~manila, you're not that ugly

While many believe that Boracay is a lost cause, my love for the island will always push me hopeful.

So so very glad to read there’s now an ordinance to ban smoking on the beach.  Hope to see more positive actions like this from the newly launched Boracay Beach Management Program (BBMP), “a long-term project to address the island’s environmental concerns brought by the booming tourism industry” chaired by Boracay’s very mayor himself, John Yap.

Let’s #helpDOT!

Where to go in Roxas, Capiz, Boracay, Iloilo, Guimaras, Bacolod, Dumaguete, Bohol, and Cebu in the Visayas region:

ROXAS Port, Mindoro

Ivisan, CAPIZ

JAWILI Falls (7 basins), Tangalan, Aklan

BAKHAWAN ECO PARK, Aklan

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In 2004, I went to Boracay for the first time and became a beach snob.

Nothing compared to its wide, long, and flat stretch of white powdery sand that was never too hot for my bare feet, there were no beach bugs that just got in the way, and the water was always inviting (both to the eyes and touch), even during typhoon season!  Add to it the row of restaurants, beachfront hotels, and sports–it was a city on the sand, and whether you’re looking for quiet or noise, you were bound to find it in Boracay.  I considered it the only real walkable town in the Philippines, and I loved, loved, loved it.

Just this week, I chanced upon Australian Andy Tucker’s couchsurfing profile where he lists  the TOP 10 Things to do on Boracay Island.  Considering I’ve been going there at least twice a year for the past 6 years, I thought I would’ve checked off every item on this list by now!

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