed at last April & May 2017, Valencia up in the hills is another area much cooler at night just a fan at night was great thanks for sharing, any road can be dangerous if you don't keep your whits about you lots of nice places to visit Ocean 24 swimming pools was a awesome place for 2 birthday parties I attended when on my holiday Great Videos love watching them thanks
Dumaguete seems to be a pretty nice city with most of what one would need or want. I was also trying to have some fun at the expense of the expats in Dumaguete. It would be nice to check out Valencia as well.
Liked your walk around as always. Your explanation are the best. You get so many other video guys that just walk around with no explanation of where they are or what they are doing. I like how you show the different hotels at different levels of cost.
Many cities in the Philippines have seen enormous growth in the last 10 years and they will continue to grow rapidly with more infrastructure expansion and foreign investments. Thanks for watching.
Hey mate. i did 4 days in Duma, just love that place, stayed in the other CL one block back from the water and big roof top area and a great view of all the boats coming in, Great hotel, great food, same type of Breaky, great prices, as like you I like to walk everywhere and will do 10 ks, just going up an down any and all the streets,, Thanks for the memories.. keep em coming. Eddie Jagna/Sydney
Such a nice looking and clean city compared to Cebu City. Silliman University has a great reputation and it's hospital is a branch of St. Lukes Medical Center in Manila. Also it was the first university built by the USA in all of Asia.
Is it as expensive as St. Lukes Bonifacio Global City ? Had to stay at St. Lukes BGC for 5 days for pneumonia 6 years ago. The cost was near 10k USD. I kid you not.
Hahaha! Another great video Rod! Nothing like a big city boy comin' into town and showing z locals the way a professional street crosser handles the threat of on coming traffic! Your videos are as always information laden and provide a great ground level experience! BTW A polkadot paint job in the bedroom will start your day with a little zing additionally maybe chase out unwanted guests? Just kidding! LOL! Sincerely BM
This city and Valencia are my favorite places in the Philippines. However, when my wife and I return I think we may try Palawan, Puerto Princesa for her nursing school. THANKS AGAIN!
Ahh. At last an answer to that age old question, Why did the expat cross the road ? Interesting video on a place I intend to visit next. Good job, as always.
road trip from dumaguete to talisay city (north) is a visual feast, esp. that road facing cebu cut by the tañon strait. the deep blue sea, verdant vegetations, rolling hills, the swaying sugarcanes (similar to the northern part of cebu) are priceless, picturesque eyecandies. personally, it's one of the best places for a road trip...
Amazing Philippines you can join motorriders club. they have regular scheduled weekend roadtrip not just in cebu (i think). i'd seen them in packs (sometimes more than a hundred) crisscrossing transcentral highway (cebu to toledo). indeed, what a long caravan! hehe click link below: Harley Davidson Motorcycle Club » 3rd Cebu Harley Days - Cebu, Philippines (SRP - Sugbu Park, Cebu) harleydavidsonmcclub.com/?p=22
I have seen smaller groups of Harleys in Cebu City. There is an event at IT Park in October I think. It is called Biketoberfest and lots of dealers and bikes including Harleys.
When you mention 8-9 peso for trikes you may want to mention that that is for shared or general rides. If you want solo it will cost more. Have seen and heard of a couple foreigners who got irate and started yelling and arguing about being cheated when they rode solo/special and were told the regular special fare
Again I love your vlog. Everything has been very good information. I’ll be going to Pangasinan Province for 3 weeks. To see my lady. Then travel the country for awhile. It will be in October. Possibly a little sooner. I have 4 weeks to wait on my passport. My wife had passed away a year and a half ago. We were married for 19 years. She was 58. I’m 54 now. I need to get away for awhile.
The Philippines was one of the places I was thinking of retiring to, but my health took a turn for the worst and I felt that it would be better for me to stay in America. I still watch the expat video's there.
Crossing the street in Dumaguete is not a challenge. I think you confused Dumaguete with Edsa. In some parts of Edsa it might be death to cross the street. At 2:50 I was inside that motorcycle dealer shooting a video. Maybe not when you walked by. Small world.
crossing the street? a cane helps! i live 7 K up above Dum city, Valencia...tiny village nice people, cool at night..6x6 blocks, live cheap or live in very very nice homes for rent, or lease land and build..thats what i did, $40,000 total, low low untilies...good transport to Dum city...$2 by motorcycle,$4 for private tricycle...nature, hot pools, smiles...
I'm a dumaguetenio it's not dangerous crossing the streets of Dunaguete just keep your eyes open wide and crossed on pedestrian lanes sir and thanks for Vlogging my city... we appreciate that sir
Hilarious the sponsorship program. Thumbs up. Watched a few vids on Dumaguete (I'm staying in Manila). Looked nice but pretty boring. What's your impression ?
Dumaguete has +120k population, but during the day as people from other towns converged in the city for work the "daylight" population of Dumaguete balloons to +400k. Unfortunately, of that roughly 60%-70% of the households are in the minimum wage levels and lower. So generally its "a poor town" of limited entertainment but still have universities, malls, bars, restaurants, banks, and hotels! A true small big city! Retired expats preferred the city's lower cost of living, the small town ambiance, non-hectic activities, low pollution, too hospitable locals, some infrastructures and scenic sights, and general peacefulness of Dumaguete and immediate vicinity. But that's in the 80's to early 2000's. Now in 2020 its significantly less of those "small town vibe"...and more of increasing metro and the bad that comes with it. I missed the old, laidback, carefree Dumaguete 30 years ago (before when the students, the expats, and the workforce hadn't yet flocked to this city) as it perfectly fits to its moniker as the "City of Gentle People".
I like Dumaguete. I have been here several times. I guess it is hard to cross the street if you are totally drunk. Usually the drivers just go around you.
Looks like if you drive an auto or truck and parallel park on the side of the road you will have people park so tight on your front and rear that you would never be able to get back on your way without damaging someone's ride?
So funny when you said about dangerous street crossing in Dumaguete. And I guess Cebu city is the safest place to cross the street. Can't stop myself from laughing. Thanks Rod. 🤣🤣🤣
I pulled up a map of the Dumaguete area on an app called MAPS.ME and it looks like there are beaches and resorts pretty close going north and south marco but I am not sure how nice the beach is. You might try google earth app to also zoom into the area. Safe travels.
The "beach" you are referring to in the beginning of the video is the locally famous Rizal Boulevard, immediately East of the city center (note, the beach isn't truly Good for swimming). The boulevard runs basically parallel to Dumaguete's true and only main street...Perdices Street. From this street to the boulevard is just 2 blocks or
Bogart's is also a great place to eat over looking the water and in the evenings is a nice dive bar! Now a days, traffic can get pretty bad, but if you find a good driver, get his number and text him ahead of time. It pays to make friends and reward good service.
Is habal-habal a motorcycle back rider? is it a negotiated price ride ? or fix flat rate? do they have a distinguished look? how do you know one is a habal habal before flagging one for a ride?
Yes, motorbike taxi. No uniform usually. Some have neighborhood jackets. Yes, negotiate. There are a couple of companies like Angkas that work like Grab car and give you a price online for booking. Just hold out your hand or some you can book online.
This place reminds me of Cebu City in the early 80's before I left for the USA. Im 53 and will be retiring in 2 years and decided this is where I'm gonna be. Originally I was thinking of Cebu because my family still have properties in the City and a 5 hectare farm land in Carcar. I just couldn't stand the worsening traffic in Cebu and overcrowding.
Yup in 2020, Shakeys only branch store still surviving after all these years! Pizza Hut last around 2 years max! Too bad.... Got to do with small market size and tasty, affordable local competition.
I think it is in the city category Marco. It gets a top rating for foreigners because it has many of the things one would want but not as large as Cebu City and many other cities.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 I know he'll I've lived here sense 2003. Myself I have had problems crossing a street anywhere in the Philippines. Even Cebu I am a country boy raised in a big city . St Louis Mo. Thx
As I say about traffic in d city. It'd all go, no stop, everyone, everything. it's GO!! I am 70, was a patient at st Luke in manila, then had to flee the noise , poverty that all big cities harbor. My mom told me, if single, go to a small town in old age. someone will feed you, in big city you end up institutionalized. I come from Maui, took ill, moving to Hilo Hi., finally in poverty, rural Philippines, and live well.
That's like comparing Page (Arizona) with Las Vegas. Dumaguete isn't a full-fledged Sin City of Angeles City-caliber or will it become someday. Way, way, way.......far from it. Though there's lots of expats in Dumaguete, most are retirees having younger local partner. Night clubs exist here and there and few more, but it isn't WILD experience-wise. One more thing, showgirls, prosti, pimps are totally "look down upon" by the populace of this town city, so those people rarely exist. Lastly, customer "base" for this industry is just small in this town city that they could easily be out of business if they splurge in operating costs.
The expats that chooses Dumaguete are those who prefer to "live like a king" with what "meager" retirement pension they have. A few are there for serene surrounding places, some just prefer away from the hassle and bustle of big cities.
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Dumaguete is not built to be a tourist city. Infrastructures aren't even built to cater to tourism but still expats are coming to the city. So if your visiting Dumaguete as a tourist don't expect Dumaguete to cash you out for a gimmick like how bohol is.
Dumaguete will not treat you as a tourist, it will treat you like you are a local. So if you're in Dumaguete, try to be a local and mingle with locals 🙂
Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment Peter. I think you are correct about that. Dumaguete doesn't have the "touristy" feel.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 🙂
I’d eat a local....
Excellent video presentation of Dumaguete City for peoples who have not been in or traveled to Dumaguete City yet!
Thanks Roselio. This was a short visit and someday I will spend more time there.
Good vlog Rod Dumaguete is one of the nicer small cities that I stayed at last April & May 2017, Valencia up in the hills is another area much cooler at night just a fan at night was great thanks for sharing, any road can be dangerous if you don't keep your whits about you lots of nice places to visit Ocean 24 swimming pools was a awesome place for 2 birthday parties I attended when on my holiday Great Videos love watching them thanks
Dumaguete seems to be a pretty nice city with most of what one would need or want. I was also trying to have some fun at the expense of the expats in Dumaguete. It would be nice to check out Valencia as well.
Wow,,the pace were I was born,,,,,so clean place👍👍👍👍👍👍
Really enjoyed your up-close tour.
Thanks for watching Rich.
A very pleasant video and lovely narration
Thanks Thom. I have made 2 quick visits there and it is a nice smaller city.
Wow i miss my place,,,amazing....watching from hongkong
Thanks for watching from Hong Kong. Dumaguete is a nice smaller city.
Liked your walk around as always. Your explanation are the best. You get so many other video guys that just walk around with no explanation of where they are or what they are doing. I like how you show the different hotels at different levels of cost.
Thank you for these videos of Dumaguete. Am just amazed how much it has grown from how it was when I left in 2009. A lot has changed.
Many cities in the Philippines have seen enormous growth in the last 10 years and they will continue to grow rapidly with more infrastructure expansion and foreign investments. Thanks for watching.
In 5-10 years Dumaguete will be absolute grid-lock traffic. It is already now at times.
totally agree. .
when i back to Dumaguete Last Settembre 2018 ..huge of progress. ..
Its a good video and informative, we’re planning to be there and thanks again for a good detailed video about the information we needed.
Enjoy Dumaguete Theo and safe travels.
great video . .. . good job. . . . I like going there. . .
Thanks for watching William. It is an interesting city.
Thank you for this. I really miss my hometown. The video brought me some good energy/vibes
Thanks for watching. I enjoyed the visit also.
Can't wait to come back to Dumaguete....
It is a nice smaller city Barry.
Thanks for introducing my province too😊😊😘😘😘😘
Thanks for watching Colin. Dumaguete seems like a nice area.
Yeah really..... I though you come again here......😊
Great video. .will have to go there again for a stay when we are back on mactan island at our house there after exmas. ..
Alan
One really needs to spend some time in an area to get a good "feel" for it so this was a quick trip, Alan.
Very informative video. Thanks 👍
Glad it was helpful Malik.
thanks for sharing 👍 dumaguete is my province
Thanks for watching Joseph. It was a fun trip and an interesting city.
Great video thanx I’ve been trying to see that area to live in
Thanks Stan. Dumaguete has potential for many expats.
I know this was showing us Dumagete, but your voice makes me miss South Dakota.
LOL! I grew up in Minnesota 90 Miles from South Dakota Dr. G. I do not miss the cold though.
Very good video thx for sharing :)
Thanks for watching Claus.
boardwalk is so clean, i'm impressed... hehe
Dumaguete seems to be cleaner than many cities I have visited Dennis.
Boulevard infront of Bethel hotel 😍 it's nice place next is my home town tanjay. Big 👍for nice video 😉
Thanks for watching and commenting OFW SAUDI ARABIA. It is an interesting city.
Hey mate. i did 4 days in Duma, just love that place, stayed in the other CL one block back from the water and big roof top area and a great view of all the boats coming in, Great hotel, great food, same type of Breaky, great prices, as like you I like to walk everywhere and will do 10 ks, just going up an down any and all the streets,, Thanks for the memories.. keep em coming. Eddie Jagna/Sydney
Thanks Eddie and safe travels.
Such a nice looking and clean city compared to Cebu City. Silliman University has a great reputation and it's hospital is a branch of St. Lukes Medical Center in Manila. Also it was the first university built by the USA in all of Asia.
Dumaguete has a lot going for it John. I think it is a bit small for me long term though.
Is it as expensive as St. Lukes Bonifacio Global City ? Had to stay at St. Lukes BGC for 5 days for pneumonia 6 years ago. The cost was near 10k USD. I kid you not.
Trader Pusa. sorry I don't know how expensive it is but US$10K sure scares me.
@@traderpusa4004 nope not really a branch of St Luke's medical, SUMC has a link only to st,. Luke's., SUMC totally owned by Silliman university.
Hahaha! Another great video Rod! Nothing like a big city boy comin' into town and showing z locals the way a professional street crosser handles the threat of on coming traffic! Your videos are as always information laden and provide a great ground level experience! BTW A polkadot paint job in the bedroom will start your day with a little zing additionally maybe chase out unwanted guests? Just kidding! LOL!
Sincerely
BM
LOL. I couldn't resist having a little fun with it BM. That room had quite the creative decorating but I liked it and it was a fun trip.
Its interesting to see the difference in trike styles in different locations
I have been a bit surprised by the different styles as well Cedric. Some are very small and others are almost like mini-jeepneys.
This city and Valencia are my favorite places in the Philippines. However, when my wife and I return I think we may try Palawan, Puerto Princesa for her nursing school. THANKS AGAIN!
I have heard good things about Puerto Princesa Gary. Dumaguete is an interesting city also.
Ahh. At last an answer to that age old question, Why did the expat cross the road ? Interesting video on a place I intend to visit next. Good job, as always.
LOL. I had to have some fun at their expense Will.
road trip from dumaguete to talisay city (north) is a visual feast, esp. that road facing cebu cut by the tañon strait. the deep blue sea, verdant vegetations, rolling hills, the swaying sugarcanes (similar to the northern part of cebu) are priceless, picturesque eyecandies. personally, it's one of the best places for a road trip...
One day I might buy a motorbike and do more traveling so I can take my time and enjoy the views and the journey. Thanks for that info Benjie.
Amazing Philippines
you can join motorriders club. they have regular scheduled weekend roadtrip not just in cebu (i think). i'd seen them in packs (sometimes more than a hundred) crisscrossing transcentral highway (cebu to toledo). indeed, what a long caravan! hehe
click link below:
Harley Davidson Motorcycle Club » 3rd Cebu Harley Days - Cebu, Philippines (SRP - Sugbu Park, Cebu)
harleydavidsonmcclub.com/?p=22
I have seen smaller groups of Harleys in Cebu City. There is an event at IT Park in October I think. It is called Biketoberfest and lots of dealers and bikes including Harleys.
I been coming to Cebu for about forty years and I love it, I live in Barili
Barili is an interesting town John. I wish I would have started coming here many years earlier.
I'm down there in 2 weeks...this vlog help give me an idea of what I'll see....
Have fun and safe travels Ed.
Can you do a tour of Tiange. Haven’t been there in 8 years
I am not sure of where you mean Edgar. I did a search and seems to mean market.
Amazing Philippines yeah you’re right it’s the markets. We own a few restaurants there
When you mention 8-9 peso for trikes you may want to mention that that is for shared or general rides. If you want solo it will cost more. Have seen and heard of a couple foreigners who got irate and started yelling and arguing about being cheated when they rode solo/special and were told the regular special fare
Good point Cedric. I will try to mention that in future videos.
Basically people in Dumaguete are very honest. They won't try to scam a foreigner like in Manila or Bangkok
Was breakfast included? Nice job crossing the streets! :)
The breakfast buffet was included and quite sufficient though not large, it was good Mike.
Nice video, thank you....I will definitely go there.....Do you use a microphone to voice over your videos?
Thanks. I do the voice over with a mic on my computer. It takes a lot of extra time during editing.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 Thanks....you obviously travel a lot, what microphone do you use...quality, cost and weight must be a consideration?
Great vlog Rod! By any chance did you run into Mr Bud Brown in Dumaguete?
I did not run into Bud and I did keep a lookout for him but wasn't in town long and hadn't planned far enough ahead to set up a meeting either.
Nice video. Are you in the process of looking for a new city to live in or just taking a break from Cebu city?
I was just traveling a bit Mikhail. Diving in Moalboal and good to get out of town for a bit.
I stayed in the honeycomb inn for a few days. It was pretty nice. I liked it a lot but I think Dumaguette might get boring pretty quickly.
Thanks for sharing that info David. It has potential but probably a bit small for me also.
Again I love your vlog. Everything has been very good information. I’ll be going to Pangasinan Province for 3 weeks. To see my lady. Then travel the country for awhile. It will be in October. Possibly a little sooner. I have 4 weeks to wait on my passport. My wife had passed away a year and a half ago. We were married for 19 years. She was 58. I’m 54 now. I need to get away for awhile.
Haha, i am really enjoying watching you cross dangerous streets.
LOL. Thanks for watching Bryan. I had to have a little fun with this.
The Philippines was one of the places I was thinking of retiring to, but my health took a turn for the worst and I felt that it would be better for me to stay in America. I still watch the expat video's there.
Thanks Theodore and good luck with your health situation in he states.
Nice camera you have on close-up. What is the camera and what lens is used? Thank you.
Canon SX60 superzoom and I love it. The lens is permanent and you should be able to find the camera for about $350 USD. I paid $550 3 years ago.
Very nice camera. Thanks.
Crossing the street in Dumaguete is not a challenge. I think you confused Dumaguete with Edsa. In some parts of Edsa it might be death to cross the street. At 2:50 I was inside that motorcycle dealer shooting a video. Maybe not when you walked by. Small world.
LOL. Just trying to have a little fun at the expats in Dumaguete expense. Nice and relatively clean city.
You are right, crossing the road didn't look too bad. In Cebu City it looks like Frogger!
LOL. It did get a little tricky a couple times Stan.
It's not busy at 6:00 a,m. , but just wait.
crossing the street? a cane helps! i live 7 K up above Dum city, Valencia...tiny village nice people, cool at night..6x6 blocks, live cheap or live in very very nice homes for rent, or lease land and build..thats what i did, $40,000 total, low low untilies...good transport to Dum city...$2 by motorcycle,$4 for private tricycle...nature, hot pools, smiles...
I met a guy who lived up in Valencia a couple years ago and he really liked it. Thanks for sharing that info MrMahuike.
HI,, is the 40k Mansion cost monthly ?? were IN Valencia??
A City slicker are making fun of Dumaguete grumbler expats !
Another great video Rud. Thanks for sharing. Regards!
LOL. Got to have a little fun once in awhile. It was a fun trip Ned.
I'm a dumaguetenio it's not dangerous crossing the streets of Dunaguete just keep your eyes open wide and crossed on pedestrian lanes sir and thanks for Vlogging my city... we appreciate that sir
LOL. I understand Don. I was just trying to have some fun with some expats who say it is so difficult to cross the road.
I am a staff in Belfort Bed and Breakfast in Valencia,upper In Dumaguete where you can visit Redrock resort and Hot Spring...
Most of our guests are foreigners
Dumaguete is known as the motorcycle capital of the Philippines
Thanks Corazon. I will make a not of it and hope to visit your hot springs. Take care.
12:45
For the room rate you mean '150 dollars a night"...
Not 150 pesos a night.
Sorry, I misspoke Rico.
it's my place ..
greeting from Rome. .
Dumaguete is an interesting city Judith. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I'd like to check out dumaguete or cagayan de oro for retirement. Thanks for the video.
Dumaguete seems like a nice smaller city and I have heard good things about CDO as well. Good luck.
Not many dumaguette video so this was nice.
Thanks Kim. I have made 2 quick trips to Dumaguete. It is a nice smaller city.
Hilarious the sponsorship program. Thumbs up. Watched a few vids on Dumaguete (I'm staying in Manila). Looked nice but pretty boring. What's your impression ?
Dumaguete is a bit small for me but seems like a city that is big enough to have most of what one would need for many people. Thanks for watching.
Dumaguete has +120k population, but during the day as people from other towns converged in the city for work the "daylight" population of Dumaguete balloons to +400k.
Unfortunately, of that roughly 60%-70% of the households are in the minimum wage levels and lower. So generally its "a poor town" of limited entertainment but still have universities, malls, bars, restaurants, banks, and hotels!
A true small big city!
Retired expats preferred the city's lower cost of living, the small town ambiance, non-hectic activities, low pollution, too hospitable locals, some infrastructures and scenic sights, and general peacefulness of Dumaguete and immediate vicinity.
But that's in the 80's to early 2000's.
Now in 2020 its significantly less of those "small town vibe"...and more of increasing metro and the bad that comes with it.
I missed the old, laidback, carefree Dumaguete 30 years ago (before when the students, the expats, and the workforce hadn't yet flocked to this city) as it perfectly fits to its moniker as the "City of Gentle People".
Nice
Thanks for watching.
Amazing Philippines welcome im from dumaguete
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Street crossing comparison. As always informative and well presented video....thanks for sharing Rod.👍👍
Thanks for watching dlorbieski.
I.miss dumaguety
I have had 2 short visits there Darwin and it seems like a nice city.
2015 what is the article from forbes magazine ranking his fifth best place in the world to retire. Thanks for the post
I like Dumaguete. I have been here several times. I guess it is hard to cross the street if you are totally drunk. Usually the drivers just go around you.
Dumaguete seems like a nice smaller city with many of the things most people would need like shopping, hospitals and airport, John.
Looks like if you drive an auto or truck and parallel park on the side of the road you will have people park so tight on your front and rear that you would never be able to get back on your way without damaging someone's ride?
hahaha
So funny when you said about dangerous street crossing in Dumaguete. And I guess Cebu city is the safest place to cross the street. Can't stop myself from laughing. Thanks Rod. 🤣🤣🤣
LOL. I have to have a little fun once in a while Jane.
hello how far is the first beach around the city on the coast? find them north or south of the city? thank you
I pulled up a map of the Dumaguete area on an app called MAPS.ME and it looks like there are beaches and resorts pretty close going north and south marco but I am not sure how nice the beach is. You might try google earth app to also zoom into the area. Safe travels.
The "beach" you are referring to in the beginning of the video is the locally famous Rizal Boulevard, immediately East of the city center (note, the beach isn't truly Good for swimming).
The boulevard runs basically parallel to Dumaguete's true and only main street...Perdices Street. From this street to the boulevard is just 2 blocks or
Is it because the beach and water are filled with hooey, like blobs of toilet tissue and floaters?
Sure thing, there is no place like home 😊😊
Thanks Kevin.
Crossing streets in a busy city of the Philippines is an acquired skill. There should be an Olympic event for it.😁
LOL. I have had my share of close calls John.
I stayed at the one close to boardwalk Good restaurant on the roof of that C&L
Dinner not Breakfast...lol
Thanks Tom. I will check that one out next time over there.
I will be there next week Guiwanon
Thanks for watching. Have fun and stay safe John.
Nice innfo
So nice of you jens.
Ya gotta figure some of those reviews of crossing streets are by Gents who are using walkers or all stove up with arthritis!
LOL. I was really just trying to have some fun with this street crossing discussion.
you never said how much the bike rental was?
Thanks gp. This was quite some time ago but I think average rates are 400-500 pesos/day with discounts for multiple day rentals.
Bogart's is also a great place to eat over looking the water and in the evenings is a nice dive bar! Now a days, traffic can get pretty bad, but if you find a good driver, get his number and text him ahead of time. It pays to make friends and reward good service.
Thanks Joe. I saw the sign for Bogart's but I was only there a short time so didn't get to visit.
Is habal-habal a motorcycle back rider? is it a negotiated price ride ? or fix flat rate? do they have a distinguished look? how do you know one is a habal habal before flagging one for a ride?
Yes, motorbike taxi. No uniform usually. Some have neighborhood jackets. Yes, negotiate. There are a couple of companies like Angkas that work like Grab car and give you a price online for booking. Just hold out your hand or some you can book online.
This place reminds me of Cebu City in the early 80's before I left for the USA. Im 53 and will be retiring in 2 years and decided this is where I'm gonna be. Originally I was thinking of Cebu because my family still have properties in the City and a 5 hectare farm land in Carcar. I just couldn't stand the worsening traffic in Cebu and overcrowding.
Dumaguete is a favorite of many Ray and I would consider it also.
Looks like a nice place. Do they have a Shakey's?
I am quite certain they have Shakey's John.
Yup in 2020, Shakeys only branch store still surviving after all these years!
Pizza Hut last around 2 years max! Too bad....
Got to do with small market size and tasty, affordable local competition.
so is like a big town
Thanks Weng. I am enjoying the friendly Filipinos and culture here.
I think it is in the city category Marco. It gets a top rating for foreigners because it has many of the things one would want but not as large as Cebu City and many other cities.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 there is some town in philippines, you can give to me some example ? thank you, im from a small town in italy
Bud Brown RUclips channel may give you a better idea as he has been there many years Marco. Channel name is Bud Brown.
It's not called boardwalk it's called bulivard
Thanks for clearing that up Basti. It is a nice area.
Rizal Boulevard, that is..
Nice (sarcasm) on the street crossing
LOL. I have to have some fun sometimes.
Maintain consistent kalinisan sa Bay
Thanks Peter.
I might go out there and visit my girlfriend what do you think about renting a place out there do you have any idea I want to stay for 30 days
I am not that familiar with Dumaguete Christopher. Your girlfriend and online sites should be a big help to you.
The big is be aware of your surroundings when crossing a streets
Good point. I was just trying to have some fun at the expense of some expats.
@@AmazingPhilippines1 I know he'll I've lived here sense 2003. Myself I have had problems crossing a street anywhere in the Philippines. Even Cebu
I am a country boy raised in a big city . St Louis Mo.
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As I say about traffic in d city. It'd all go, no stop, everyone, everything. it's GO!! I am 70, was a patient at st Luke in manila, then had to flee the noise , poverty that all big cities harbor. My mom told me, if single, go to a small town in old age. someone will feed you, in big city you end up institutionalized. I come from Maui, took ill, moving to Hilo Hi., finally in poverty, rural Philippines, and live well.
Thanks for sharing your experience MrMahuike and good luck to you.
2:54 Rod coddles all those wussy Dumaguete Expat vloggers - hilarious!
LOL! Thanks Kevin.
Thank you so much for featuring our city I am a small vlogers ,,YTC : Jh Tatoy vlog
I live in Valencia
I am new subcriber her to your channel
Awesome! Thank you!
How about nightlife? Is it like Angeles City?
This is a small city and does not compare to Angeles City from all I have heard about that area.
That's like comparing Page (Arizona) with Las Vegas.
Dumaguete isn't a full-fledged Sin City of Angeles City-caliber or will it become someday. Way, way, way.......far from it.
Though there's lots of expats in Dumaguete, most are retirees having younger local partner.
Night clubs exist here and there and few more, but it isn't WILD experience-wise.
One more thing, showgirls, prosti, pimps are totally "look down upon" by the populace of this town city, so those people rarely exist.
Lastly, customer "base" for this industry is just small in this town city that they could easily be out of business if they splurge in operating costs.
Yeah Cebu City is much more challenging than Dumaguete to cross the street.....not a ton of traffic lights in Cebu City...lol
You are correct Tom. LOL.
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Thanks for that theSTAR70.
how's the WiFi in DUMA ???
You have solved the age old riddle..why did the chicken crossed the road!
LOL. Thanks Jerell.
Haha some humour Rod. Maybe the Dumaguete expats are whingers
Yes, I have to have a little fun once in a while. Looks like a nice city also Peter.
panning is too fast, i got dizzy... lol
Yes, it was a bit too fast. Thanks for watching Dennis.
Dumaguete #1 city for too many expats. Stay in Cebu...
I like Cebu City but it does have its challenges.
The expats that chooses Dumaguete are those who prefer to "live like a king" with what "meager" retirement pension they have.
A few are there for serene surrounding places, some just prefer away from the hassle and bustle of big cities.
Clean ???? Someone needs to take off their rose colored glasses.
Cleaner than Cebu City Charlie. Thanks for watching.
Bkit kaya hindi maraming tao jan ? hahaha
I am not sure why so not many people...if my translation is correct. Thanks for watching Roxy.
Your welcome sir Ang thank u to upload this vedio ' this my home ' dumaguete.
Ha! funny...train how to cross the street...
LOL. I have to have fun at someone else's expense occasionally Gumamela. Thanks for watching.
Learn to pronounce the name properly not Demagetty,but Dumbagete? You do hear other people pronouncing it???
Thanks Graham and take care.
lol....i’ve seen more deadly hit & run crossing the the streets of L.A. than in Dumaguete😂....so you are so inaccurate in your observation.
LOL. That was all said "tongue in cheek" joking about some of the people I heard complaining about crossing the road John.
whats wrong with your voice?
I lost my mind and my voice. Have you seen them? LOL.
What a mistake
Can you get weed ?
You can probably get it but it will land you in jail or a grave as they tend to shoot first and ask questions later Victor.
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If the police fires a warning shot...it means your already DEAD!😂😂😂
Good Luck on that weed!
not a fan of the garish interior decorating in phillipines. yuko. still i love the sound of this place, cant wait to be there.