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Today we’re seeking out places in the Philippines you may have warned us not to go to. But there are so many reasons why it’s so easy to love the Philippines! From the contrasting cityscapes and natural wonders to the worlds most friendliest people. We want to squash the misconceptions of the Philippines and trust me. We will never forget this day in Manila!

I went deep into Manila's biggest market, known as Divisoria. My mission was to find a Philippines national football jersey to add to my collection of sports shirts. I found pictures of it online, so I knew what to look for, but I also knew it was going to be a challenge. Football isn't a popular sport at all in the Philippines, so even in the biggest market in the country, it wouldn't be easy to find. What was easier to find was some local Filipino snacks. I found a lady selling Pichi-pichi, a sweet and chewy Filipino dessert. I thought they were made with rice flour, as the texture was like a Japanese mochi, but they're actually made from steamed cassava flour. Just like in the previous vlog, I had dessert and then I went and ate a proper meal. It's not the order I planned to eat things but I just eat what I discover and looks good at the time. I was actually looking for some Pares, which is some kind of stewed beef, but the local kids showed me to a vendor selling something called Buto-buto, which is a beef soup. I'd never heard of it before but it was a lucky discovery, as it was tasty, filling and cheap. I'd definitely like to eat that Filipino street food again. The next day I continued the vlog, and the football jersey hunt. This time not in the biggest market, but the biggest mall - Mall of Asia. It turned out not to be the place to find it, but I had a backup plan, which was to attend a local football match and buy a jersey there. So I booked a Grab Car on the Grab app and headed for the Rizal Stadium to watch ADT (Azkals Development Team.) 0:00 Intro 1:34 Divisoria Mall 9:50 Juan Luna Plaza 11:24 168 Mall 13:21 Football Shirt Vendor 21:10 Pichi-Pichi Filipino Sweets 26:20 999 Mall 33:38 Buto-Buto Filipino Soup 43:29 Mall of Asia 50:35 Rizal Memorial Stadium 💗 Help the channel grow by liking, commenting and subscribing. If you want to be extra nice please share my video with your friends on social media.

My first day as a tourist in Pakistan and I decided to start of the trip with a bit of luxury. I booked a suite at the best hotel in Karachi, according to user ratings on TripAdvisor anyway. When searching for a good hotel in the city there were only four really good options. They were the Marriot, Movenpick, Pearl Continental and Avari Towers. It seems like Karachi has plenty of cheap and basic hotels but there's only a handful that fit in the luxury category. I chose Avari Towers based on the fact that it was listed as number 1 out of 149 hotels in Karachi by 'Traveler Rank' which is based on the actual reviews of travellers. Just because I was staying in an expensive hotel didn't mean that I wasn't up for some adventure. I got a quote for taxi prices from the booths at the airport and then exited by foot onto the main road in an attempt to beat those prices for transport to my hotel. That's the advantage of travelling with only a small backpack. When you are burdened by a lot of luggage you end up taking the easiest option, which is also the most expensive and least fun option. I was out on the street, considering finding a bus to jump onto to take me at least some of the way to the Saddar area, where my hotel is, when both a motorbike and a rickshaw pulled up beside me to ask if I needed transport. The rickshaw already seemed to have passengers and I hadn't even considered getting on the back of a motorbike, considering that I was wearing a backpack and it was about 40 minutes drive from my hotel. The bike man suggested I put my backpack on the front of the bike for him to look after and for me to sit on the back, which actually seemed doable. He wanted 400 rupees ($2 USD) for the journey which seemed very reasonable for such a long journey so I didn't even bargain. The bike ride was a fun introduction to Karachi. Friendly locals were giving me thumbs up and waves and even some subscribers were saying hello from their vehicle. At Avari Towers I was able to check in right away despite it being early in the morning and 5 hours before the official check in time. Some of the big international hotel chains will charge you extra for checking in so early but usually independent hotels and smaller local group hotels will give you the room without charge if they have it ready and available. Thankfully this was the case at Avari Towers. I had booked the 'Business Suite' category of room because it wasn't much more expensive than an ordinary room at the time of booking. It includes complimentary mini bar, fresh fruit, nuts, two pieces of laundry per day and access to the business lounge that has complimentary snacks are drinks available throughout the day. I liked the design of the suite which was a cozy and well furnished living room with a separate bedroom with working desk and office style chair. The bathroom had separate bathtub and shower areas, which I always appreciate. I hate having to stand in a bathtub to take a shower. The swimming pool was huge, with no other guests using it. Whenever I stayed in hotels with pools in India I always had the pool to myself as most Indians have never learned how to swim. Hopefully it's the same in Pakistan and I can keep getting these awesome pools all to myself. After getting settled in I went on a Pakistan SIM card hunt. I always get a local SIM card in any country I travel. Roaming data from a foreign SIM card is expensive and it doesn't help with ride sharing and food delivery apps. You need an actual local phone number because the drivers will almost always phone you up. I had planned to buy a SIM card at Karachi Airport, but with caution so as not to get scammed. I had seen a video from another vlogger, Indigo Traveller, who got scammed there at the SIM card booths last year. Well, those booths no longer exist. They were all empty and cleared out and I was informed that it's no longer possible to buy a SIM card at the airport. I'd have to wait until I was in the city. I was recommended to use the Zong mobile network, so I saved the location of the nearest Zong franchise on my Google Maps while I was in the hotel and had WiFi. I walked all the way to the branch and it didn't exist. Some other business was operating from that address. So a whole mission started from that point to procure myself a local SIM card. 0:00 Motorbike Taxi Ride 6:55 Hotel Suite at Avari Towers 20:42 Pakistani SIM Card Hunt 💗 Help the channel grow by liking, commenting and subscribing. If you want to be extra nice please share my video with your friends on social media.

This was easily my worst experience in Karachi. Actually, other than getting awful food poisoning, it was my only bad experience in the city. 99% of people in Karachi are kind hearted but if you stay in any city long enough, eventually you're bound to run into some bad guys. I had visited Karachi's Clifton Beach previously and had a wonderful time there. I met friendly locals, had enjoyable camel and dune buggy rides, ate some tasty biryani and fried fish. Nobody tried to take advantage of me the whole time I was there. I enjoyed that beach experience so much that I booked a hotel right next to it. I was planning on enjoying many more happy days at the beach. After checking in to the hotel I went straight to the beach. The area of the beach I was staying next to was called 'Sea View Beach' by the locals but it's just another area of Clifton Beach. It was very quiet, with it being a Friday. As soon as I entered the beach, two guys on horses sprinted towards me. I had planned on take a horse or camel ride at some point so I negotiated a price of 200 rupees with one of them for a ride to the Chunky Monkey amusement park. He didn't take me to Chunky Monkey, though. He took me down to the water and then handed me off to another guy on a horse. I felt like I was getting scammed in some way. Maybe they were going to ask for double the money because the second guy was taking me for a second ride or something. He was taking me towards Chunky Monkey, which is where I wanted to go though. As I rode with this guy, I tried to reconfirm the price with him, so there would be no disputes afterwards. He made it clear that 200 was for, what he called 'one ride', and that I'd have to pay for multiple rides. I immediately asked him to stop and said I'd walk the remaining distance but he refused to stop. Not only would he not let me get off the horse but did a u-turn and took me back to where I started the ride. I was screaming at him telling him that was not the way I wanted to go but he made the excuse that if he takes the horse back himself without a rider that the two horses would fight. After finally getting off the horse the two scammers asked me for 5,000. As if I was just going to give them 25 times the price that we had agreed. How stupid did they think I was. I tried to give him 1,000 rupees, which is what I would have given him anyway as a tip, just like I did with the camel and dune buggy guys in my previous Clifton Beach video. He wouldn't accept it but I slipped it in his pocket and walked away. They kept arguing with me and tried to stop me leaving but I was determined not to give them even 1 rupee more. I thought I had gotten rid of them and decided to take a camel ride to Chunky Monkey but the horse guys seen me from quite a distance and sprinted over to me. They were either side of the camel harassing me non stop. The camel boy refused to let me down off the camel so I was trapped there, sandwiched between the two scammers. There were very few people on the beach so it was scary to think what might happen. Who knows what these guys were capable off if there were no witnesses around. Fortunately a local guy that I called out to for help came over and tried to talk to the scammers. While he talked to them the camel boy got the camel to lie down so I could get off. I explained the situation to the friendly local, while the two scammers were arguing with him that I owe them 5,000. I just decided to walk away. There was no scenario where I would willing hand over another rupee to those scammers so there was no point in me staying there. Fortunately I got away from the beach but I was constantly looking over my shoulder the whole time. And despite staying in a hotel next to the beach I never visited that beach again. I was worried I'd run into those same guys again and what might happen if there was nobody else around. 📍 Sea View Beach, Karachi, Pakistan 🇵🇰 Exact co-ordinates where this incident took place: 24.782269, 67.050278 (near Playa Bar and Grill) 💗 Help the channel grow by liking, commenting and subscribing. If you want to be extra nice please share my video with your friends on social media.

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