In this heartwarming episode of Nellyslife, I experienced something truly unforgettable—the overwhelming kindness of the locals on Siargao Island. Known for its incredible surf spots and stunning natural beauty, Siargao has so much more to offer beyond its waves. What truly makes this island stand out are the people, whose generosity and warmth left me speechless.
In this video, I dive into the island’s vibrant culture and show you what life is like beyond the popular surf spots. We explore local markets, visit charming villages, and experience the island’s slower pace of life. I also share some of the beautiful interactions I had with the locals, who are the true heart of Siargao Island.
If you’re planning a trip to Siargao, this video will give you a glimpse of the kindness and hospitality you can expect. It’s not just the breathtaking landscapes that will make you fall in love with this island, but the people who call it home.
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sh are you ready for little Adventure
yes it's a shago must I cannot resist oh
this made my day it's an
adventure why not just stay here and
party with the locals yes another day
another travel Adventure so today we are
going to head out and explore the island
on the scooter but yeah before we do
that I just wanted to show you something
that I brought with me on this trip
which is not only this one but also this
one and this one so all the pass long
can fit into my suitcase so yeah on this
trip I'm taking my new level eight
luggage with me and level eight has the
Voyager set that is convenient and the
luggage is big enough it's super super
nice let me just show you a few details
nice logo here nothing gets stuck which
I love I everything fits in here
perfectly nice storage space here and of
course if yellow is not your color you
can choose different colors because this
is one of the brands that has really
really stylish suitcases so you can
choose different styles and if you want
to get your level eight luggage I'll
leave a link in the description box down
below I tested it out on this trip and
it has been super super good summer
vacation is coming up so definitely
order your luggage right now so it comes
in time and we are going to venture out
and have breakfast let's go
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welcome to Lola's house right we are
having breakfast here at the Hub which
belongs to a place that is called local
which is up north here in shagal just
found a spot to relax and we felt super
super nostalgic so we decided to go up
North and check out what's new today
because we've seen a lot from General
Luna but uh definitely want to see more
from what's Happening outside of General
Luna so cat are you ready for a little
Adventure yes super down but we have to
hydrate ourselves first hydrate all
righty up we go my beloved little
scooter hey serer I
V safy
first yay P Coco time H Coco time of
course we need some snacks for the road
so we stopped at the Pand Coco vendor
here right by the church it's the best
it's a it's a shago must it's one of my
favorite Delicacies and yeah it's just a
just for a little Miranda later and it's
freshly made
here wow oh this is where all the
goodies are show me cat show me the
goods it's me oh
no I am the goods okay this one I
mean I got the goods good oh my God this
is our Miranda P Coco dance so hot girl
yeah I cannot resist oh it's so warm
look wow
M it's so soft yum filled
with coconut and sugar yum oh this made
my day we haven't even started our
journey yet and my scooter is not
starting so I asked to help me jump
started it probably ran out of
battery okay let's hope we get this
sorted because otherwise we have to
change
plans yay let's
go let's make sure keeps
driving the name caral
Carl his name okay caral girl that loves
you very
much okay let's go it's an adventure
well we're off to a good start off to a
good start but you know when you think
about it we have like more than a dozen
of pany Cocos sitting under our buns so
what are we to be upset about right no
sun is shining we have blue skies and
we're in a good mood let's go let's
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go let's call it a
day I'm 65 miles
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away I'm going to say we have a tourist
assistance deck over there and Far Away
there is some car playing and it's a
apparently a dog singing
no it's like a an actual person barking
into the
mic like that's what I didn't think so I
think it's a dog no it's a person no but
this is this is the person singing now
but it was before like wof woof maybe
it's a red
horse maybe but what a you wow never
gets old wow what was your memory of
this place for you what was it so I
remember sitting on a motorbike here
with my friend friends and taking a
picture and just enjoying the view and
it's as beautiful as it was the very
first time so yeah the beauty of shagal
I know but for me it was actually
different you know for me every year
every time I take a van ride back to the
airport I get really emotional every
time I pass by this area because it
means I'm going back to my home but
leaving my home here you know what I
mean and then when Odette happened this
is like yeah gone actually true it was
all wiped out right it's wiped out it's
like those things like without without
the head without the leaves and
everything so there are some fully
recovered yeah but yeah that was my last
memory and it's more like brownish you
know like dead like really dead it's
still it's so green it's incredible like
wow but now it's
beautiful we can have a b here there are
some snacks
here banana to run
banana wow R babe this is Buco it's
vegan cuz what's inside is a coconut
nice wow all of the
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sounds it's bot you know I know what do
you call that music what's your
jam one two
three go we
love
much how deep it's
deep how much
is much how sweet
it's always tried to give you everything
I
had everything I running around in
circles
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meing the
footage he hey he hey
why not just stay here and party with
the locals
yes come on my homies hi thank you so
much took us forever here we were just
chilling super super nice
wow we are filming
wo this time I know it's a real
thing I can't explain what I
so we made it to masin River Bridge and
huge surprise it's covered I don't know
why I don't know if they're doing
maintenance but you can't see anything
from here anymore unless you just left
the camera so you definitely have to pay
entrance here to enter um which is not a
problem but yeah it's such a shame it's
such a view from the bridge you know
that's a reason cuz they're fixing the
bo are they fixing we're taking a boat
on the river thank you see you later
I have never done it before so it's
going to be an experience why not oh
this one is this other yeah is it
sinking getting the water
out no more swing here it's just jumping
spot for the people who know how this
used to look um there was a palm tree
like a banded one and the locals would
just swing and jump into the water so
yeah it's not there anymore
unfortunately of the typhoon because of
the typhoon yeah oh it's raining okay
here's our boat so it's drizzling um so
we're just going to chill here there's
just a cloud passing by and K told me
this is these picture spots
Ah that's why no okay think I got the
chance and I ain't going to waste
it honey dripping
romance in the hours of
fade this world keeps goinging round to
round so there ain't no use feeling
down feeling down
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like literally five people behind you
like going
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backwards
w wow
wow I'm so dizzy oh cute with the tree
wow okay skills you look like a super
model
there maybe I should redo
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mine all righty let's
let's
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go so
beautiful I think we have the best tour
guide because we even get serated here
we have some romantic music going on
he's singing Just for us a I so romantic
yeah at some point someone's going to
get proposed
to the love
again I can't fight the
feeling
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yeah you may think I'm crazy
yeah you may think I'm
a
yeah oh thank you thank you bye-bye wow
so many people that was so worth it so
so good I'm glad we did it it's truly an
experience it's very relaxing you're
close to the nature everything is just
so Lush and green and soothing and we
saw a duck guys we Ducks yeah cat said
oh I didn't know we have Ducks here but
yeah apparently we have yeah by the
river wow look at us
fcy lovely I think I'm going to end the
Vlog here we still have half of a day
left so we're just going to do another
adventure but stay tuned subscribe for
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and also if you are thinking about
coming to Shaga please check out my
Shaga travel guide that I've created
curated and
updated with the newest things that are
happening on the island so that you have
the best time ever when you come and
visit I personally believe this is one
of the best islands in the Philippines
so definitely make it a thing make it a
point to visit and put it on your bucket
list and that was it for today and we
were also talking about the human drone
experience how they say oh um because I
asked how much is it and he said it's up
to you ma'am it's uh the nation yeah my
tips or whatever whatever feel
comfortable yeah so so nice so yeah
definitely a lovely lovely day in sh go
oh I wish I could stay forever right I
don't want to go home manifesting
manifesting I don't want to go home
don't tell my
mom mom don't watch
this all right guys I'll see you in the
next
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let's call it a
day I'm 65 miles
away C about an hour to think of what
I'm going to
say hello so here I am I've been missing
you what I can