DANGEROUS ROADS Lead To Beautiful Places │ Halsema Highway to SAGADA (Cordilleras E02) 

This is the place I have really been excited to go back to. These are my favourite memories from my FIRST WEEK in the Philippines!

The Philippines is a beautiful and an alluring country. The people are warm, kind and respectful. Greetings from a police smiling at KD show how warm and respectful they really are. The mountains in pine trees and glorious rice and vegetable terraces are a sight to behold.

I just love to see this. My first trip to Philippines was in december 2016. I first went to Banaue and Sagada. I just love it there, like you say, peaceful. It is fresh air and so beautiful. I hope to soon go there again. Then I also will add Bontoc and Baguio. You are one of the best Vloggers of all out there. You are genuine, humble but with good sense of humour. Also very respectful to all people. Greetings from Sweden!

"Every challenge has its fantastic ending..." - K.D You might not have realized yet, KD, but for most us who are watching you... you are more than just a content creator, or a story teller. You are an inspiration. All of you... BoyP, Kulas, Bret and you. Thank you for inspiring adventure seekers like me. We are up for more challenges ahead. Because we know, the Ending will always be Fantastic!

Welcome to the Igorot lands..enjoy the mountain views and indigenous foods

Baguio and Sagada through your lens is different from the rest of the vloggers. I love those drone shots from the mountains and the rice terraces! I hope this vlog will get a million views! Keep safe KD!

Watching from the other room hahaha

A beautiful place where you will be at peace with yourself. With the amazing rice terraces and mountains! Amazing!

To us Filipinos - you constantly inspire us to appreciate and love our country more! Great stuff!

When you hear of the Philippines you only hear of the beaches. What an amazing surprise. Absolutely breathtaking.

I am really so glad you visited my town and my roots, the Cordilleras! By your lenses you show the life and resilient filipinos in the mountains! The weather is what I am always looking forward to when I come home. Being overseas for so long and watching this reminds me of this of my love for my province. Thank you KD for visiting us finally!!! Your fan from Atok here.

I watched a lot about cordillera vlogs particularly Halsema highway but , this is the best documentation ,

One of the best places I’ve been ❤❤ Thanks kumander daot for showing us again the beauty of Benguet province

Use of vehicle's wheel as trolley to move produce between mountains is ingenious. Bontoc is the capital town about 30 minutes down, go visit the museum.

Wow!😲 Such spectacular country there high up in the mountains! And the views.🤯 Love those drone shots.❤ I got a sense of the peace and calm you were feeling as you were driving at the upper heights of the mountains. Except, of course, at the point where only motors could go through. Just seeing your video as you drove through there was giving me that queasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. (I have what I call a healthy fear of heights, especially when there is no barrier between me and such a frightening drop off.) That mountain drive on the Halsema Highway looks so exhilarating, though. Who knew Kumander Daot could do emo? 16:40 Watch out, Kulas!

Wow, ingenious, regarding the vegetables transport!

The mountain view and rice terraces are just breathtaking. What a glorious sight. Hope to visit this beautiful place someday. 🙌⛰️🇵🇭

Welcome to our place Anselmo ❤❤❤. The way you narrate your story makes me love my native land more. Matago tago ka ( it means you will live long) it is our common words of blessings to our visitors.

Watching from Seattle, USA😊 I am so glad that you love my home town. Enjoy po kayo 😊 please ingat lang po.. take care and God Bless in your travel🙏🇵🇭🥰

You can move here in the Cordillera Kumander. You can do your gardening and Off roading😀. I’m glad your enjoying my hometown. Cheers👍.

wow. spectacular rice terraces

Nothing short of awesomeness KD 😍 drone shots are phenomenal! Imagine paragliding, birds eye view at it's finest 💖

What an awesome place, KD! I'm totally amazed at all ur drone footage... the dense housing system, the incredible rice terrace, the vegetations, the windy mountain roads n on n on. U guys are so lucky to explore such beautiful creations of nature. God bless KD, BP & GP...

WHERE IN THE WORLD YOU CAN FIND A CITY LIKE THAT MAN? I'D LOVE TO GO THERE

I miss that place, I was there last December to do Sumaguing all the way to it's smaller chambers going deeper and Lumiang cave connection. If you're into adventure it is a must, but if you're not, the town is nice and peaceful also has really nice cafe's. I was born in Baguio but moved to Vancouver, Sagada reminds me of how my place in Baguio looked like 25 years ago.

No better vlogger than a man who seemed to never outgrew his cheerfulmess from childhood. So different, so real.

Wow Kumander D, believe me we're balling tears making me miss home😍😹... you just showed the intersections in Abatan Buguias Benguet where my home town to your left side towards Mankayan town... not Monkayo😹... I remember Kulas BecomingFilipino had his drone to this area in the past too that made me watched/subscribed his channel back then. Great to know you've been enthralled amongst the PHILIPPINES CAPITAL PINES OF CHILL with your pals kabayans. Enjoying every bit of your journey and grateful for sharing with us FBI abroad (full-blooded Igorots). If I'm not mistaken you just experienced our wild mountain tea endemic to Benguet or mountain provinces we call it GIPAS or GEEPAS tea. I miss it so much!😢😂 Here's a recent vlog from FDG Stages shared about the tea ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--KT8xI_yOUs.html or you may ask the lady host if that tea is Gipas. It's never serve or rarely serve in any restaurants or Karinderias in the past but time has change at least they try to share them with the public now 😄 otherwise, it was a secret local tea amongst other wild berries/mushrooms we have in the mountain provinces, oops😹 ingat as inyong tatlo💕

Nice aerial drone shots! Kumander Daot is killing it! Sagada is stunning! 😱👍

woah!speechless with mountain view and cliffs. Thnks Kumander D, incredible drone shots to capture Benguet. Ride safe and God bless.

KUMANDER d ❤ Boy p❤️ Ride safe guys

Kumander Daot first love in the Phil., her name is Sagada 😍. The love of nature, beautiful sceneries, beaches and the simple living in the province and the people changes KD life forever. You are one of us now gentleman. We love and respect you, God Bless.

I wonder why Sagada gives that vibe of being a serene place. Everyone who goes there have this feeling of calmness. Feeling peace inside. Sagada is a good place for those who feel depressed and uninspired.

story telling at its best again. the sound. the tone of your voice. the narrative. the view. the story. and the man behind and in front of the camera... EPIC!

Very beautiful and scenic. I say, your editing skills are getting more polished Kumander! You may just reach half a million subscribers before the end of this year if you pass out stickers or cards through your travel routes.

Wow!! Ganda !

Welcome to the mountains of the mountain province, they called the "THE WILD WEST" yet its at the upper north of the Pholippines.

Its good to see someone with a love for landscape. I've had that since a child.

Wow ang ganda nemen ..

So amazing!

Perfect timing on your trip to the mountains. Never go there though on the rainy season coz of the landslides. Your videos are always inspiring. Keep it up Kumander Daot.

wow kumander thanks for the virtual trip. i haven't been to sagada in over a decade. a lot has changed!

This is by far one of THE most visually stunning videos I've seen!

I am a Cordilleran living in Europe and Im so glad i stumbled upon your videos. I really like the way you present your vidoes, informative and so meaningful content. I gotta say i get emotional watching your vlogs in my hometown.

I can see your excitement Daut! Thanks for the great video!

Incredible the way you tell stories and share . Truly exceptional and inspiring. Nothing better than following your adventures lately ! Amping

Such a beautiful blog kumander! Thank you for showing this beautiful place

Amazing ingenuity of the villagers carrying their vegetables from way down there up to the main highway!!! Such wonders never cease to amaze me!!!!🤪🤪😆😆😆😆😆🌼🌼🌼🌼👍👏

Fantastic photography! Way to go Kumander!!

I hope someday you will have a vacation home there, you seem truly inspired!

Great video capture of landscapes. Thank you! Really enjoyed it.

That street in the yoghurt house used to be less busy. Now there's just too much vehicles there. I 've been to Sagada twice after every 5 years. I need a long time to forget the aches when hiking thru the falls and doing spelunking.

That’s what you call using God given land wisely and not just being lazy and leave all the land go to waste and complain about your hunger. What a view reminds me of China in the mountains near Beijing

Love the drone shots Kumander D! You really showed the winding and sometimes dangerous road. Most videos I’ve seen were the hanging coffins right away but never the road and the vegetable terraces on the hills. By just viewing, it looks peaceful and your face speaks of it. You look so calm and happy. Your cheeks are pinkish seems like you will thrive there if you try to live there for a while. Thank you for showing us Sagada and the road to it from Baguio city.

This place is best for skateboarding or longboard. Beautiful place

Classic Pinoy ingenuity with that Toyota Tamaraw pulley system!

For locations like these, where the terrain is mountainous, drone footage capturing all the details from a bird's-eye view would be epic. It's really cool to watch. Highest elevation is record would be the identity of the area which is really cool. 😁

Thank you for the trip down memory lane. Did Sagada first time in 1986. Baguio to Sagada 9 hours, on a good day.😃

The roads are excellent despite some areas are dangerous, and the design of the farmland is truly fascinating. It seems like the crops are benefiting from the good weather conditions.

Yes you have to give it to the old ways of farming on mountains sides. Crazy excise everyday.

So many awesome moments in this one Kumander. There’s many awesome places in the Philippines, but there is something so powerful about the Cordilleras. Even the quick, simple statement by the guy with the Tamaraw pulling up gulay, “Everything is possible.” speaks to the strength of the mountain people. While I enjoy watching the adventures of Kulas and Bret, I love your style….it’s more documentary and less “reality TV”. Keep doing what you’re doing brother.

Awesome vlog! Beautiful mountain views!!!

Kumander daot is a very good drone shoot scenery and and very good story teller about the said place. More vlog and more subscribet kuman D. God Bless you

You were looking forward to a veggie meal after passing highland vegetations along the way, the funny thing is, you opened up servings of lowland veggies. However, I must say beef in Benguet is so good! Cows are being fed grasses on pasture lands. That system of hauling veggies using the wheel of a vehicle is surely a good help to the farmers. Am sure Nhel and Lily will love to vacation there. Thank you KD for these awesome awesome drone footages of Baguio, Benguet and Mountain Province. “Ganasem di biyahe ya pasyar mo” (Enjoy your trip and visit). Much 💕.

Another epic adventure by a modern day explorer Kumander D.

Cool to see that hauling mechanism they put up

Wow just wow!

Awesome droneshots!!

Thank you for showing us Sagada and your love for this place.

Must have been very euphoric for you KD. Im from ilocos norte but i have yet to explore sagada and atok benguet.

That view never gets old , I’m with you , kumander Daot , I can live there too .

Amazing!!!❤Beautiful!!!❤

DANGEROUS ROADS ..... Super like .... Yours truly was Born in Sagada but raised in the beautiful Baguio City. Watching this made me miss my origins even more. I cry while mesmerized how it has deeply improved through the years. The awesome views amidst the treacherous mountains will lead us in awe and brings joy and tranquility .... Like you, I'm not a coffee drinker too. I don't want to be addicted Lol. Warm water or hot tea is good enough for me ... Enjoy the adventure. Hope I can do a reaction video to this if it would be alright with you. I would make it shorter and would credit you like what I do with some of Kulas' videos of Becoming Filipino .. . ... Enjoy the thrilling and enchanting journey as you find more places to conquer .... and you are right indeed, Dangerous roads lead to beautiful places .... Have a great day !!!

Another great episode from you, sir. I miss Sagada. Thanks for sharing this sir. Enjoy your stay there. Cheers to more adventures in PH 🤩🇵🇭

Kumander ..,' your a great storyteller..! Superb videos., your skills go hand in hand..! From your first upload to this one., the best / 1 of the best travel blogger and storyteller...!

Anselmo my Auntie was born in the little hospital in Sagada and spent her first 5 years in the little town of Besao near Sagada. Then WW2 began and her family were marched and trucked to Bagiuo by the invading forces and then eventually to spend 4 years in Sto Tomas Prison. Years later she was able to go back and see her childhood home in Besao and many early day friends. Great video Anselmo thanks!

I have researched this area as a new home base.. So many benefits but so many travel problems .. It's how old you are and your health that may be a roadblock to a happy life there.

Nakakatako na ang daan, ngunit pinakamaganda ang paligid doon Kumander!

KD is so lucky having gone to the most scenic spot in our beloved Phils. I got so zealous. A native from N. Mindanao but still striving for a better life outside of the country. Hope in the near future I can do the same you guys are enjoying now. God bless you KD and your family. Watching from California.

Thanks Kumander D for showcasing the beauty of this part of the Philippines.

very nice vlog.the view is spectacular.

I tuned into this video because these places are your favorites!!! Banaue terraces are popular tourist destinations but Sagada is spectacular I believe!!!! Stunning photography!!! You are authentic KD. Your laugh is infectious Big guy😂😂😂😂🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰👏👏

Ganda ng background music Kumander D. Narinig ko yan kai BoyP. wohoo bagay na bagay sa lugar!

Stunning scenery!! Thanks Kumander Daot💯💢💥👊

your shots and video are amazing. Keep it up!

❤ just love your coverage ! Spectacular ! 🧡💛❤take care in your travels!😊

Another epic awesome adventure Kumander!👌🏼🤙🏼

Lovely. Nice scenes.

thank u KD for showing the beautiful farms in the province... it shows hows the hard work of people and live decently in the elevated mountains with their lovely and welcoming homes...

Awwww Sagada our hometown!! Enjoy and take care KD and company💪👍

WOW, JUST LOOKING AT THE VIEWS REALY GOOD VIBES, EATING AT THE RESTAURANT, EVERYTHING IS ORGANIC, CORDILLERA MOUNTAIN.

Awesome mate

Wow...kumander Daot thanks much for taking us up to a fantastic views of Cordillera really love it 😊

Thank you for showing us . Enjoy you trip. Hopefully we have time to visit Sahara next year.

😮woooow my word! Magical vlog indeed ,can feel the emotions kumander,stay safe💪

Thanks for sharing this video ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

sir kumander derecho na po kayo ng batanes island ibatan

I miss sagada, we stayed there in Isabelo as well. Happy to see you calm and enjoying the nature K.D. We never knew you guys been in Mexico Pampanga last vlog, we are just near. I will really take the chance to take a selfie with you kumander haha

Grabe!! take care Kumander D & co..🙏🙏❤

Wow! I think I'm going jump on my motor, put on my dork helmet, strap on my Osmo Action camera and ride all the way up to Sagada. I wana know what it's like to "Live on the Edge"... Awesome video KD. :)

come back please Anselm. Mindanao is missing you!!!!