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. ☕ Enjoying the show? These episodes are free and stay that way because listeners chip in — if a coffee's worth it, support the journey: buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next. #Philippines #PhilippinesTravel #SoutheastAsia #Manila #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/philippines/