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Islands, islands and more idyllic islands. There are over seven thousand islands in the Philippines. The most well known, and one of the most beautiful, is Boracay island, situated just off Panay, Visayas. Borocay is just seven km's long with a stretch of the finest white sand, the most crystal clear turquoise water I have ever seen and hundreds of tall, picturesque palm trees.
"Where Asia wears a smile"
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playing with each others hair and imitating mine, which takes a lot of work (2 hour motorbike ride, dirt, sweat) to get it to this state of perfection!"
Getting closer to Iloilo City, on the left we pass dense, dark green, untouched jungle with the odd house but mostly uninhabited for miles. Out of the boat, we said goodbye to two of the slovenians who were on their way to Palawan and met up again with two french canadians we had met the day before. All heading in the same direction, we decided to share a minibus to Caticlan - not without some complications(haggling etc.) The journey was a really uncomfortable 4 hours but we made it and 20 minutes after that we were on Boracacy Island.
Boracay
Islands, islands and more idyllic islands. There are over seven thousand islands in the country. The most well known, and one of the most beautiful, is Boracay island, situated just off Panay, Visayas. The island is just seven km's long with a stretch of the finest white sand, the most crystal clear turquoise water I have ever seen and lots and lots of tall, picturesque palm trees.
The ferry fare across takes 15 minutes. To board the boat one has to wade through the water, which can reach almost waist height, but never fear ..they have guys there who will sling you over their shoulder and carry you like a sack of potatoes! On the boat we got chatting to some really friendly women and then realised once we stepped off the boat just what they were after. They want to sell their accommodation, which is fine, but if you're not interested in their place they will follow one around ceaselessly. If the a hotel manager of another place sees them with you he will charge about 200p per night higher(commission). Eventually we resorted to sitting down and having a drink to wait for her to leave, but alas, what else was there for her to
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My name is LAR and I'm a Filipino. I made a site to promote the beautiful island nation of the Philippines through pictures, and I am currently inviting anybody, Filipino or not, who visited/travelled the Philippines to help build my 'Photographic Profile' page.
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LAR, 2008-10-01 09:31:11