About Philippines Travel Podcast with Miguel Santos
The show treats the Philippines as somewhere to live in, not simply to fly over. Travelling there means moving between islands that number 7,641 according to the national mapping authority, through mountains and narrow coastal lowlands, and across a tropical marine climate shaped by two monsoons.
The host settles in one place and learns it before moving somewhere connected to it. The range includes Manila, Cebu City, Davao, and the less obvious city of Antipolo, along with the farmland concentrations of Luzon and the Visayan islands. He also spends time in Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro, where the population pattern follows good farmland rather than the tourist map.
The show unfolds with the Philippine calendar: the northeast monsoon runs from November to April and the southwest monsoon from May to October, so the host returns to places he has already visited to see how daily life changes with the season. A place is not covered once and finished; it is revisited until knowing it properly becomes the point.
Miguel Santos lives in Philippines and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Miguel is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.
A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.
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Miguel dives the Irako wreck, navigates Coron's dive economy, and reflects on residency logistics while settling into a Poblacion routine.
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Episode 70 of Philippines Travel Podcast with Miguel Santos. Miguel Santos is in Coron, Philippines.
Places in this episode: National Highway, Barangay Tagumpay, Kayangan Lake, Twin Lagoon, Irako Wreck Site, Maquinit Hot Springs, AlFresco Coron, Cafe Ynani.
Covered: Wreck Diving Economics, Residency Logistics, Local Costs & Budgeting, Daily Routine Establishment, Tagbanua Heritage Context.
Chapters:
00:00 National Highway
02:00 Irako Wreck Site
04:20 Maquinit Hot Springs
08:57 Spa
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
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8 Oct 2026
Coron October Wreck Dives and Local Rhythms
Miguel dives into the WWII wrecks of Coron Bay, navigates the local dive economy, and settles into his Poblacion routine with a look at daily costs.
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Episode 69 of Philippines Travel Podcast with Miguel Santos. Miguel Santos is in Coron, Philippines.
Places in this episode: Coron Bay, Irako Wreck Site, Poblacion Barangays, Cafe Ynani, Don Pedro Street, Maquinit Hot Springs, Barangay Tagumpay, National Highway.
Covered: Wreck Diving Economics, Maquinit Hot Springs Experience, Daily Cost Breakdown, Residency Logistics Update, Tagbanua Heritage Context, Local Dining Budget.
Chapters:
00:00 Coron Bay
02:28 Lake
05:09 National Highway
07:58 Road
10:13 Cafe
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#CoronPalawan #WreckDiving #PhilippinesTravel #LivingInPH #IslandHopping #TagbanuaCulture #MaquinitHotSprings #BudgetTravel #ExpatLife #ResidencyVisa #DiveEconomy #SummerInPH #MonsoonSeason #LocalCosts #BarangayLife #SietePecados #BusuangaIsland #TravelTips
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7 Oct 2026
Coron Day Nine: Wreck Dives and Bank Runs
Miguel tackles the ACR I-Card bureaucracy, dives into WWII history at Coron Bay, and navigates the local dive economy while settling into his Poblacion routine.
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Episode 68 of Philippines Travel Podcast with Miguel Santos. Miguel Santos is in Coron, Philippines.
Places in this episode: Landbank Coron Branch, Don Pedro Street, AlFresco Coron, Coron Port Jetty, Poblacion Barangay I, Hunt Restaurant, Maquinit Hot Springs.
Covered: ACR I-Card Application, Coron Dive Economy, Local Cost of Living, Banking Logistics, Tagbanua Heritage Context, Daily Routine Establishment.
Chapters:
00:00 Street traffic
02:45 Don Pedro Street
07:47 Hunt Restaurant
12:54 Port activity
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#CoronPalawan #PhilippinesTravel #DivingLife #ResidencyJourney #IslandLiving #WWIWrecks #TagbanuaHeritage #BudgetTravelPH #AcrylicICard #LandbankCoron #MaquinitHotSprings #PoblacionCoron #MonsoonSeason #LocalEconomy #TravelTips #ExpatLife #MindoroToPalawan #SustainableTravel
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