Living in a Swamp: Filipino Stilt Home 🇵🇭

■ PHILIPPINES, SIARGAO: Nothing beats seeing how people live. NOTHING! Whilst touring Vietnam I often rode past little communities of houses standing on stilts out in rivers and swamps. I just never got around to visiting one.

When I was touring Siargao, an island in the Philippines with Tim Shannon, I once again rode past such a community. Sadly we were on a deserted beach hunt and Shannon had already ridden way ahead. This wasn't the day for a 'Harald Invades'. I thus made a mental note of where these houses were and decided to try and backtrack here another day.

The next day I set out in the blazing sun to once again find this incredible looking swamp that for some reason people have decided to turn into a home.

After an hour of being roasted in the scorching heat i found it. I parked my bike and started to roll tape. This is what ensued.....