Living in a hidden Palawan houseboat in the Philippines’ Coron Island!

A lot of people considering a trip to the Philippines wonder what it’s like to wake up in a floating, off-grid, over the water, eco-hut in a private lagoon off Coron island. Well, it’s incredible. These houseboats are the only accommodations and restaurant in Coron Island. The island is a National Reserve, Marine Reserve, Unesco Biosphere Reserve and the Ancestral Land of the Tagbanua Tribe. Paolyn Houseboats employs over 124 people, including many members of the Tagbanua Tribe. But no trip to the Philippines would be legit without visiting Coron island. This uninhabited jewel is popular for eco-tourism, world-class diving, and seeing WW2 shipwrecks. It’s also a favorite spot among Filipinos themselves, so you know it’s good. While there, we took a full-day, guided tour with 2 members of the island’s ancestral tribe, the tagbanua, so if you’re planning a visit yourself, this is the episode for you. Let’s jump in. Contents: 0:00 Intro 0:52 Leaving Manila 3:30 Arriving in Busuanga, Palawan 3:50 Boating into Coron Island 5:55 Checking into our Paolyn Houseboat 7:50 Dinner at the Paolyn Restaurant 8:39 Full day guided tour of Coron Island 10:22 Kayangan Lake 11:58 Barracuda Lake 13:13 Coral Gardens 14:23 Vivian Beach 17:14 Lunch at Paolyn Restaurant 18:04 Heading back out for the afternoon tour 18:30 Snorkeling the secret garden 19:21 Skeleton Wreck 20:00 Banul Beach 20:49 Smith Coral Gardens 21:30 Smith Beach 22:16 Paolyn Houseboats Overview 26:54 Upgrading Houseboats 34:04 Conclusion @TourismPhilippines @tourismpromotionsboardphil9253 Learn more about how we stay in multi-million dollar homes around the world for a low, flat monthly subscription and no nightly rates, taxes, or hidden fees. If you want to send us something, please email merch@ and we’ll provide our mailing address. Show your support and passion for our mission by purchasing Always Be Changing branded merchandise at Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on TikTok: @alwaysbechanging Follow us on Twitter: Join our Inner Circle email list to get immediate notifications of new episodes, behind-the-scenes content, giveaways, and news: We’re passionate about our lifestyle of luxury family travel, remote business ownership, unschooling, and contributing positively to the future of the world. If you’re a like-minded brand or content creator and would like to explore sponsorships, collabs, or other ideas, please get in touch at Here’s a detailed overview and video of our filming equipment: Some of the links provided in our episodes and on our website utilize merchant affiliate programs that may pay commissions to us whenever people use them to make purchases. ABOUT US. We’re the Lockwoods: a family with 3 kids, 5 careers, and endless passion for adventure. Two years ago, we decided it was time for Phil’s ad agency to abandon the in-person, 5-day workweek. So they 86’d the office and work hours, allowing our own family to start traveling almost constantly. We now work, school, and explore in a different place every week—from our own mountain and beach homes to exotic villas, resorts, and yachts around the world. As we experience and support diverse cultures, we hope to inspire more families to design a life of freedom and adventure. Because there’s a new American Dream. It’s one that’s void of templated expectations, templated career paths, templated education, templated families, templated homes, and templated lives. Freedom is no longer an American tagline—it’s just the new, global way of life. Every day that you spend doing something that doesn’t fulfill you to your core, you’re living your life on pause. You’re deferring genuine family time with no guarantee that there will be a tomorrow or a someday. Some people follow that mentality their entire lives. We’ve chosen to never live that way again. We appreciate you following our journey. The more our channel grows, the more time we can spend traveling to more locations, contributing to these cultures, highlighting local businesses, and sharing inspiring stories from these communities. So please consider liking, commenting, and subscribing so that you can stick with us for the long haul.