357 Boracay

Faisons la grasse matinee, vais acheter des cartes postales pour les ecrire dans mes derniers jours aux Philippines,
puis petit dejeunons a l'hotel et partons a 10h45. Prenons nos sacs et marchons jusqu'a la rue principale pour monter
dans un tricycle qui nous emmene jusqu'a l'embarcadere. La un mec m'aborde pour savoir si je vais a l'ae...

Lever vers 8h car ce matin je pars plonger. Ivy vient avec moi et restera sur le bateau pendant que je plonge. Bois deux thes
au club de plongee, commande l'appareil photo, mais le boss me dit que ce sera mieux de le prendre pour la deuxieme plongee sur l'epave, car
la premiere plongee va etre profonde et je n'aurai surement pas trop le...

We have just spent 2 lovely weeks on Boracay Island, and finished up with 3 days in Manilla on the way home.
Beautiful little island on 9 kms long and 1 km wide at its narrow section. Our resort was on the windy side of the island and there were lots of wind surfers, kite surfers etc. The first week we were there we watched an international ...

Well, after a completely fabulous day yesterday followed by a great night out dancing with new friends, my camera was stolen. A full week and a half of incredible photos that I'll never be able to recapture are gone and this usually unemotional girl is feeling pretty emotional about it.

I was designated historian, too, so there aren't a...

Before we left for our trip we joked that Rachel would probably get covered in bites while I wouldn't be touched. Well we've discovered that the mosquitoes here aren't a big fan of Rachel but they absolutely love me! I'm covered in bites everywhere, some of them are whoppers which makes my skin look like it was hit by multiple golf balls. They'r...

Alarm at 7:15AM, greasy, sweaty face. ICK. I jolted awake out of a deep sleep. I'm finally able to dream here, but as many of you know, my dreams are NOT restful at all! I quickly dressed and went to the internet cafe to download data & check email for just 30 min. Coffee & breakfast at Orchid's @ 8, then waited for Julius to show at 9. ...

Sat 3rd: Landing in Manila airport and knowing that we are due to get a flight straight out to Boracay the next morning, we try to stay at the airport hotel. However it is skanky and rediculously expensive, so instead we follow Mr. Manilows advice, and find ourselves at the Copa, Copacabana...hotel. Being in a slightly funny part of Manila we ge...

Hello! I wanted to thank you all again for all your comments, emails, questions and support. Though I have not been gone very long, it's quite nice to feel connected to those at home. It's easy to forget I'm literally half a world away! I probably will not be able to post photos until I get home. I have a few HUNDRED pictures that I will share a...

So many things about our arrival on the island of Boracay should have made us squeal with excitement. Our first ride in a trike, piled in with our bags under our feet, clinging on for dear life as we tore through the streets choking on the petrol fumes; the aquamarine sparkle of the ocean that winked at us flirtaciously through the palm trees; t...

The journey from Moalboal to Boracay involved a cab, bus, cab, boat, two jeepney's, bus, mini van and another boat. The thing about the Philippines is that although places can be quite close together, if you are going from one island to another they often involve long boat trips and this particular journey had a 14 hour one. I didn't have a tick...