Bans Beach Resort 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.

Love to all!!

Adele and Lucy

... view,,the white sand beach,,foods and a lots of foods,,people are also very nice,,we did love also the shows of every hotels from singing english and tagalog songs.
Shopping is not a problem there you can go to D'mall and find all that you need..And for seafoods lovers you have the talipapa where you can choose,barge and barge then when you succeed to pay what you want they will cook it for you the way you want it.

... and alluring nature of it. The first full day in Boracay entailed a perimeter tour of the island, taking in visits at two nearby islands, one of which contained the enjoyable complex that is Crystal Cove, best described as an area 'man-made from natural components'. The snorkelling was fun and rewarding for anyone fond of marine life, and the short stop at Puka beach revealed that it is not only White Beach which is commendable. Since it was ...

... a pizza, big platter of spaghetti, fries and calamari. Pizza on the beach was very nice.

After dinner we walked back slowly along the beach walkway and hit the sack early. After fiesta the night before and being up late, travel and all, we were tired.

However, around midnight our aircon started making a terrible screeching noise, so we turned it off and tried to sleep in the heat, and it was miserable.

Next morning we headed to the desk ...

... the beach, parasailing and then following Rod all around as he was so kind as to help us get a permit to take the bolo knives back to Manila. It was quite the process and before we were done we had been to see the Mayor! Finally that was taken care of and off we went on a tricycle to catch the banka to catch the plane. All was well until they announced that all passengers on Zest air were being transfered to ...

... so it is very difficult to understand her sometimes, but she's learned to use hand signals and to write so we can communicate well. She is such a sweet woman and gives a FIRM massage with menthol coconut oil. It was worth my US$7. :) Don't be jealous! After the massage, we went to Kurt & Magz German/Filipino restaurant for dinner where they even charged us for ketchup with our fries! Ay! Internet cafe and to bed at 11PM.

... I hate money. Luckily, I am done with souvenier shopping and can pay for hotel & dives with my credit card. We found a GREAT Filipino bakery, called Julie's Bakeshop, on the locals' side of D*Mall that had cookies for 5 PESOS!!!! So cheap. I will come HERE when I want dessert from now on!! Too bad it's a good 25 minute or so walk from Orchid's. On the way back, we stopped in for some internet time, but the ...

... and then when we rocked up at the ferry terminal the next day for the 8am boat we were told the ferry was cancelled and the next one was at 12pm. We were sooooo bored! But when we finally arrived in Boracay it was all worth it. You are always warned about having seafood from Asian buffets and I will never again do it as I made the mistake of eating crab and came down with some serious stomach cramps the next day. Hint - AVOID SEAFOOD UNLESS YOU CATCH IT.

... a little messed up. The filipinos thought it was hilarious, and well, I kind of had to agree with them. The next day, Jun, Jay and I went out to the market for the locals, picked up six medium sized crabs, two large crabs, and a kilo of prawns. We went to one of the nicest resorts on the island, and had the chef cook up the food while we went to check out the top of the island. That meal was one of the top five of my life... and all for about ...

After the hullabaloo of my grandmother's birthday celebrations and family visits, my immediate family and some carefully selected cousins and aunts paid a visit to one the most beautiful tropical islands in the world - Boracay. Boracay is best known for its white sand beaches and it's blue waters. Their reefs are arguably second to the great barrier reefs. 12 of us took an hour flight down south for about $100 each return ...