DON’T VISIT MANILA? Why You SHOULDN’T Follow This Advice! (Binondo, The Oldest Chinatown)
They always say, “Don’t stop in Manila, just pass through on the way to anywhere else in the Philippines”. In this Manila vlog I'm not taking that advice!
I spent a week in Manila determined to find out what this huge mega-city can offer.
In this video I’ll head to Binondo, the oldest Chinatown in the world and my favourite part of Manila. I’ll also step over to the district of Quiapo next door, to see some incredibly mixed local life.
I’ll show you all sides of Binondo and Quiapo - Churches, a mosque, a beautiful Taoist temple. Traffic, people, lively markets, poverty and affluence. Oh yeah, and they’ll be some amazing Chinese food of course, it’s pretty special here!
It’s quintessential Manila, and while a little edgy it parts, it’s well worth exploring.
Come with me and discover why Manila is worth visiting!
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I’m so happy that one of my favorite KZread adventurers has landed in the Philippines. Stay calm and adventure on Chris👏🏻👍✌️🤙
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! It was great to finally make it to the Philippines even if it was just a quick week in Manila. I have every intention to get back there when I can and see more of the country
Welcome to the Philippines Chris👍❤👍🇵🇭👍❤👍. Im your new subscriber from metro Manila. Phiippines has a lot of beautiful places to visit and explore and it will take you months and months before you see all those beautiful places here in our country. It's more fun and full of exciting adventure visiting our beautiful country.
@ChrisKermis
11 ай бұрын
Thank you! Sadly this time I only had time to stop in Manila for a week but preferred to do that than try and rush around another places. I’ll be returning when I can to see more and will put a Filipino food video on my new sister channel Nosebaggin sometime soon.
Chris is the best 👍
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! ❤️
New subscriber here. great job!
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, glad you like it!
Nice content interaction with the locals
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, glad you liked it!
New subscriber. Welcome to the Philippines 🇵🇭. Enjoy
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I can’t wait to return and see more
good video
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
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Black chicken soup,.. ok,.. I'll pass. Spring roll seems ok. Did you check the sauce that was in a sausage? Nice video!😉
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
😂 Yeah that chicken didn’t look the best but it was a damn tasty chicken soup! Thanks!
Black/ugly chicken is a very popular Chinese food. The male looks golden. The female looks black. It’s supposed to be herbal
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I read after that it’s actually eaten for health reasons. At the time of eating it I made a conscious decision not to google it just in case the reason behind it put me off. I certainly get the name “ugly chicken”, it didn’t look too good!
@1966bluemax
Жыл бұрын
@@ChrisKermis For us, chinese, traditionally, parents would give this soup at point of puberty. It's supposed to make you taller. haha. we have lots of those superstitions
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
@@1966bluemax Ah wow ok! I certainly don't need help with that!
Hey friend🙋🏻♀️Good job bro👍🏻i'm from Iran🇮🇷🌏🤝🏻
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you like it! Iran is an incredible country!
@VlogWalk4k
Жыл бұрын
@@ChrisKermis Thank you😍I saw you travel to Shiraz 🙂 actually i'm from Shiraz
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
Ah, Shiraz was awesome, I loved my time there!
look like a South American cities to me
Tauba
Yes there are some yuppies saying that don't go to Manila its traffic they're trying to persuade travelers, wanted you to go straight to the provinces, I think its a business thing for the province but its wrong everyone who wants to visit Philippines must go explore Manila city first to experience the Capital of the Philippines no matter what is at stake or outcome then afterwards you can go to the province
@ChrisKermis
Жыл бұрын
I totally agree that it is worth visiting Manila. I enjoyed Quezon City as well but didn't shoot any video there.
@miguelbalisi9952
11 ай бұрын
I can't help comparing it to Lagos Nigeria. Manila is not that chaotic and dirty.
@ChrisKermis
11 ай бұрын
@@miguelbalisi9952 I've never been to Lagos though it is somewhere I think I want to see at some point. Trouble is there's a lot higher on my list right now.
@miguelbalisi9952
11 ай бұрын
@Chris Kermis Nigerians are fun to be with. But I find them, (just like some Filipinos also but especially Nigerians) blunt, very blunt. They don't have the North American and European skill of appropriate and candid speaking when it comes to saying their observation of their fellow poor people. They'd say your food is hard to stomach, your poor are too many--when one documentary said that Nigeria has taken over India as having the most number of poor in the world, and others. Rich Americans and Europeans are the nicest when they speak about comparisons. They're honest, yet kind.
@ChrisKermis
11 ай бұрын
Interesting. The Netherlands where I live is a country with very straight talking people and it’s something I appreciate. It’s often seen as rudeness by visitors who don’t understand that part of the culture. A very different place to the Philippines or Nigeria but still a comparison I see.
Black Chicken? Haven't you heard African! They don't discriminate.