http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Philippines/Boracay/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Philippines , Boracay en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:54:00 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:54:00 UTC After a long night of travelling connecting in Manila airport we arrived at Caticlan airport which is the closest airport to Boracay. The luggage reclaim at Caticlan was a real experience all the luggage was put on a shelf in front of this shelf was about 50 people trying to push to the front to get their luggage. Steve was at the front of ques doing a pretty good job getting our bags. From http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-349580.html Next stop boracay....so much is written about its softcool white fine sandy beach...is it really the paradise islands of the Philippines Friends say so..i'm here to find out. We took the boat to the island a few years ago the bancas were allowed to drop the tourist on the beach at three different station 123 and the island guests are carried off the boat to the beach without getting thei http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-336238.html Borocay was beautiful. We stayed in a down the alley on a 2nd floor room just off the beach. As rooms go it was great 2 double beds fan bathroom shower cold but who needs a hot shower It's ridiculous degrees Celsius outside toilet no seat that's only in the really fancy rooms and a TV all for 500 Pesos about US12 R90 Not that we spent much time there This was the first ro http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-334127.html As with any couple expecting their first child the excitement anticipation and the challenge of the learning curve were colossal. Unlike most couples expecting their first child we were living a drifterrsquos lifestyle and had none of the traditional logistical groundwork laid not even a particular country we could call home. Pragmatism was the new name of the game our four months in Afric http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-331816.html Dawn was breaking as we drove from Iloilo airport past a solitary cow in its very own field. For the previous half year my spatial awareness has been unconsciously conditioned my eyes unable to stretch beyond the confines of the grid patterned streets or the allpervading quarters that stretch to the hazy sky. If the eyes be the window to the soul my enforced shortsightedness has doubtless left http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-331359.html What to do where to go what to eatBoracay night lifeI was reading the Cebu Pacific inflight magazine the other day. In it it described a much favoured Filipino past time singing Throughout the shopping malls of Cebu you will see groups of people in Sony centres even in the Watsonrsquos Chemist singing to some song on some sort of Karaoke machine Mind you they were mostly very femi http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-322505.html Planes Tricycles Automobileshellip.. boats Why restrict yourself to just one medium of transport For a bit of variety Why not try everythinghellip.And so I didPlanes Cebu now has a low cost airline called lsquoCebu Pacificrsquo which makes it perfect for cheap easy travel both domestically internationally. perhaps this company promo gives me a discount off my next fare My http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-321454.html Borocay expensive well compared to the thai islands anyway but class Skimboarding was the activity of choice here and so i purchased a board and got a free lesson from a very nice guy from the island and hit the shallows with the expert kids. Now these kids are good and have a good few tricks so found it very funny that i was falling of constantly. Though there was a lot of girls and guys doin http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-297470.html They say Boracay is one of the best beaches in the world . I've been going here for some time already and I agree its such a beautiful place. And I've always been planning to come back here every timeFrom Manila capital of the Philippines there are numerous ways to go there. All of them end at one destination Caticlan where you take a short 510 minute ride to Boracay. The easiest way is http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-287071.html Traveling in The Philippines is challenging. First you have to figure out how to get the place you want to go. It's usually not as straightforward as buying a bus ticket but rather it's a series of pedicabs jeepneys minivans and pumpboats. Add unpaved roads 5 hour waits in nondescript towns and time schedules that aren't accurate and you have a taste on what we've experienced so far getting to http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-282138.html The time finally came for Craig to arrive in Shanghai and we spent the week together doing all of the touristy things eating out and drinking. It was sad saying goodbye to the friends I have made there but I was excited about going off to somewhere new. We made our flight on time it was a bit touch and go a long story and arrived at Manila airport in the Philippines just before the sun was ri http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-273345.html True to its billing as a premier tourist destination Boracay Island puts its countless visitors in awe and at ease of its unique beauty. I was one of its visitors a couple of days back and I was really amazed at its picturesque beach. Never in my life have I seen such serene blue green waters as I walked barefooted on its famous white sand. The feeling is truly exhilirating as I my feet took meas http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-267535.html Finally I was bound for Boracay Island and its famous pristine beaches. I took an airconditioned ALPS bus going to Iloilo at the huge provincial bus terminal in Cubao Quezon City. The terminal itself is a living proof that this country is alive and well and is busy 247 to attain socioeconomic prosperity. Giant buses were lined up at the huge parking lot of the terminal waiting for passenger http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-266621.html The Island of Boracay in the Philippines is the most popular tourist destination. I think Boracay is the best Island if we travel back in the 70's. The good thing about visiting the Island is no matter how commercial it had become you can still make beautiful pictures at any given time of the day. http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-263215.html Journey into the UnknownHello PeepsAfter a rollercoaster few months in Asia I have finally managed to hop across the pond know as the pacific ocean to the promised land South America and have been here in Colombia for almost three weeks now. From Philippines to Colombia it took me a mega three days and five flights and also one incident of landing at my destination airport BEFORE I had even take http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-260370.html We said goodbye to White Beach's giant inflatable beer bottle at the ungodly time of 7am and took tricycles to the main town in the area. Here we squished into a jeepney and travelled for two painful hours before changing to a minibus which took us all the way to Roxas where the boat went from. Amazingly the transitions had been absolutely seemless so we were making excellent time. We saw a sig http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-258714.html Just to keep you all posted. We have a couple more days in the Philis and then we are off to Christchurch NZ on a 30 hour journey via Hong Kong and Sydney. What a way to spend Easter Day I guess we will have to indulge in roast NZ lamb when we get there. The Philippinnes has been a perfect final chapter of our travels in SE Asia. The locals are just so friendly and shocked when we tell them we http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-257878.html Hi allNot hude amounts to report on at the moment. We have arrived safe and well in the Philippinnes after a real rough night in a cockroach infested room in Cebu. And the room was absolutley filthy. We were so gload to get out of that joint.We are staying in a beach hut with about a minutes walk to the famous white beach of Boracy. It's very beautiful hot and sunny. We have decided to stay put http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-256515.html Arriving at Manila airport a quick intro from the hotel and then a short transfer through the city. So nice to have everything arranged thanks Marrem just sit back and watch the madness The others were due to arrive from the UK that evening so we just enjoyed the cloudy but hot weather for the afternoon.The following evening we were all invited to the Claveria welcome party all treated like http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-250994.html This February Larry and I were very lucky to get a week off from work due to the big Korean holiday Seolnal otherwise known as the Solar New Year or Chinese New Year. Excited to get away for a little rest and relaxation especially after the extremely busy month we had at the academy where we work we decided to check out an island in the Philippines just south of Manila Boracay. Well http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-244449.html The first thing we noticed about Manila was the guns. Outside the airport a security man guarded a cabinet where everyone had to leave their guns before entering the airport. Police and security men all carry guns. The next thing we noticed was the God mobile a long silver jeep with benches facing each other in the back and purple disco lights flashing and the words God is Good emblazoned acro http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-242267.html Photo Journal http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-234758.html Boracay the most amazing water I have ever seen. The sand powder fine and the water aqua blue and you can see every detail below even with the water at neck length. Just amazing. Everyone gets around in these makeshift motor bikes things not sure the name. Will post the pictures tomorrow out of camera battery at the moment. There are tons of these so when on the road the exhaust is terrible http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-234261.html Mine and Justine's next destination was an island in the far north of Palawan. But getting there wasn't straighforward. There were two cargo ships a week but the timings weren't suitable. Hiring a fishing boat was also out of the question because it was an 8hour journey over open seas. We eventually found a private company that sailed a 40person boat every Friday. Once again this boat left at http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-231818.html Scorching hot days wet monsoon days entertained us upon paradise. People here to holiday in unique tranquility. Bars restaurants shops massages water sports something for everyone if only it was closer to home wersquod be here all the time However maybe thatrsquos a good thing. Christmas time meant accommodation prices were almost doubled so backpackerrsquos budget meant cold showe http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-231443.html Day 12Roger Maryann me went for a walk along the beach to Station 1.We reached the end of the beach then we found a path that led around the hill. At one part the path is narrow so there is a guide rope.Around the hill there was another small beach we reached the end.There was also an unusual rock formation shaped a bit like a tree.We had a big buffet style breakfast again went for a http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-228633.html Day 11Woke up went straight away to the Beach for a walkwas amazed how beautiful it was the sand is basically pure white.I walked up to a Rocky outcrop towards Station 1 then returned to the Hotel for breakfast.Breakfast was buffet style with so many choicesno chance of starving After breakfast we had a wander around the beach front shops D'Mall where we met Eleanor Pat having breakfa http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Philippines/Boracay/blog-228509.html