Blogs from Boracay, Philippines, Asia

Boracay is a very relaxing place to stay..although not the easiest to get to. You'll figure that out if you ever plan your trip for there. Totaly worth it though. The sand on the beaches are probably some of the finest in the world. The locals are able to make huge sand castles out of it because it is so fine..... read more

The First time i laid my Footprints in the Island of Boracay was in 1988, I was Love at first sight, I was in love at the color of the Sea which is Turqouise and it's like Boating on the Clouds, not too mention the Powdery White Sand of the Island and Forest around it with some Ita's on Beach with a Monkey on they're Shoulder.( Ita is a Filipino Aborigines), I remember booking an Aeroflot Airlines ,that flies to Caticlan two times a week, Landing in the Grassy ground of the Airport seeing Carabao's eating the grass, was a bit adventurous ,it's only a small Bamboo Cottage whos guarded of one Person waiting for the Plane to land carrying six Passengers. Only a few Banca's can bring you to Boracay Island at that times, sometimes ... read more

Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Clark (Philippines), 6:45 AM, red-eye flight, by my favorite airline AirAsia, only USD 80. So we arrived in Kuala Lumpur almost midnight one day before the flight and stayed there until the flight time, arriving in Clark, I was expecting to arrive in Manila, but Clark is around 150km from north of Manila, then a bus to Manila, I couldn't understand why, but that bus was too expensive for a 2 hours trip in Philippines, PHP 450. Arriving in Manila, we went to a travel agency to buy air ticket, our plan was to take a plane to Caticlan, the airport city of Boracay, but the agent kindly suggested us to take a plane to Kalibo, that will be much cheaper, and just get a one and half hour bus to ... read more

Filipino food is not so much an adventure as it is yummy goodness. For a pescotarian like me, it was heaven being somewhere with such rich seafood and fish offerings. It was also refreshing after Shanghai, which has been challenging because of the language barrier and the love of pork. While in Boracay, I got to eat some of the freshest seafood I have ever had. On our last night there, I devoured a crab that was so fresh and so well-seasoned I thought I was in heaven (and I’m not kidding about the devouring, I really should have taken an after picture, it was a mess). Another favourite was Sinigang Gambas - probably one of the best sauces I have ever had on shrimp. They served it at our hotel and I started to have ... read more

Two weeks on whitest sand beach in the world. Fourteen sun-drenched days with toes in said sand, palm fronds bobbing overhead, sipping coconut juice, dozing on banana chairs with Elliot and Duncan, the lazy sound of the surf heaving itself on the shore, lulling me to blissful oblivion. That’s what I have in mind, and Boracay delivers - at first. Duncan and I trudge up and down the busy beach path, shoving the stroller through the sand, bumping Elliot off to sleep. White Beach is long, long, long - giving us ample opportunity to sink our sweaty bodies into its all-hues-of-blue waters and cool off. We take turns to slip into the sea, then both have massages (two for 600 pesos - about AUD15), listening to the lilting, bubbling chat of the Filipinos around us. When ... read more