10 Reasons to live in the Philippines!

The ten reasons are then 10 pictures that communicate the raw beauty and joy of everyday life in this country. These pictures were previously posted publicly on my Instagram account (andrerodrigueslopes) and specifically with the Hashtag #thereislifeinthephilippines.

Hi there fellow traveller, I am André, the Product Manager of Myboracayguide.com. I don’t usually blog but this time I needed to ask the My Boracay Guide team in charge of the blog to let me give my testimonial as a recent convert to to growing group of lovers of the Philippines!

Being a Millennial (Born in the 80’s) I’m also a fan of communicating via different means. Until the age of 20 that meant SMS + Snail Mail, today its a mix of several chat clients, Skype and.. most recently.. Instagram and almost purely image based communication (not a Snapchat fan though!).

So my top 10 Pictures which I hope will entice you to travel and dive into the many beauties of this incredible country:

1. You will find the beach you dreamt about and you will doubt that you are awake!

Tikling Island, Matnog, Border of Luzon with Samar

Field of dreams #tikling #bicol #thereislifeinthephilippines

A photo posted by Andre Lopes (@andrerodrigueslopes) on May 25, 2015 at 9:28am PDT

2. Everywhere filipino smiles will warm your day.

Matnog, Border of Luzon with Samar

Perfect smile. #thereislifeinthephilippines #Matnog

A photo posted by Andre Lopes (@andrerodrigueslopes) on Jun 23, 2015 at 2:01am PDT

3. You will find waterfalls that hard to get to but.. harder to leave behind!

Batad, Ifugao, Luzon

#batad is a must see #thereislifeinthephilippines

A photo posted by Andre Lopes (@andrerodrigueslopes) on Jun 18, 2015 at 3:22am PDT

4. Reasons to smile are too many to count if you are young!

Malay, Aklan, Visayas

#aklan #thereislifeinthephilippines #fujix100

A photo posted by Andre Lopes (@andrerodrigueslopes) on Jun 25, 2015 at 5:53am PDT

5. But also if you are not so young anymore!

Manila, Metro Manila, Luzon

"She thought at this age I couldn't pull it off like that anymore… Imagine her face.." #thereislifeinthephilippines #binondo

A photo posted by Andre Lopes (@andrerodrigueslopes) on Jun 23, 2015 at 9:42pm PDT

6. There are highways to heaven.

Bohol, Visayas

#taxi #thereislifeinthephilippines

A photo posted by Andre Lopes (@andrerodrigueslopes) on Apr 8, 2015 at 10:47pm PDT

7. But there are many promised lands.

Las Cabanas, El Nido, Palawan

#lascabanas #elnido #thereislifeinthephilippines

A photo posted by Andre Lopes (@andrerodrigueslopes) on Apr 13, 2015 at 6:31pm PDT

8. You can travel solo but you will make friends.

Caramoan, Bicol, Luzon

Travel solo = make friends #thereislifeinthephilippines

A photo posted by Andre Lopes (@andrerodrigueslopes) on May 16, 2015 at 1:45am PDT

9. You will feast on exotic food (and even exotic wine!)

Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, Luzon

Illocan Empanada! #thereislifeinthephilippines

A photo posted by Andre Lopes (@andrerodrigueslopes) on Jun 21, 2015 at 12:33am PDT

10. And you will never want to sunset your stay in the Philippines.

Boracay, Visayas

Amazing Boracay #thereislifeinthephilippines

A photo posted by Andre Lopes (@andrerodrigueslopes) on Jun 1, 2015 at 3:05am PDT

So thats it and see you soon in Boracay or around the amazing Philippines, a country you will want to live in!

If you want any travel tips just contact me [email protected] or our blogger Samantha at [email protected].

André Rodrigues Lopes