American military men brought country music and the country lifestyle to Baguio. Baguio is a tropical Nashville. Both are country music capitals in their respective nations. Yet, Baguio is growing!

Im a 70 year old grandmother and I'm loving your vlogs My little old body has.given.up on me so i am able to enjoy your vlogs in comfort I watched some of your vlogs last year but.tbh i found i didnt care for the click bait on your opening page. Your vlogs are superb You are great. Just be you bc.that is enough You have a wonderful personality. 🎉❤❤❤😂

@ReadySetGo113

2 ай бұрын

Truthfully I enjoy his vlogs more now. On the other channel I actually unsubscribed as found there was a "freeloader" in most of the videos. Now, you can just see the passion he has for adventure and giving his viewers information.

@ThatPhilippinesLife

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much, I do hope you continue to enjoy the vlogs

Michael - you just went to the city center. Did not go to the spots which are near your place like the Botanical Garden, Wright Park, Mansion, Mines View Park, Good Shepherd, Lourdes Grotto and Mirador Heritage Park.

I am Mexican born in California I was in Baguio last week amazing weather , beautiful people, went to the strawberry farm and let me tell you it has California weather ifykyk!

@buyerofsorts

2 ай бұрын

Did you see lots of babes??

@JulienSorelEatsSabras

2 ай бұрын

Cultural identity has such an arbitrary quality to it. You could say also that you are Asian or African. Like... all the gueritos in the U.S., "wasps"... they're all ultimately African-American. Even the Mayflower peeps... Anglo, Norman, "originating" in the steppes, but before that from Asia, but coming also ultimately from Africa, and before that, a swamp. Komusta ka, mi negrito!

@michaelmereday6791

Ай бұрын

That sounds good

@rolandmueller7218

Ай бұрын

The weather in Baguio is more like in Seattle where it is cloudy, cool, and rainy most of the year except a couple of months where it‘s dry and warmer.

@jayrgutierrez8671

Ай бұрын

I was there summer time sun comes out strong but the cloudy sky's let it hit and spread that wind 🍃

i lived in Baguio for a year now and this is the perfect weather and place for those who want to retired in Phil

My favorite places in Baguio are Camp John hay, Cafe in the sky, and the Japanese tunnel.

Its in Maharlika where you can find what your looking for so many printed Baguio City hoodies,tshirt any souveners too. Theres a lot sir.. explore more.. ask the people where is MAHARLIKA is.. or Inside Public Market where the fresh strawberry and strawberry Jams etc. they will tell you the location. Enjoy your Stay sir.. 👍😊👍👍👍

@user-rz8jh7kt5s

2 ай бұрын

he wont know as he doesnt know how to ask locals, he just greets them. kung nagtanong siya di sana di niya pinahirapan sarili niya. i dont get it why he didnt ask one soul about it haha

@ramesesrommella.macatol1247

Ай бұрын

​@@user-rz8jh7kt5sHe did ask people in the market at the beginning part of the video but they just pointed a place and they didn't specifically say the name of the place.

Baguio residents take a walk uphill, downhill and all. It’s the best exercise. The weather is great!

I live in La Union and go up the mountain at least once a month, especially to cool off when the beaches are too hot. I was getting ready to fly back to California and needed something warmer. I found a hoodie that said Baguio, sweaters, shirts, and other touristy stuff at Mines View. 2XL and 3XL. Yes, Baguio is a tourist destination but it is also a university town because of the several renowned universities located there.

For me....Baguio looks like the place to be.

@donniebrasco99

2 ай бұрын

It is. If you want to live in the Philippines, find a nice little house in Baguio and enjoy great climate all year round. Plus, food is cheaper.

@josephrobi6806

2 ай бұрын

The city itself look dilapidated but the mall and tourists area nice 😅

Majestic & relaxation of Baguio City at its finest! ❤

The hotel staff at the start of the video were beautiful! That’s the kind of Filipinas I’m hoping to meet!

I came from Baguio, thanks for appreciating. So many people I hope you'll try la Trinidad only 30 minutes from Baguio

Beautiful places ❤😊 of Baguio City

Throughout my life, I’ve traveled all over the world. When I was in my mid 20s, I went to the Philippines and went to Baguio city, the rice terraces, Manila, BF homes, Cebu with a Filipino friend of mine. I have never met throughout all my travels people as friendly and as embracing with genuine smiles as the Filipino people.

There's a lot of tourist spot in baguio, you havent visited yet.😅

For Baguio jackets, you have to go to 2nd Floor Hangar Market. you just passed by it. It was on the 2nd floor of the vegetable market. They sell clothes upstairs

You should visit the Baguio Brewery they have great food, drink and live music!

@ThatPhilippinesLife

2 ай бұрын

First time I'm hearing about this! On the list for next time

Very Informative vid! Thanks Mike!!

Excellent Video 😊. Keep the video's comin. Stay Safe 💕 💞 🙏 🙏

Michael, you should once in a while check your viewers’ comments because there are some suggestions they can recommend you to visit as part of places of interest there in Baguio City. Anyways, hope you enjoyed your tour in the city and thank you for including Baguio city in your lists.

Your cinematography is almost always superior to most other vloggers. Well done.

Seems like a survivable place in the PH for someone who detests heat. The combination of a clean city without trikes and a university town is very appealing. The only thing is that is feels fairly congested to me, no wide open spaces and as many people have observed over the years buildings have replaced trees. Not a good trend.

Baguio is on my bucketlist for a visit. I would have to plan to visit other places as well as it is too far to go just to visit there.

Nice market tour, thanks for sharing. 👍

Nice tour, enjoy, thanks for sharing,,😊

Cool

I was born and raised in Baguio. When Camp John Hay was an American R&R base our family had a pass to enter and that's where I learned about burgers, fries, milk shake, and 5 cents scotch whiskey. When I was a teen in the middle 1950s Baguio then was in its splendor and considered one of the best places in southeast Asia. I went to Manila for college then to the States in 1966. Sad to say Baguio today is not the same as I know. There is overcrowding and overbuilding. A beautiful place marred by progress without planning.

The whole stretch of Session( where you saw the chalk arts) is close every Sunday for locals , tourists and artists to enjoy. Opposite of the Malcolm square is where you can find the massive collection of the souvenirs you where looking for. 😊 And yes you cannot trust Baguio weather. 1 minute its hot then another minute its cold. Hope you can explore the outskirts of the city next time.

@ThatPhilippinesLife

2 ай бұрын

That stretch with the chalk is the area I walked every day up the hill, now I'm more confused where this tourist shopping area is

@juliecamit1792

2 ай бұрын

@@ThatPhilippinesLife just across the end of that uphill road is Maharlika building, where you can find souvenir shops. The upper end is the SM, the opposite end is the place you where looking for Sir. Unfortunately, I haven't seen from the video that you entered or passed by through it😊😊😊.

Interesting video enjoyed the tour.

Tourists spots in Baguio City are the Night Market, Bagyo Cathedral (sessionnrd) , Weight Park, Mines View, The Presidential Mansion, Stawbeeey Fields in LA Trinidad etc... Every year there the Pinagnenga Festival ( flower festival)

Love the video thank a lot

Baguio is just so crowded now, wayway different from the 80s when camp John hay was still an American base, shanty houses now instead of pine trees....

I reckon you can pick the locals as they are the ones just wearing shorts and a t-shirt. Fascinating place Mike worthy of way more exploring later.

Baguio is one of the best places in the Philippines. The hotel you stayed in, though, is the same one I stayed in in 2017, Golden Pine Hotel. Did you have a great stay? When I stayed there in 2017, it sucked. The hallways were always dark and creepy. My room was so dated and the bathroom lacked lighting. The sink was clogged. Add to that, the people at the front desk were either unfriendly or weird. My first night in Baguio, I went out into town and past midnight I got a call from an unknown number which I didnt answer. It kinda creeped me out. The day I was to leave, I got a text from the front desk reminding me of my check out time, and I realized it was the same number that called me the first night. When I told this to the guy at the front desk, he just laughed but didnt explain to me why someone from front desk was calling me past midnight. Weird. I wont stay at that hotel again. Lots of newer and better hotels in Baguio.

Great video awesome❤

Attendance check ✔️

The mall is really cool with the Christmaslights and decorations. City Market is amazing too. The restaurant you showed is Good Taste. My favorite place to eat there. Robotic servers bring you food and drink. Cucumber lemonade is awsome. American splitting time there and the US. This is a magical city and I believe it is because of the people. Never met a nicer, kinder, gentle people then Luzon and Benguet. Bagio, LA Trinidad, Tomay, Acop, Sablan. Amazing family values and Igorot people are shy and conservative. My wife is Igorot plus her 200 family members so yea, I know I speak the truth. I will retire there for sure. Thx for the blog man.

You missed the tourist spots of Baguio. Most of it are few minutes drive/ride away from the center, and it’s there where you can find a lot of souvenirs- from clothing and others.

Awesome video as always , great people I might have to go online and find that elusive Baguio sweatshirt and get it sent to you

Thanks!

@ThatPhilippinesLife

2 ай бұрын

This is very generous, thank you so very much

Interesting video enjoyed the tour. Just a bit to cold for me and I would miss the beach. Thanks for taking us along

@MeryP24

2 ай бұрын

nice

wow, what a beautiful place with nice weather in the middle of the Philippines. Seems like a good place for an expat age 74 to move to and enjoy the local atmosphere. I'm starting my venture in the Philippines in Cebu in order to get acclimated to the weather there. eventually, I'd like to move to a cooler area and just explore what that area has to offer. From what I saw on your video, you just scratched the surface (I understand you only had a few days). where in Baguio is a good condo with reasonable prices fully furnished for an old geezer like me to move to. I'd like to be close to the market area, but also in a nice peaceful area with nice restaurants, entertainment, and parks. I'm a people watcher, I enjoy watching people having fun and I like meeting people. I'm a bit shy, but I love talking to people, even someone I don't know.

@ThatPhilippinesLife

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like a great plan, I'm rooting for your journey here!

@donniebrasco99

2 ай бұрын

I'm Filipino, and I would recommend Baguio for elderly expats, especially those from North America. Weather is more appealing to people from cold climates. Food such as veggies and fruits are cheap as Baguio is near the mountain farms. Coffee is good and cheap too. The locals of Baguio (and the Cordillera region) are the Igorots and they are good in English and many of them, especially the old timers, are fond of Americans as there were many Americans in Baguio during the US colonization of the Philippines. If you would live in the non-tourist areas of Baguio, where there are less people from other parts of the country, you would find it more peaceful as Igorots are more reserved and serious people. They basically keep to themselves and mind their own business. They are more concerned with their work. I highly recommend Baguio for you. It's also my dream retirement place and I am from Metro Manila.

@mauimixer6040

17 күн бұрын

I think Cebu is the only place with flights to Baguio, instead of the long and winding road. Up to you.

Try SM mall, You can find many unique things there and they tend to cater to tourists without the huge markup.

Baguio is a beautiful city, were glad your enjoying your stay in the philippines

Will be interesting to see where you eventually settle as each place you visit becomes your most favourtie place. Keep up great vlogs.

Hi, I'm from Baguio. If only I had seen you I could have brought you to Marbay or Black Market for your jacket or shirt with Baguio City printed on it. 😊😊. I'm glad you liked Baguio. Thanks for featuring my city in your Vlog. I'm now following ❤️ your channel. Have a great stay in the Summer Capital of the Philippines.

I can relate to your review about Baguio City as i feel the same way about Niagara Falls coming from Toronto. I always love visiting Niagara Falls. So clean, lots to do and see there, lively at night but so touristy. Wouldnt want to live in Niagara Falls but a great place to get away on the weekend

Baguio climate is suited for more production of citrus fruit crops,potatoes,tomatoes,peppers...get on that !!!

Seems the mini bus at 15:18/15:19 is our shuttle bus here at the City Hall of Tabuk City. Wow! Nice!!!

Thank You Sir,for a short visit to Baguio,more to explore .😊❤

@ThatPhilippinesLife

2 ай бұрын

Definitely need more than 4 days and I suggest a car of your own. Much to be seen outside of the walking area of the downtown

LaTrinidad for strawberries and great fresh veggies

We used to spend summers in La Union by the beach when we were kids, and on the weekends, we would go to Baguio just to cool down, ride ponies, take a boat ride, eat at Cafe by the Ruins and buy Good Sheperd ube jams, some strawberry jams and peanut brittle. Great childhood memories. I heard it's gotten so crowded, but I'd love to come back one day.

@ThatPhilippinesLife

28 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing that is really a great memory

Trace watched! ✌🏻

I’ve watched this and you’re first video of Baguio. And it seems, you missed going to tourist areas, and just stayed in the city center. Souvenir shops with clothes, wood crafts, hand crafted accessories, magnets, key chains, are all available there. You could’ve gone to Wright Park (with the Mansion), Botanical Garden, Mines View Park (and Good Shepherd), Camp John Hay, Strawberry Farm, PMA, Tam-Awan village (and the Igorot Stone Kingdom), etc. Aside from this, people go to Baguio to try famous restaurants and bars. Those make Baguio popular, not just the weather.

Legend has it, TPL is still searching for a Baguio hoodie...

Hi Michael, I'm so glad there is someone like yourself promoting and so proud of our motherland. I thank you and hope I can be of any use on your journey. Perhaps you can stay at my empty beach house in Iba, Zambales for your perusal at no cost however long you wish to stay. Wish you well and keep up the good deeds and may you have more followers to come. Thank you, Joseph

I’m shocked how big Baguio city has grown I was there in 1986 and it was a small place

Love how they wash the carrots in a bucket of mud water. Yeah, I think I'd be washing them again... and again.... before I ate one

@beachtrash

2 ай бұрын

Carrots do grow in dirt.. 😂 maybe the was step 1 of the washing?

@NunyaBidness-zr5mn

2 ай бұрын

@@beachtrash I sure hope so!!

Love it there!! Definitely at night! My beautiful Fhilipna and I went last year! Took are 125 mio on 16 hour round trip to there!

I didn’t realize how tall some of the mountains are. Some as high as 3000 meters or 10,000 ft. It reminded me of the mountains back in California.

Will be in Baguio on the 12th. Always love spending time here. Determined to find a Baguio hoodie!😊

@milagrosquilop3720

Ай бұрын

Go to Maharlika livelihood complex..

Found a "Team Baguio" hoodie on Amazon in four different colors.

hello ..thank you ..i was there last month for 7 nights ,,felt like i was in another country

Baguio shirts, hoodies, all such souvenir stuffs are in the market area, close by the strawberry market too.

Watching your vlog and remembering the cool temp and imagining to be there while enduring the 40 degrees Celsius down here in the island, middle of the Philippines .😅😅😅

Beautiful ❤

You can easily find clothing with Baguio lettering and strawberries at the tourist sites like Mines View, Wright Park and Botanical Garden. You find them too at some bus stations maybe? Strawberries in Baguio grow in La Trinidad.

Hi , you should have gone to Maharlika livelihood Center where all the Baguio sweater, hoodie stuffs are being sold.... Thanks buddy for your positive thoughts on The beautiful City Baguio that is.... All the best!

The relatively cool air in the nation's summer capital may not necessarily be clean. Baguio City has topped a list of Philippine cities with the most polluted air, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) study. I went there many times, the traffic is really awful.

❤❤❤Baguio more places to see!❤

If you have extra time,go to atok benguet,much colder where veggies is getting frozen in the garden.

You're in my hometown,hope you enjoy your vacay there.i miss my country now the mire I watch your videos😊.

Another informative video, Its gonna be nice if you can collab with some other youtubers again. Will help your channel and shows a friendly vibe. 🎉

I have been to Baguio once back in 2003, Nice place its never hot there, its always Cold.. but going there ,the trip is just too far for me.Its like 7 hours going there from the city of manila.

@sidedude1641

2 ай бұрын

4 hrs now with the express way

Go to minesview park or strawberry farm there are so many souvenir

The best part of the breakfast is the one bottle of San Mig Light 😊😊😊

❤ that city 😊😊😊.

Iam happy and exciting of your new adventure. New subscriber here. Iam from iloilo but iam been here in California USA for 20 years plus. Reminiscing my childhood years. So nice looking forward to retire there too. God bless

@wintersojourn9356

2 ай бұрын

Welcome! It is a fun channel & informative vlog & comment section🙂

I would check a few of the larger hotels that cater to foreign travelers. They probably have gift shops and most likely western sizes. You will pay more but you’ll find what you are looking for.

Was there late January to early march during most of the flower festival.

@wintersojourn9356

2 ай бұрын

It was a longtime goal of mine to visit Baguio for the first time during the flower festival. But, with how busy & crowded it is even NOT at festival time, I wonder how difficult it is to actually see the parades well. Do you have to camp out overnight for good spots? I am not young, though in good health & strong still, but that camping out thing is not happening anymore… nuh uh✋🏼🚫🤣

@regiigu960

2 ай бұрын

​@@wintersojourn9356 its funny because i think a lot of us locals don't watch the parade either, its just too much people skin to skin from front, back, left and right. Never had i encountered so many people i know who had watched the actual parade in the entirety of their life, maybe 3 or 4 only, usually its only after the parade is done when some locals decide to go. so needless to say majority of people who watched the parade are visitors.

@wintersojourn9356

2 ай бұрын

@regiigu960- I had a longer reply but ooops I erased it! Ty for replying🙂. Maybe I will focus on simply getting there to Baguio & not worry about festival time. That’s a plan. Yes we never tour our own areas, do we? Unless we are hosting visitors….

You can get shirt with Baguio name on it in SM souvenirs dept. Try SM Manila.

You can go to the opposite side across the road after the first market you went in, All the souvenir items are there,

One can buy souvenir jackets or sweaters usually in tourist places like Mines View Park or Maharlika Shopping Center.

11:41 lol Great video Michael, loved that you showed Baguio and a lot of its uniqueness. Thank you, Michael...Jim

Try to visit more in Cordillera, Like Atok, Sagada!

We used to go stay free in a government farm just outside the city. Great memories. Also stayed with a friend's brother and his wife in the Philippine Military Academy housing. A typhoon came. Unbelievable. In the mountains ⁉️ blew down their neighbor's house. Most exciting vacay ever 🤯🤯🤯

John Hay used to be a US Air force station. Check it out. Also, air bnb in John Hay has quite reasonable rates.

Hi Bro. Those sweaters and hoodies you’re looking for are sold in tourist areas like Mines View Park, Botanical Garden, Wright Park, etc. In downtown, in the Maharlika Complex, they’re selling too, from wood crafts for souvenirs to traditional clothing, and modern shirts and hoodies with Baguio Logo. In SM Baguio, there are souvenir shops in the lower ground.

I was stationed there at Camp John Hay. Beautiful back then, they have cut down many of the pine trees now. I remember having a fire for heat on cold mornings! I married a Benguet lady!

BAGUIO CITY, IS REALLY AN AWESOME CITY.

Go to Botanical Garden, lots of sweaters there or Mines View.

I'm going there on 29th this month and stay for 3 days want to have a fresh air outside in benguet area

Yayks! you should have entered the area after the coffee shops at 10:41 just go ahead in that area, that is the souvenir section, you can see strawberries and snacks that are made in Baguio there, they are also selling baguio shirts in that area.

You can use a sweatshirt early in the morning. I had a hard time finding a Baguio cap. I finally found one in Burnham Park. It’s much easier to find NY caps. Baguio is more of a university town, 4 universities, as well as a tourist town.

Sir u can find it at the mall souvenir items ... including clothings

That alley way near the markets reminds me of places in Hong Kong.What is that snowball stuff?

When the base was in Baguio had lots of foreigners from all over Asia to play golf..Now nothing is there anymore,,base is chopped up and they have golf but not as good as before..old base hotels that are left are supper expensive for very old accommodations..maybe your next trip you can wander around more..ask the hotel staff for your hoodie..😊

Go to Marbay near the market That is where the hoodies are being sold.

Back in the middle 80's up to middle 90's a lot of people from manila goes to Baguio to buy a second hand imported products and there's a lot of good clothes there that we can't see on the malls 😊👌🏻🤟🏻and it's more colder before the fog was thick 😊