Summer Getaway - Boracay 2007

Well, okay, i'm back from my summer vacation, actually I returned 2 weeks ago but I was so damn busy with my work (that's what you get for filing a vacation leave for 4 days). anyway, enough with my complaints...i'll show you actual pictures of boracay (for those people out there who haven't been to Philippines)


Okay, I didn't give justice to Boracay...pardon me but I just took it using a camera phone and the sun was blazing hot so I just clicked the camera without seeing the actual view...here's another picture...


There you go...nice huh? of course, i'm not a professional photographer so I really wasn't able to catch the real beauty of Boracay, the place is much nicer compared to photos..

I just bummed out the whole 4 days I was there..my friend and I hanged out on the beach drinking mango shakes and playing cards and of course watching the people who passes us by (that includes admiring and insulting their wardrobes and swimwear, haha). There are a lot of water activities to do in Bora but for some reason I was so lazy to do it, just need to relax I guess..Okay, take a look at those tanned-skinned guys, I don't know but for some reason, they wanted to do some jogging exercises under the sun's blazing rays (hope they don't get heat stroke or something...)

Some of the activities that you can do in Bora are banana boat ride, parasailing, snorkeling, diving, island hopping, "paraw" sailing (I participated on this activity, the best!) and of course the night life! Clubbing is the best at Bora, you don't have to dress well unlike when you go clubbing in Manila.Here, you can go clubbing wearing your bikini or something (of course! because clubs are located beside the beach!). and they use pillows as chairs and japanese tables with candle light in the middle of the table so the place is so comfy and relaxing...one thing I observed though, night life starts really late maybe around 11pm onwards (until 5am i think), so for 3 nights we went clubbing, hahaha!

However, the travel going to Boracay can be tiring..First, there's a 55 minutes travel (via plane) going to Kalibo airport, and then there's another van ride for almost 2 hours going to Jetti port and then another 15 minutes boat ride going to the island and lastly a 10 minutes tricycle ride going to the hotel (the time depends on the station you are checked in of course). But I think there's a shorter way if you ride a plane via Sea Air because its straight to Catiklan airport (travel time was shortened by 2 hours cause you don't have to ride a van) however the plane is quite small.

Anyway, in general, my summer vacation was okay...I would love to go back to Bora maybe during off-peak season so it'll be more cheaper and there will be less tourists, so I can enjoy the place and relax better.