BETTER THAN BORACAY?! Philippines 🇵🇭 

Hey Jonathan, Bohol Island has just been declared Philippines 1st Unesco Global Geopark 2 days ago.

I was born and raised in the next town, 14 km away (30 mins by car), but at 17moved to a next island province for college studies and work. I was never at Anda de Boracay till I was 62. I was really amazed by this fine-sand beach, because my place, which is on the other side of Anda peninsula, has nothing but muddy swamps full of nipa palms and pagatpat trees. Although a superb sandbar of Lumislis is only 4 km away, I need a boat to reach there. At that time, the beach was very natural, devoid of commercial structures like hotels and food courts. The second time I had a visit here was 3 years later, when my mother passed away. By then, the natural beauty was spoiled by structures encroaching the beach. Then, persons soliciting sale of commercial accommodations abound, like mosquitoes. I was disappointed, much more by a roadblock that stops every car, collecting fees. As I have inherited an hectare of property of choice location in my town, I have planned to buy an RV and be an old beach bum, maybe writing some poetry as I was a poet in my teens -- then alternating as a farmer to make my property productive. What a way for an end game!

Love all your videos! My wife and I will retire to the Philippines in nine years, she's a Filipina. Keep the videos coming.

What a paradise! It's crazy how calm it is

I've been to Bohol a couple of times and enjoyed it. As you can see the water is beautiful and clear and it was warm too. I don't like a beach too crowded, but I like it with enough to chat with as the people are so friendly over in the Philippines.

I'll pick Bohol over Boracay that's for sure. My retirement plan is either Siargao or Bohol but I'm leaning towards Bohol coz it's surrounded by other islands, storm wise.

Hey jonathan. I am a recent travel escapes subcribee BUT i've binged on your beautiful vlogs already! Thank you for promoting positive vibes about my country. For highlighting the natural beauty of my country and exposing the innate radiance of my peeps! It is so heartwarming to watch and virtually feel what you are experiencing. And yes, everyone may not be able to speak your tongue as well as you do but they surely can understand your heart and your English well and good! BTW, what you are experiencing now and will continue to experience (generosity, warmth, kindness, happiness, joy, do you want me to go on?....) are NOT a regional NOR a local thing, consider it given expectations wherever you are - from the north tip of the Batanes Islands to the south ends of the Sulu Islands! Soak into the warmth of my country and my people! Some helpful tips for your everyday use and knowledge - so you blend well with the locals. In our own language, our national language is called Pilipino. Outside of our language, it is named Filipino. (We do not have F letter or sound in our Filipino alphabet.) Both terms are also applicable to the Philippine citizenry. Filipino language is mostly based off Tagalog dialect. Although Tagalog dialect is spoken and can be understood in all 3 archipelagos (Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao), it is predominantly spoken in the , well, "Tagalog" region which is in Luzon, the northern part of the country. In our vocabulary and alphabet, this is how our vowels sound when you read them, you always enunciate them using the short sound version: a as in spa e as in bet i as in hit o as in on/off u as in to or moo When you are reading a Filipino menu or local street signs or instructions or anything with Filipino words, most of the time you say the word as you read it (with the vowels sound in mind ^^^). As with other languages and/or dialects, be mindful of where the accent within syllables is when you pronounce a word. e.g. Sala'-mat, accent on the 2nd syllable, and not Sa'-lamat or Salamat'. On some multi-meaning words, a shift in syllable accent may mean different thing, which might get you in a funny or troublesome situation. e.g. ba'ti - greeting, to greet; bati' - jerk-off/spank the monkey, whisk an egg, or whip a sikwate Good morning (Cebuano) Ma-a'yong bun'tag (Tagalog) Magan-dang' uma'ga Good noon (11:30ish am - 12:30ish pm) (Cebuano) Ma-a'yong ud'to (Tagalog) Magan-dang' tangha'li Good afternoon (Cebuano) Ma-a'yong ha'pon (Tagalog) Magan-dang' ha'pon Good evening (Cebuano) Ma-a'yong gabi'-i (Tagalog) Magan-dang' gabi'

I left Philippines 1987 and I haven’t been home since then everytime I see Philippine dish makes me hungry I had been living in states for a 30 years still working here in states. Keep up the good work

Panglao used to look like this, growing up in Panglao I always look forward have our weekly chill with the famiy at the beach, years after you can’t do it anymore because most of them are fenced or owned privately. Good to see Anda is still peaceful, hope they would preserve the town like that

I went to Anda for a week back in 2020 just before COVID struck and it was just as quiet, peaceful, and relaxing then. Didn't matter what day of the week. Super friendly people too!

OMG that beach , the sand , the color of the water what a surprise , so beautiful!!

Only the most virgin Pacific Ocean 🌊 water 💦 that enters the Philippines and exits to various Asian countries. Love the Philippine beaches!

Thank you Mr Jonathan for promoting our nature of landscape through out the Philippines

Hey Jonathan -Quinale beach in Anda is a stunning beach but there are a lot of more beautiful coves you can explore in Anda. If u r still around the area, i suggest u explore Lamanok Is. From there you can go to Candijay. It's a beautiful beautiful winding road going there. Also, if I may suggest, try visit Cansiwang in Guindulman, it's the most beautiful landscape I have ever seen in all of Bohol. That and those beautiful beautiful rolling hills of Mabini and Ubay (Ubay Stock Farm). Have fun travelling and keep safe.

Kinda impressed that you learned a lot of bisaya words tho. Keep it up Jonathan 🎉

Thank you...Mr Travel Escapes...enjoy your stay in the Philippines.

Much, much quieter than Boracay. And the water...❤ Picturesque place indeed!

I recently discovered your channel, I thoroughly enjoy your video's. I love that you capture the wholesomeness of the Filipino people in your ventures. I went to the Philippines for the first time a year ago and can't imagine anywhere having nicer people. Keep up the great work!

Superbe endroit Bohol for Vacances

On the way to 100k! (Wolf whistles for Jonathan). Pls continue with your genuine interest in Filipino language, cuisine, culture and sights. Mabuhay!

I own a property there in anda too. Can’t wait to retire

Thanks for flexing the Philippines in Bohol Philippines ☺️🥰🤗😇❤️❤️❤️

Agree! I was in Anda late last year and I've certainly enjoyed the uncrowded beach vs Boracay or even Panglao.

Jonathan thank you for appreciating the Philippines in all its simplicuty.

A friendly reminder…. Please do not leave you backpack on chair or table in a public place even if it’s just a few steps away…. It is better to be careful… other than that enjoy the Philippines….. though it looks like you have friendly people around you…

That place looks amazing. Glad to see you put out another video a little quicker this time lol.

That crystal clear water is really beautiful.

Wow!!! That country was blessed of natural resources!!!😮

BORACAY AND BOHOL Both beautiful in thier own way😊 Thats why it more fun in the Philippines The more you explore The more fun you experienced🎉🎉🎉🎉

Man, from the first video I watched on your channel which was the short video of you in Tondo Market, you've earned my sub. I've watched your videos and it's very wholesome and it's amazing how you communicate with Filipinos throughout our country. Keep up the good work man!

Oh just amazing discovery.. PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 my native land.

There are lots of beautiful beaches in the Philippines waiting to be found, islands yet to be stepped on! ☺️

Hi Jonathan, my family and I are in Boracay now! I’m actually kinda envious of you, that looks better than Boracay beach. There is a lot of algae in the water, it’s really crowded and most places are pricey, close to America prices and sometimes even higher. Today it is really windy and the wavy on the beach. We might be checking out Anda with our next visit to the Philippines, thank you for your recommendation!

You really like kinilaw.. I like it too, kinilaw na tanigue (kind of fish) really really masarap 😮

I'm happy that you're blending in with the locals... ❤❤❤enjoy the gorgeous beaches be safe 🙏🙏🙏💙💙💙🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭👍🥰😍🤩😃

growing up i used to not like the banana heart cooked with coconut. now, as an adult, i love it.

So nice, clear water and solemnly peaceful,I love it❤

Thank you for loving my home province, Bohol!

anda's beach is truly one of the best beaches of bohol

Thank you very much for promoting my counrty the Philippines!

A beach shoes is a must so your feet will never get cut with corals or rocks jelly fish come around during warm weather month of May and June after that month it’ll all be gone and don’t worry about it. Have fun Jonathan stay safe.

I have never heard of this place before but it looks beautiful. I like the small town vibe, not crowded and stunning beaches. Thanks for sharing

Love your videos man. Been there 6 years ago, I guess. The place is picture perfect and the foods, oooh the foooods! Superb! And yes the people is so pleasing and friendly!

I really appreciate foreigners that like those vegetable dishes with coconut milk like that banana blossom and langka. Have you tried laing?

Love your videos, man. My wife and I spent a few days diving in Anda in February and it rained almost our entire time there so we didn't explore the town and surrounding area as much. I regret that and will have to make it back one day to rectify!

Basketball fanatic kids. Crisp laughters and asking you balik balik.. Thats awesome

Is this another area of the beach where you went scuba diving? Beautiful, the place is just beautiful , very clear , clean water. The eatery where you ate has a LOT of different dishes , there’s one dish there that I haven’t eaten since I came here in the US , the squid with black ink . If it’s fresh has the right amount of vinegar and lots of garlic it’s so delicious. Growing up in the Philippines, we usually eat a lot of fish and other seafoods although I grew up in Manila and not in a place near the sea . When I see a blog showing a lot of food I’m so excited 😀 Till the next blog 👍👏👏👏

Beautiful

The color of the sea water is called turquoise blue, and jellyfish infestation can be an indicator of overfishing in the area, which causes the depletion of jellyfish predatory fishes there.

BOHOL is the BEST, I live in Florida and have a house in Cebu, married to Cebuana but for me nothing beats the Peacock resort with the largest pool I have ever seen and a short drive from beaches.

Yes i know that place very nice,

im happy that you like our jonathan enjoy dha amping kanunay

Super nice! Enjoy Philippines! Mabuhay!

We went there last 2 years ago very clean water few tourist going there it’s a long beach.

This one here is my favorite because I want to go visit next time I'm in PI

Johnathan, I'm in Alabama. You make me want to come to the island ! Keep the videos coming !!

This will be on my bucket list for sure!

that untoched beach were awesome.. its right in your footstep.. dying to go there too 😊

I told you Anda beach is worth visiting. I hope you could also visit Candijay Rice Terraves. It's just a 30mins drive from Anda.

I love it, too. ANDA is simply beautiful.

Amazing place nice white sand

Thank you for showing Bohol! Im considering moving to Bohol and your videos really help!

Hey Jonathan, I’m a new subscriber. Just want to say that I’m from this place Anda Bohol and I exactly know that beach. Thank you for featuring our Anda beach! Honestly speaking, our white sand beach is really better than Boracay & not crowded too.

Ingat amping take care❤️

good appreciation to my country mostly in bohol Jonathan.. i knew that you inlove of thos place xo of beautiful beaches and people most.. u can live or visit here as you can👍👋💪🙏😄😄🏖️🚣🏊🐠🐬

Nice thank you for sharing ❤ the place

Subscribed to you because I LOVE diving in PHP and I am from Alabama. I've been to that exact beach and Anda food park. That whole area of Bohol is outstanding!!

that place looks beautiful! thanks for sharing!

Beautiful beach indeed 🐠

We just ran across your video of Anda Beach area. Last year my Leyte wife and I came to spend 6 weeks around Bohol and Southern Leyte and she did not care for Panglao. I also have been searching for a nice white sandy beach in the Visayas and ran into this looking at Google maps. We were very pleased to see all that you showed of the town. We plan on a 3 month stay with a rental in the Dumaguete area to try out daily life for my part, but I was thinking of trying a couple weeks in the area you showed near the center of town. It looks great there! I would love to get more information on food and other local conveniences. Nice video man!

ALMOST 💯K JONATHAN HOPE YOU HIT IT PRETTY SOON ✌️👌🙌👍👍👍 KEEP GOING GOD BLESS YOU 🙏👍✌️👌🙌💕 From California ✌️

Banana heart with coconut milk is actually an appetizer, best paired with adobo or barbecue 😋

Hello Jonathan how are you! Enjoy the beach park👏👏😻from Calif USA foods looks delicious

You portray Anda well. We are a Fil-am family with a home in Anda. I am using your video to illustrate why we love Anda.

Johnathan thanks for loving the Philippines. Have you decided where to finally base yourself? May I suggest that you do what Philippines Life vloggers did in Boracay wherein they instead of getting a hotel or renting an Air bnb, they struck a deal with a land owner and I think constructed a simple house or beautified an existing house. The cost turned out to be their rental and the house was according to their specs. A 2k per night in Anda is costly similar to the cost of a city hotel. God bless

Truly Beautiful Anda, my neighborhood town. ♥️

We used to it in this karenderia when we were there last December , Anda beach is very mixed place coz it's now crowded.

Another great one, Jonathan. Closing in on 100k subs. You deserve each and every one of them!

I can’t imagine eating Filipino food without rice but yea it does fill you up.

Wow beautiful place.yummm.just watch what u eat.

Love the clear water! Thank you for showing the area. I can't wait for my visit there.

Wow 100K subscribers soon..!!! Congratulations Jonathan

Take a walk along the beach at 5 am and u can see the stretch of the beach.

Thank you sir .next visit to Philippines I will visit this place.

Hi Jonathan, you were right about the beautiful clear Blue water and beach fronts. I couldn't believe all the dishes that place had to choose from to eat. They had all of those pots lined up and wonder how they keep it all warm.

Where is that beach located, it's like paradise!

Indeed, this is quiet and very beautiful so better than Boracay.

Hi Jonathan, I’m from Alabama too and been to Philippines haha several times . I like Boracay but this looks like Boracay before it came popular. I have this on my list now to visit .

This is beautiful. The next time I visit Bohol, Anda will be on my list. Thanks for sharing your Philippine adventures

There’s a blogger in Anda from Boston & they’ve Airbnb.

I'm enjoying watching all your videos my friend... you are living the dream. Take care and enjoy life to the fullest out there.

Stunning beach love to sit and smell the coconut trees😊

I dont escape ads.. I love ur vlogs. Salamat po😘💕🇵🇭

That place is awesome! Beauty overload!

Hello jonathan,,enjoy your day nice beach

There are more than 5 thousands of those islands waiting to be explored.. better it stays underrated and preserved its mystic beauty.

Bohol is on my bucket list now! Thank you for this video

YOU HIT IT!!!!!! MY NUMBER 1 BEACH SO FAR 😍😍😎😍😍. Been here twice , and still dreaming to go back. p.s. im not frim here

I think its not crowded with non-local tourists because the airport is nearer panglao and tourists are used to staying in that area. We passed by Anda before as part of the land tour, but we still wen't back to our accomodations in Panglao. its already around 20 kilometers from Alona Beach in Panglao to Tagbilaran, then you have to travel further to get to Anda.

Love your videos..thank you for promoting places in the philippines