The Vampire Diaries star fell in love with the Philippines

"The Vampire Diaries” star Ian Somerhalder spends a lot of his time compelling people to do his bidding as the snarky, sarcastic, arrogant, attractive vampire Damon Salvatore in the hit TV series.

This time, though, he’s the one who is utterly captivated. Somerhalder has fallen in love with the Philippines, and an original vampire didn’t even have to compel him.

His take on our paradise country:

“You’re incredibly lucky. I wasn't aware that there were 7,000 beautiful islands in this country. When you look at it on a map, you can't quite grasp exactly what you're gonna see… Get on a plane, get on a boat, and explore your islands.”

“El Nido is probably one of the most beautiful places on the face of the planet.”

“And the people—everyone here has been so incredibly wonderful, intelligent, and soulful. It's been such a phenomenal experience and I'm really happy to be here. Thank you for the warm welcome and all the wonderful thoughts and the screams."

“When we went to El Nido, we flew on this little charter plane, and what this company has done is they have a little card inside the plane that says one flight produces x amount of CO2, so they plant six trees for every passenger to offset that. How cool is that? If Delta or any other giant airline did that, then there will be forests as far as the eye can see.”

“I've been blown away and humbled by your generosity and kindness. It's incredible. When I go home, I'll tell them you have to check this place out and what they’re doing to better themselves, and raise awareness for this place.”

Thank you for the wonderful words Damon, I mean Ian. Much appreciated!

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