I want to go to the Philipenes, what should I know before I go

I'm here now, it's been about 4 weeks, the people are very helpful and friendly, its more expensive than I thought for things like local food and public transport. I saw manilla, Palawan and Bohol. The most beautiful place was el nido in palawan, the wifi is pretty much non existent all over the whole country and accommodation is fairly expensive for anywhere half decent, but even then the power may cut out or something like that. Overall though it's pretty good.

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I spent a month there a couple of years ago. My favourite place was Sagada by far, really beautiful mountain town with a bunch of cool scenery around. It's also a bit of an adventure getting there. Took this photo during a local festival. Was there 5 years ago so might have changed since then.

El Nido was quite nice as well, although felt more touristy.

hi, i'm a filipino currently live in the philippines*~! cebu is basically a more laid back version of manila. the clubbing/party scene there is really good, apparently! the only advice i can give foreigners is to be careful with how much they ask you to spend. they like to rip tourists off so you have to be smart about it but don't expect everyone to be like that either. if you have a local with you, the better. honestly, it depends on what you're planning on doing/buying. if they give you the price and it seems too expensive for something so insignificant then just politely say, "no, thank you" and walk away. they usually chase after you with lowered prices because they're desperate for a sale. you can always haggle when it comes to flea markets and what not.

Second what the pilipino said, I'm an Australian in the Philippines for a while now, if you're buying stuff somewhere without visible prices just ask around at a few different stores for a price before you buy anything, some people here like to add a small amount for foreigners some people try to charge 2 or 3 times the regular price, plenty of cheap food available, probably the other guy that said food was kind of expensive didn't go to many non touristy areas.

When you arrive, make sure to ask as many people as you can where you can score some drugs. They have some good shit over there

>>1225079
Lol do this, don't worry about what the media says about duterte

>>1223759
Skip it and just go to Thailand and Vietnam
You'll get the same experience only better

Get Tinder plus, set location to cebu city. Ask them all the questions you want, they're *extremely* friendly to foreign guys there.

>>1223759
Are you a whitey guy?
Cebu women are the sluttiest Filipinos I have ever met like in a natural way

especially if you are tall they will be all over you

>>1223759
Watch out for the MILFs in the south.

>>1225604
>Vietnam
Don't bother, spend more time in Thailand. Your wallet will thank you later.

>>1225668
do not go to Mindanao

>>1226453
>thinks Vietnam is more expensive than Thailand
You've clearly never been to either country, Vietnam is significantly cheaper than Thailand.

Not OP, but I'm glad I entered this thread. I intend to travel to the Philippines in the next few years for a month or two, and now I know moreso than before where to go.