Comments on: Boracay is no paradise http://langyaw.com/2008/04/15/boracay-is-no-paradise/ Travel, Adventure and Food Sun, 20 May 2012 14:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: » En route, part 2: Caticlan leg derailed my trip | Langyaw: Sojourns and Off-the-Beaten Path Travels http://langyaw.com/2008/04/15/boracay-is-no-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-44455 » En route, part 2: Caticlan leg derailed my trip | Langyaw: Sojourns and Off-the-Beaten Path Travels Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:58:28 +0000 http://langyaw.com/?p=218#comment-44455 [...] to Caticlan and after four hours, arrived in the almost deserted Caticlan terminal, main gateway to Boracay. The vans were waiting and, personally, as much as possible, I avoid these vehicles due to the [...] [...] to Caticlan and after four hours, arrived in the almost deserted Caticlan terminal, main gateway to Boracay. The vans were waiting and, personally, as much as possible, I avoid these vehicles due to the [...]

]]> By: » Doing it slow in the sands of Boracay | Langyaw: Sojourns and Off-the-Beaten Path Travels http://langyaw.com/2008/04/15/boracay-is-no-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-33342 » Doing it slow in the sands of Boracay | Langyaw: Sojourns and Off-the-Beaten Path Travels Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:28:35 +0000 http://langyaw.com/?p=218#comment-33342 [...] Boracay, having been invited to cover the funboard race event. But I have another image of Boracay, a tourist trap formed during an accidental foray in this island. That it caters mostly to the party and beach [...] [...] Boracay, having been invited to cover the funboard race event. But I have another image of Boracay, a tourist trap formed during an accidental foray in this island. That it caters mostly to the party and beach [...]

]]> By: » I was wrong about Boracay! | Langyaw: Sojourns and Off-the-Beaten Path Travels http://langyaw.com/2008/04/15/boracay-is-no-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-33227 » I was wrong about Boracay! | Langyaw: Sojourns and Off-the-Beaten Path Travels Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:07:00 +0000 http://langyaw.com/?p=218#comment-33227 [...] admit it. I was wrong about Boracay and first impressions don’t always last. You see, my first time visit almost three years ago left a bad taste in my mouth. Now that I spent three days and three nights in this beach mecca, I [...] [...] admit it. I was wrong about Boracay and first impressions don’t always last. You see, my first time visit almost three years ago left a bad taste in my mouth. Now that I spent three days and three nights in this beach mecca, I [...]

]]> By: » My cozy room at Boracay Beach Resort | Langyaw: Sojourns and Off-the-Beaten Path Travels http://langyaw.com/2008/04/15/boracay-is-no-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-32374 » My cozy room at Boracay Beach Resort | Langyaw: Sojourns and Off-the-Beaten Path Travels Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:23:45 +0000 http://langyaw.com/?p=218#comment-32374 [...] always looked at Boracay with suspicion, being one huge tourist trap that I don’t always like. However, having written an article in CNN Go last year, I might [...] [...] always looked at Boracay with suspicion, being one huge tourist trap that I don’t always like. However, having written an article in CNN Go last year, I might [...]

]]> By: En route: Makati to Cebu via Mindoro, Part 1 | langyaw http://langyaw.com/2008/04/15/boracay-is-no-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-23220 En route: Makati to Cebu via Mindoro, Part 1 | langyaw Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:47:02 +0000 http://langyaw.com/?p=218#comment-23220 [...] It’s my third time to pass by Oriental Mindoro. The province is the main transit point between Luzon and the Visayas via two wharves: Calapan in the north and Roxas in the southeastern side. Really, for travels like this where reaching home is the goal, side trips are kept to a minimum and in the Mindoro leg of this trip, I had only one thing in mind, to arrive in Roxas in the evening in time for the 4 hour ferry ride to Caticlan which is the jump off point for Boracay. [...] [...] It’s my third time to pass by Oriental Mindoro. The province is the main transit point between Luzon and the Visayas via two wharves: Calapan in the north and Roxas in the southeastern side. Really, for travels like this where reaching home is the goal, side trips are kept to a minimum and in the Mindoro leg of this trip, I had only one thing in mind, to arrive in Roxas in the evening in time for the 4 hour ferry ride to Caticlan which is the jump off point for Boracay. [...]

]]> By: Preparing for a Christmas bus trip to Cebu | langyaw http://langyaw.com/2008/04/15/boracay-is-no-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-22608 Preparing for a Christmas bus trip to Cebu | langyaw Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:33:58 +0000 http://langyaw.com/?p=218#comment-22608 [...] days more and I’ll be off to my journey to Cebu by land and sea. And no, Boracay is not part of my [...] [...] days more and I’ll be off to my journey to Cebu by land and sea. And no, Boracay is not part of my [...]

]]> By: estan http://langyaw.com/2008/04/15/boracay-is-no-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-21529 estan Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:15:52 +0000 http://langyaw.com/?p=218#comment-21529 beachbaby, thanx for the comment. well, that was just my first impression and reading you talking about the real boracay made me want to spend and learn more bout your place. soon, i'll spend some time there :) beachbaby,

thanx for the comment. well, that was just my first impression and reading you talking about the real boracay made me want to spend and learn more bout your place. soon, i’ll spend some time there :)

]]> By: the beachbaby http://langyaw.com/2008/04/15/boracay-is-no-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-21524 the beachbaby Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:04:53 +0000 http://langyaw.com/?p=218#comment-21524 hi, i understand what makes you or anyone think this way about boracay. it is indeed crowded, commercialized and way too developed to remain how it once was, rustic and quiet. however it is still paradise. i've lived here for almost 5 years and sad as it may to see the commercialization of the island, there is something about boracay that remains intact. it's the bohemian spirit that's been here way before the shops and touts came. it lives on long after tourist season is over and us locals and travelers (not tourists) are left to enjoy what the island is all about. i wish i can tell you more, about the quiet places we go to and waters we swim in. but the best way is to really spend time on the island, preferably beyond an hour and 20. :) we've started a blog recently wherein we hope to show images and snippets of island life and then some. do take time to visit it every now & then http://islaboheme.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post.html hi, i understand what makes you or anyone think this way about boracay. it is indeed crowded, commercialized and way too developed to remain how it once was, rustic and quiet.

however it is still paradise. i’ve lived here for almost 5 years and sad as it may to see the commercialization of the island, there is something about boracay that remains intact. it’s the bohemian spirit that’s been here way before the shops and touts came. it lives on long after tourist season is over and us locals and travelers (not tourists) are left to enjoy what the island is all about.

i wish i can tell you more, about the quiet places we go to and waters we swim in. but the best way is to really spend time on the island, preferably beyond an hour and 20. :)

we’ve started a blog recently wherein we hope to show images and snippets of island life and then some. do take time to visit it every now & then

http://islaboheme.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post.html

]]> By: nana http://langyaw.com/2008/04/15/boracay-is-no-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-21487 nana Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:35:34 +0000 http://langyaw.com/?p=218#comment-21487 I love Boracay and want to go there sometime! I love Boracay and want to go there sometime!

]]> By: estan http://langyaw.com/2008/04/15/boracay-is-no-paradise/comment-page-1/#comment-20414 estan Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:27:58 +0000 http://langyaw.com/?p=218#comment-20414 joycee, there was an issue of e. coli contamination sa boracay before but i'm not sure kung okay na ngayon. I still haven't been to cagbalete. soon :) joycee, there was an issue of e. coli contamination sa boracay before but i’m not sure kung okay na ngayon. I still haven’t been to cagbalete. soon :)

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