Filipino American Visits BGC Manila Philippines in 2024! 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 

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He knows his way around Philippines and he used to live in Vietnam and moved to PH w his yuchube career

I was just there at BGC couple of weeks ago. Regarding exchanging dollars. I never exchange dollars because it's not safe or necessary to carry dollars. You can just use the ATM, I use BPI or BDO. Your US bank gives you a good exchange rate , same or more than google. I have Navy Federal, and they even refund the atm fee, which is around $1 or $2. Enjoy you stay

Great video ! Thanks - I just subscribed 😊

Awesome video. My wife being Filipino from Manila area (Venezuela City), BGC is on our list now for the area we want to stay on our next trip there. Salamat 👍

Thanks for sharing this look at getting settled in. Lots of great tips. Looking forward to seeing some tasty foods. Have a great month there.

Hello welcome again to the Philippines my Son, i called you Son kasi I'm 64y/o na a Senior Citizen, like your I'm from Los Baños Laguna, maging masaya ka sa pag bisita sa ating Bansa.

Welcome to BGC! We are from Las Vegas, but living in BGC for 2 years, by the Marugame you saw. We have been watching you for years. Hope to see you once! Enjoy the prices!!!

Welcome back to the beautiful & amazing Philippines! Thank God you made it there safe! Have a wonderful time in the Philippines Jaycation!❤️

What a great adventure! Can't wait to see more of this trip! 🤗😄

Thank you for sharing. I will follow to help plan my trip!

If you are using Grab. Just get the 6-seater one instead if the 4-seater. There’s just a dollar difference and cars are bigger and much nicer. 👍🏻

You're so lucky to get to travel back to our country I left the Philippines when I was 12 years old and haven't gone back . So I haven't seen my birth mom since I was 12 . Enjoy your trip.

So excited for this!!

This is so exciting , very happy for you , you will have the best time 🤸‍♀️😊

Have fun in the Philippines 🇵🇭. Glad you made it safely

I'm half Filipino and was last in PI in 93! Definitely no Grab back then 😂 . Looking forward to the videos J!

Hi JayJay! Have fun, be safe and enjoy the Philippines. Love hearing you speaking tagalog. Ayos!

I usually have leftover pesos from previous visits, enough to exit the airport and get to my first hotel in Metro Manila. I do use Grab but have also used the Airport Taxi Transfer service because the lines are often a lot shorter and quicker than Grab during peak airport departure times. The cost from the airport for me has always been less than 300 pesos where ever they've driven me (Chinatown, BGC, Taguig, Makati, Manila Bay, MOA, Greenhill) which is around $5.27/USD at the time I last traveled in October 2023 so I didn't care if it was 'overpriced', that's cheap! I pig out in the Philippines. Street food, mall food and everything in between. Be sure to hit all the Michelin Star places. I found Hawker Chan a lot tastier than Din Tai Fung. There's also Putien and Kam's Roast. Also, don't miss the giant siopao from Wan Kee Bakery located in Binondo Chinatown for 230 pesos. Masarap! I totally love Market! Market! it's a good mix of normal mall stores along with street style and price places to stretch your dollar. I like the outside vendors and different PI location food outside too. I don't know if i just missed it but please share the names of the places you stay at. I'm always on the look out for new and convenient places. Have fun and good luck in not eating too much.

EXCELLENT this is the kind of vid ive been looking for. Yes could you cover safe, cheap places to stay and eat in and out of town? Your channel is SO trusted i think these vids could go viral! THANKS JAY JAY!

Just found you and subscribed. Thinking of moving to BGC at the end of this year. Please continue speaking phrases and words in Tagalog - it helps me learn. For content, do a video on getting around BGC in a wheelchair. I am disabled, but will NEVER let that stop me from traveling the world.

Mahalo @jaycation for all the great info for any first timers. 👍🏽

Jay.. collab w Mergim Vlogs. He's an up and coming British Vlogger who's lives in BGC. Yalls would click AF! While ur there. That would be an awesome video dynamic fashow😊

Welcome balikbayan Jaycation! Enjoy your time over there aight

jay, I appreciate this video as I was thinking to visit BGC. Thanks alot for the info. Big Ups brotha!!!

He's already at 100k plus subscribers he lives on the otherside of high street one up town where I will be this April

Jay this is an amazing place Ty for all the sensible info have the best month ever

So funny, we feel the heat hit us like that when we land in the states. Although the frogger thing reminds me of our UK roads 😂 that place looks amazing. Looking forward to seeing what you get up to next. 👍

WELCOME BACK BRO ..

Tagaytay only 50 min bus ride where the volcano is

Dunno if you know, there's a Yellow Cab pizza in Honolulu by one of the costcos. Never been though but seems like it's same chain outpost

Do like a 7-11 lunch haul! And a street food taste haul.

BGC is beautiful. Can't wait to watch your Adventures for the next month. Stay safe!

My family and I lived in Phillipines way back in the late 1980s. It looks like things have changed so much now. It appears the place has been westernized. 😅 I need to go back and visit soon.

Aba nandito sya👏👏 have a good stay

Awesome job jay thumb up

We’re moving there from Vegas . So nice

Manila looks beautiful , and it was nice to see that tou’ve settled down there safely😎👍Thank you for sharing Jay🙂👍!!!

I hope this becomes a playlist/series of the Philippines! Also we need that RIZZ Lloyd when you see a baddie!

City of Dreams

Yay!! Acknowledged !!! So excited about your PI series . Mabuhay ! Are you going to Korea for the Padres game ? We will be there 😊

Welcome to Manila and enjoy your stay.

Try riding MRT and LRT ,but avoid the rush hours. I really enjoyed it. It is faster than ridding Grab and cheaper.

Lets go 😮

MALL OF ASIA OBV. ..also Ortigas is the new up n coming BGC

Jay, great informative video. Hopefully we can see some street food?

OH WOW I REMEMBER YOU JAY WELCOME,,BACK MABUHAY KAA

Welcome to philippines jayjay,ys only now i go to calamba laguna its been long year you come to philippines maybe you will surprise because so many changes in manila.

Love your nod to LA Knight!

Yall gotta hittup green hills

welcome back to manila jay, visit okada, sofitel they have a wonderful buffet, enjoy philippines

What camera are you using for the vlog? Though it's 4k capable, I can't help but notice the AF is sometimes a hit or miss. A little jerky too so I'm thinking, no IBIS?

What's it like in the oldest China town in binondo

So kewl Jay, I have Davao City on live webcam sometimes, don't know if you know that place?

enjoy BGC love that place and malls

Enjoy the weather

East wood City in Cainta

Hi, nice vlog. What is the name of your Air bnb, if you dont mind? Thanks

Go to University of the Philippines Diliman and try the street food. Since it is on the university grounds it’s permitted and clean. - From a fellow Aztec

Can't wait to see all these new videos. Mabuhy Philipinas (hope I spelled it right 😆)

Mabuhay Jaycation! watching from San Diego :D

Very nice tour..I would visit but I can’t be on a plane that long.

Mabuhay, Jay- from mga KaFamilyas in the Bay Area ✨️🤩🇵🇭

Like this!

Hi! I’m from Las Vegas too! My family & I will be in Philippines this coming December & I booked our Air Bnb in BGC too. Can you suggest a good restaurants around there? Thank you!

Hello! Can you share where you stayed? If its ok.Me ,my kids and friends going home in July and planning to Stay in BGC too.Thank you.

welcome to back to PH, Jay! hope to bump into you here in Poblacion, Makati 🙂

wow nice

Hey Jay! Want to go to Phillipines but on a budget what would you reccommend Flight/hotel/City.. thanks.

Resorts World PH

Nice vlog! Thanks for sharing your experience in BGC. Can you please provide the cost of your Airbnb unit as well as the name (address)?

Hi. Do you have the link of your airbnb? 😊

Haha! I’m 8 days late, but better late than never! Shout out to the Roman Reigns t-shirt in PI! Love it! Did you see his recent Smackdown segment with Glendale, AZ?! Any case, loving the PI-BGC videos. ✊🏽 I acknowledge you! 😅

Go to Mall of Asia, Greenhills, Binondo, Glorietta Makati and Uptown Mall BGC

Fun fact: Max's Group (Philippine Restaurant conglomerate) owns Jamba Juice

I still remember visiting the Philippines when I was 5, and these men from the village had me hold on to a rope. Tied at the end of the rope was a pig. Turns out the men were about to prepare fresh lechon! Needless to say my mom ran out and grabbed me away so I didn’t have to witness or be an accomplice to that. 😂

Hellooo Philippines

Have you tried using your ATM card ( from your US bank) to get Pesos? Usually you can get the wholesale exchange rate .

Looks like the U.S. and a lot cleaner. When will you get out to the country, towns, beaches, etc.?

Is it not recommended to use a credit card when your traveling internationally? AMEX?

If you could highlight and do some food vlogs in the Philippians that would be great. I heard Elephant grounds is good coffee, I think they have some other outlets around Asia. You have to try % Arabica you haven’t already Jaycation.

Divisoria

Visit tagaytay Eat street foods Try different local beers/liquor Eat in a carinderia

"Hot as Balls". And this coming from someone living in Vegas. I always say the same thing coming out of the Manila airport but always know that I will be return home to milder weather. I do not know how the residence of Manila can take that heat year round but guess your body becomes accustomed to it. It looks like you may be staying near Forbes Park.

Where did you get your custom OVO hoodie and SD hat with the Philippines flag?

Try bargaining at Greenhills. Enjoy PI!

Crazy how us FilAms standout visually and phonetically for some reason lol I’m 💯 Filipino too 🤣

I wanted to go to PI when I turned 50 but COVID, et al. Hopefully I can get there when I turn 55. Anyway, will you feature any kid-friendly attractions as well as family-friendly hotels? Nice video.

Are you only staying in Manila

And lastly the richest area is in Ayala Alabang... check that ish out

You did your going to mention how much you cost you to stay and where did you rent your place ??!!?????

Hey Jaycation Try going to the air Jordan store in BGC area

Hey man, nice hair for a nap.

Must of been humid there, u look sweaty

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Can you travel to Amsterdam

Do you reserve the air bnb before you go over there?

Win ah manong

Are you going to checkout Ortigas and Makati?

That food looks good. Uhmmm-mmm good, DELISH!