A lot has changed since the arrival of our baby girl ...
Congrats! :)
Actually, I prefer to live at a little bit higher and thus cooler place instead of directly on the beach. I like beaches from time to time, but I am not there as a tourist: I plan to live in the Philippines permanently which means I had to find a good compromise of enough nature on the one hand, but also safety and available infrastructure like hospitals and banks on the other hand.
Totally hear you, we were dealing with the same dilemmas too when we lived as nomads :)