Boracay deserves its distinction of being the prime tourist destination in the Philippines. It has an exotic and feel-good atmosphere that surprisingly lives up to the
"too-good-to-be-true" postcard photos declaring it as an island paradise. I left with the happy
observation that Boracay is not all hype after all - it's amazingly real. No wonder it was cited
as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world by a number of international travel magazines.
My trip to Boracay started with the invitation from a friend and officemate, Lyn Cipriano, who is from Kalibo, Aklan. Five of us accepted Lyn's invitation, and the trip turned out to be a very memorable one. We stayed in the island for three days and two nights but we still didn't feel like leaving when it was time to pack our bags.
Since a lot of other web sites offer plenty of information about Boracay, I will leave it to interested visitors to look for these sites. But it's worth noting that one thing I didn't expect during the trip was finding internet rental shops in the island just along the stretch of the famous White Beach.
All pictures shown here were taken either by me or by my officemate and constant fieldwork buddy, Bong Linsangan. When the photos were developed, we realized that they would have looked even better without our images in them. (The first picture at the top shows a portion of White Beach and the second one was taken during sunset.)
My heartfelt thanks to Lyn and her family for their hospitality during our stay in Kalibo.
Also thanks to Vincent Ramos, an officemate in our Regional Office in Iloilo City, who scanned these pictures for me. (Please click on the thumbnailed pictures below to see the bigger photos.)
Practically all pictures here and in the succeeding pages were taken by me so I think I deserve some form of courtesy from visitors who wish to use some of the pictures for their web sites. As my guest, you are welcome to use the pictures you like, but it will be my pleasure to know that you like and will use them.
To see more pictures I took from other Philippine locations, please click on the links below: