Hello! Both countries are awesome. 100% agree with this post. I had my honeymoon in TH and we loved it. Food was predictably amazing…the ppl were super friendly and inviting…culture, wildlife, landscapes A+ Tourists was a bit annoying but tolerable. There were a couple of times where I felt I was being scammed but maybe it’s because of the language barrier idk. Northern TH is best imo (Chiang Mai).
Philippines was special…especially once you get out of Manila (too much traffic, pollution etc) PI beaches are better than TH imo (El Nido, Coron, Boracay). I felt safer with the locals in the PI for some reason…maybe because I’m American. I think the people are less jaded by foreigners. Random people will just invite you in their homes to eat. If you try to speak their language (which you don’t really need to cuz everyone speaks English) they will love you immediately for it. They will laugh at first but it’s only because their not used to it. You can make friends with anyone young or old…just give them a high five…really it’s that easy.
PI is not yet as developed as TH but it’s exactly why it’s better imo. Loved it…sooo breathtakingly beautiful.
PI at this point is def the better value but you can’t go wrong with either. However TH is currently going through some instability. I’m not gonna elaborate…just read the news. So I would def check out PI first then TH.
Check out “Christian’s Travel Vlog” on YouTube. It highlights both countries and other southeast Asian countries…excellent resource…happy travels!! =)