Author: Reekay V.
Since 2012 I’ve been traveling through various islands of the Philippines as a full-time Expat and spent 1999 living in Vietnam.
Share with me my ongoing adventures of life in the Philippines. Hopefully you find my observations helpful in your own adventures.
— Reekay
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How To Get To Bantayan From Cebu.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIE0cY5_DFg
Great Mexican Food on Bantayan Island.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OqHpTIEV2c
Bantayan Island South Beach Tour.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiHmOLLjz9s
Santa Fe Cliff Diving on Bantayan.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09A7gZR3WOI
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In this video I discuss, “Bantayan Beach Day & Crab – Despite A Rainy Day – Philippines”
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Just found your channel. The food at 2:50 looks so beautiful tasty. What country are you from and how much to travel there for a 2-week vacation.
i am from the usa. as to a 2-week vacation, (airfare aside).. it depends on where you will be staying. boracay costs more than say bohol or dumaguete. but on average for 1-person you should budget a minimum of $65/day to cover lodging, food, taxis. and then whatever extra if you plan to bounce from island to island or do other tourist attractions.
living here long-term is cheaper, since you can negotiate a lower cost for lodging with a long-term lease. plus own a scooter to cut down your taxi costs locally. also, buying groceries as opposed to dining-out each day.
That’s what vacations are all about, rolling with the punches and not getting stressed. Which you and Vi seem to be able to do…..
yep.. just take things in stride. 🙂
I think the beach looks like great R & R down time away …. good times safe travels
it was pretty awesome, very relaxing. 🙂
Nice thumbnail.. very catching
We must be brothers from another mother. My favorite ice cream combination is strawberry and chocolate
Bantayan beach is like Boracay, Go to Coucou Bar best food on Bantayan
Hi Vi ❤️
Did you or were you able to take a ride around the whole island?
We also went from Cebu City to Bantayan Island with our own motorcycle, early December through mid January 2021. Same time that @Reekay and Vi were there.
We stayed (in a hotel) with the locals in Bantayan proper, not in Santa Fe which is geared more to Tourists.
We drove all over the island, and were never, even once, stopped or checked.
Enforcers were either absent or very helpful, + friendly (even when we inadvertently vilolated traffic rules).
The only real checkpoint was getting off + on the ferry. Very minimal.
Bantayan Island had zero tourists since March 2020, so everyone was truly elated + very appreciative to have us.
Btw @Reekay’s LifeBeyondTheSea, Bantayan offers fresh crab + scallop meat, without shells. Next trip we will want a place with a full kitchen! ❤️
Btw you seem happy and content and that’s a good thing,a woman can make you happy or miserable,nothing in between so congratulation to you both
Lol,,,more fun in the Philippines,at this point I don’t know where its worse to live the States or the PH,my home is in LA but most of my family are in Florida where freedom is still practiced thanks to the Governor there
we ‘could have’ but chose not to. mainly because of the checkpoints we’d have to cross. being on a rented bike, i didn’t want any complications even though we had the registration with us. had we gotten some officer ‘in a mood’ and the bike taken for impound, it would complicate our vacation working that out. so we stayed in the southeast corner of the island.
Fantastic views if the beach area and yummy crabs! hope you both stay safe and enjoy your mini vacation!
Thank you! Will do!
Beautiful beaches there…It brings back so many good memories. Happy New Year!
Happy new year!
Wow that crab looks beautiful
You are in the right place at the moment mate….away from the chaos in the west…
appreciating each day as it arrives. 🙂
Wow you are stressed? How ids that with your lady and lifestyle. Happy new year.
Happy new year!
Very nice video.
Thank you very much!
Ang Boholana In America youtube Salamat
I’m hungry now
We were pleasantly surprised during our stay on Bantayan in 2019. The beaches are on a par with anything else in the Philippines but with a different, laid back vibe. Just a couple steps into the streets beyond our resort and we felt quite at home with the locals and school children walking around.
I’m curious about the largest city/town there, Bantayan. We did not make it there. Next time we go we’ll do a little more exploring.
So amazing guys. How can I donate?
Love that place! One of my favorite in PI so far and have been to the touristy places like Palawan and Boracay (LEAST FAVORITE as it was just packed with Chinese)
Satisfaction All Right.
Are those pineapples on your pizza?
There used to be a vegetarian place there too vegie burgers and good salads it was or is the first or second stall as you enter the court on the right
I’m stuck here in Sydney Australia…. I would trade places with ya anytime
Thanks for the VDO. What do you consider as to be the dry season at CEBU island? Thanks!
That pizza looks great! Glad to see you two are having fun! Great way to bring in the New year!
This is what pizza crust should look like with some sauce and toppings. Check this out. https://www.sitchu.com.au/sydney/eat-drink/sydneys-best-wood-fired-pizza/
Question, you mentioned rainy season….Minus the no entrance for tourists.
From when to when is a good time to visit?
Getting lost is funny… you usually discover new & cool spots.
Oh, you have an ice cream too well that would cost you another 5 to $10 here Las Vegas
15 Dollars here in the SF Bay lol.
Hi Reekay, Well over here in Las Vegas that meal would cost you At least a $100. Vaccinations will start soon here and hopefully the Philippines will allow people that had been vaccinated to go there let’s hope.
wow that pizza and crab meal looks delicious .
Looks like you guys are really enjoying yourselves and im happy for that. Im guessing that things wont start loosening up till September 21. Whats your thoughts bro?
That’s a lot of food.
@Reekay Let me get this straight! You live in Paradise with a lovely lady and you need a vacation from all that stress??? Tuff Life 🙂 I can’t wait to have some Philippine Stress LOL
ha! yah. i told my mom, “‘i’m going on a vacation from my vacation.” 😀
Mann I wish I could come home and visit bantayan. Greetings from Toronto Canada.
hopefully soon!
How do you deal with Female nature and their ability to mirror you in the beginning until they evaluate your resources and eventually change on you
@Reekay’s LifeBeyondTheSea does that really happen? Ive been with my wife 5 years and never experienced this.
two things… time and, being myself. i’ve found things work out on their own that way. patience and just being who you are.. no better and no worse.
Fortunately here in Jomtien and most of Northern Thailand we’ve had hardly any rain and the humidity is very low, if you guys ever make it here most of the rain seems to fall around September & October! I loved Bantayan great weather around Jan to June or so and exploring on the bike the whole island
Thanks for sharing, perhaps someday i’ll find myself biking around beaches of thailand. sounds like a great way to spend some afternoons. 🙂
looks so nice up there must go there one day when i can get back in