The Ugly Tourist Philippines

I’m Ugly… a 60-year-old American who sold everything, left the United States, and moved to the Philippines to start over with my Filipina wife Ding. This channel is about real life in the Philippines.

If you’re thinking about retiring in the Philippines, dating a Filipina, moving overseas, traveling Southeast Asia, or rebuilding your life after divorce, heartbreak, loneliness, or burnout… you’re in the right place.

We travel through Angeles City, Dumaguete, Baguio, Subic Bay, Cebu, Manila, and beyond — showing you both the tourist side and the everyday reality of life here in the Philippines.

This isn’t a polished influencer channel. It’s real life. Real struggles. Real love. Real lessons.

Some videos will make you laugh. Some may make you rethink your future.



If you’ve ever felt stuck, burned out, alone, or like life passed too fast… maybe this journey is for you too.

Subscribe and join us as we explore the Philippines one story at a time.

Stay Ugly My Friends 🇵🇭