The Tides Boracay

... to see if there's more pubs along the way than our usual haunt! Just sat down and watched the sunset here for the first time too. We've always seemed to miss it so far. Very beautiful. Off to Oz on the 18th. Feels so weird to be leaving Asia!!! Still have quite a few more lazy days to go here though. Will update with more news when it happens.<br><br>Love to all!!<br><br>Adele and Lucy<br>

Hey all!<br>Wow Boracay is beautiful. It's real paradise. Miles of white sand and blue sea. I love it. Cheap jewellery, bikinis and rum. Doesn't get much better! Except of course, you guys aren't here! Had a great night out! Sipping rum and coke by our room, when we were invited to join the owner and staff to eat yummy banana cakes stoln from a nearby hotel. They were lovely crowd ...

... where we were staying. We showed her and she said that was her niece's place. We took a quick tricycle ride (tuk-tuks here) to the hostel and checked in. She introduced herself as Betty (bless!) and we've already seen her once again. Might become a bit of a fixture since we're here a while!<br><br>Our room is really big with big beds each. Such a nice change form Hong Kong. Full of mozzies though!! We went out for a walk on the ...

... the locals stayed indoors during much of the day, only to come out around one hour before sunset. Then they would go swimming and stuff, until it would be dark. We enjoyed some good seafood dinners, but it was pretty windy, which prompted me to call Nora a "Schnitzel", after she was covered by sand stirred up by the wind. The guesthouse we stayed at only had space for us for two nights (the place is regularly booked out during the weekends) and first we tried to ...

... Its very touristy and Boracay caters mostly for Japenese and Korean holiday makers on a package trip and the prices reflect this. We were first shown a place with a swimming pool and nearly choked when we heard the price was 70euro each for 6 nights. It didnt have tv which was poignant this week due to the Champions League and FA Cup dates. Finally we found a place that did have a tv and I was delighted although it was thew same price. The first night I watched Arsenal ...

... Mango's. I guess we are no longer branching out and have found a convenient, affordable , delicious place. We met a religious fanatic, who was most definitely an Army brat. She even referred to herself as such. She lives in S. Korea with her family and is very sheltered by her parents. She was nice, but a bit over the top talking in depth about her relationship with God. That was a bit much for us first thing in the morning. Interesting, but ...

... here, it was totally worth it; this place is absolutely gorgeous! Boracay has all the characteristics of the perfect place to chill-out; a palm lined beach, powdery white sand, crystal-clear turquoise water, cheap but high quality food and accommodation, very friendly locals, and some of the most stunning sunsets you can imagine. One very interesting aspect is that this is the first beach destination we've been to in Asia where Europeans or Australians weren't the ...

... the closest you can get! The vibe and flavor will surely hit you faster than you can say "Masala!" To get there: From D'Mall, exit toward the beachfront and turn left. The place is to your left and is about 4-5 blocks down. Look for the sign... CHILL OUT REDEFINED And now for the best part of my journey... Did you know that gourmet and adventure, two concepts quite on opposite poles, can ...

... we piled into our Minibus, and off we went. Kalibo is about 90 minutes from Catilcan, which is the port to Boracay. It was a very nice drive, and lots of great scenery. Once we got there, we entered the port building and paid our terminal fee and bought our tickets for the ferry. And the ferry was a pontoon boat! It was about a 20 minute trip ...

... situation. I wandered to D*Mall which is a big open shopping centre/strip that goes back from the beach and had lots of shops and restaurants where I thought I'd probably pass the time quite well. After finally locating the ATM, I settled down to dinner at Rumba's. I can't say I've tried much Filipino food, and the options in Boracay are very international as you would expect of a major tourist destination - albeit mainly Asian tourists. I had finished my curry when a tall guy ...