Blogs from Boracay, Philippines, Asia - page 3

Carabao A notre arrivée dans les Philippines, 7h du matin, dès la descente de l'avion, c'est le bordel (pardon, le capharnaüm): les règles de circulations sont complètementent inexistante (ou ignorées), c'est soit le bon sens, soit la loi du plus fort, ou plus gros, ou plus rapide. On a aterri dans la petite ville de Caticlan d'où de nombreux touristes partent pour l'île de Boracay, tout près et réputée pour une ambiance de folie et des fêtes toute la nuit. C'est là qu'on devait se rendre pour assister au mariage d'une amie de Corinne, mais on avait encore quelques jours et il n'était pas question qu'on les passe sur une île bondée de touristes! Sauf que pour les locaux, un blanc qui aterri à Manay mais ne va pas à Boracay, et surtout qui se déplace ... read more

26 February - 5 March The name Boracay conjures up dreamscapes of talcum powder white sand beaches, crystal clear sapphire waters, swaying palm trees and relaxation. The reality is quite different. I think this will be the great disappointment of Andrew's Asia trip. He has always wanted to visit this island which has been touted as having the most beautiful beaches in the world. It regularly gets awarded such accolades as "island of tranquility" " whitest beaches and clearest water in the world" "worlds best beach" etc. etc. by travel magazines and agencies. But this turns out to be a marketing fraud. To put it bluntly, Boracay is a cesspool - literally!! The oxymoron that is beautiful Boracay:Rampant and unbridled over-development has left what must once have been a paradise in a state of abject decay. ... read more

When telling fellow travellers who we have met along the way in recent weeks that we were going to the Philippines, most ilicited the same response, 'You have to go to Boracay', and so many times we have looked at pictures and thought 'we really must go there, it looks amazing' etc, yet it was with mixed feelings that we made the long journey to our final destination of this Philippines sojourn. Why mixed feelings when we had heard so many positive things about the place? Well, if our time here has taught us anything, it's that we love to find secluded beaches and our own little paradises, we enjoy undeveloped places and peace and quiet, we like to mingle with locals, eat authentic food, not get ripped off by tuk-tuk drivers and not actually see ... read more

Hi Everyone! So I figure the best thing to do after the first day back at school in dark, rainy Seoul, is to blog about how amazing my holiday in Boracay was! :-) So here it is…… I finally finished doing school work at around 8pm on the Friday evening, just in time to go Salsa dancing. I left the Salsa bar ‘early’ as I needed to commence the packing of the suitcase, arriving home at about 11pm knowing I was getting in a taxi at 4.30am! So I packed, ate an omelette and finally went to bed at 2am, with the alarm set for 3.30am. Obviously when that alarm went off it hurt! A LOT! But the excitement of going on holiday spurred me on! So much so that us girls annoyed the boys immensely ... read more

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