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ice_of_dreamsI've been busy, I haven't had the time to travel lately. Med school does that to you I guess.
But here's Boracay for you, all served up and pretty. The older pictures in my account's links are being fixed so I'm going to have to change them but these links are okay.
Tropical beaches are the best, and Boracay, dubbed the land of the beautiful is another famous summer spot here in the Philippines. We reached Boracay by plane via Katiclan (becuase the plane is larger than when you use the Calibo airport of which there are only SMALL planes, and I hate riding in small planes.) If you're saving up, you could also take a bus and a roro to get to Boracay.
We have a hotel at Terminal 2. If you've more money than us students, Terminal 1 is the place to go, there are less people, but if you're saving up again there's terminal 3. We stayed at Courtyard inn, Php 1000 per night five to a room. So if you only have two people in one room it's more expensive. But hey we're students.
Tons to do in Boracay, there's scuba diving, although I'm not licensed (and don't have the money to go diving anyway) since it's 10,000 a dive. It's popular with foreigners though, but I think Puerto Galera is the place to go for better dives. It was once a port hence old shipwrecks in the area, and therefore better dives, and the marine life is better there too.
We went sunset sailing on a paraw. It's sunset sailing, but you could ride a paraw any time in the day. But as the name implies, you get the better deal if you sail off into the sunset than if you sail in the middle of lunch. Where's the fun in that? Php 1,200 for the paraw. If you're planning to propose, don't drop the ring.
There's a glass bottom boat if you don't want to snorkel, but unless you're a kid, snorkeling is better. There's a Php 100 rental for the snorkel and additional snorkeling environmental fee. Again the sea life is better in Puerto Galera, but since you're in Boracay, go ahead.
Crystal caves is also another one of those popular stops, and pookah beach. Don't get the pookah, they're an endangered species. I think regulations allow you to take one or two, I wasn't there so just check.
Other things to do, NO surfing, we don't have strong waves in Boracay, but there's jet skiing, banana boating, fly fish. And Parasailing (Php 1,400) Strapped on to a parachute connected to a boat. It feels like a ferris wheel except that you're over the sea (and more expensive than a ferris wheel too)
If you're not into the daytime activities, the land of the beautiful also has an active night life on Terminal 1. As I said, there's always something to do.
Click on the Pictures to enlarge
Riding a banana boat
Another view of the banana boat
The beginning of parasailing. Don't worry it'll get higher.
Sunset sailing, (a boat called paraw in the vernacular)
One of the islands
low tide, horizon
staring at the paraws
sand art, snowflake with candles
Fireplay, entertainers
grotto
crystal cave
sand castles
Boracay island view from the plane
Caticlan Terminal 3
Kalibo landing strip
view from the plane
But here's Boracay for you, all served up and pretty. The older pictures in my account's links are being fixed so I'm going to have to change them but these links are okay.
Tropical beaches are the best, and Boracay, dubbed the land of the beautiful is another famous summer spot here in the Philippines. We reached Boracay by plane via Katiclan (becuase the plane is larger than when you use the Calibo airport of which there are only SMALL planes, and I hate riding in small planes.) If you're saving up, you could also take a bus and a roro to get to Boracay.
We have a hotel at Terminal 2. If you've more money than us students, Terminal 1 is the place to go, there are less people, but if you're saving up again there's terminal 3. We stayed at Courtyard inn, Php 1000 per night five to a room. So if you only have two people in one room it's more expensive. But hey we're students.
Tons to do in Boracay, there's scuba diving, although I'm not licensed (and don't have the money to go diving anyway) since it's 10,000 a dive. It's popular with foreigners though, but I think Puerto Galera is the place to go for better dives. It was once a port hence old shipwrecks in the area, and therefore better dives, and the marine life is better there too.
We went sunset sailing on a paraw. It's sunset sailing, but you could ride a paraw any time in the day. But as the name implies, you get the better deal if you sail off into the sunset than if you sail in the middle of lunch. Where's the fun in that? Php 1,200 for the paraw. If you're planning to propose, don't drop the ring.
There's a glass bottom boat if you don't want to snorkel, but unless you're a kid, snorkeling is better. There's a Php 100 rental for the snorkel and additional snorkeling environmental fee. Again the sea life is better in Puerto Galera, but since you're in Boracay, go ahead.
Crystal caves is also another one of those popular stops, and pookah beach. Don't get the pookah, they're an endangered species. I think regulations allow you to take one or two, I wasn't there so just check.
Other things to do, NO surfing, we don't have strong waves in Boracay, but there's jet skiing, banana boating, fly fish. And Parasailing (Php 1,400) Strapped on to a parachute connected to a boat. It feels like a ferris wheel except that you're over the sea (and more expensive than a ferris wheel too)
If you're not into the daytime activities, the land of the beautiful also has an active night life on Terminal 1. As I said, there's always something to do.
Click on the Pictures to enlarge
Riding a banana boat
Another view of the banana boat
The beginning of parasailing. Don't worry it'll get higher.
Sunset sailing, (a boat called paraw in the vernacular)
One of the islands
low tide, horizon
staring at the paraws
sand art, snowflake with candles
Fireplay, entertainers
grotto
crystal cave
sand castles
Boracay island view from the plane
Caticlan Terminal 3
Kalibo landing strip
view from the plane
