The Twisted Bra: Thursday Thrill: Boracay, Baby

[Thursday Thrill? How about we go places? Yes, travel posts on Thursdays!]

When you talk to tourists about the Philippines, it's already expected that Boracay will be mentioned. Most likely on the list of to-go and to-see spots in the country.

And naturally, as a Filipino, I just have to find out what the people are raving about.

That's why when Cebu Pacific Air had their piso sale last May, I decided to cross out Boracay in my own list. And on September, I finally made it there. (Me and my boyfriend actually.)

Boracay, baby!

However, our travel was, uhm, a long one. A long and tiring one.

After a less-an-hour flight to Kalibo and the more-than-two-hour road trip to Caticlan, we reached... the port where the boats that will take us to Boracay Island are.

Well, the boat ride was less than 30 minutes. And now I realized we have traveled via air, land, and sea. Congrats.

It was already nighttime when we got there.

Our weariness was relieved upon seeing this. Beautiful, isn't it? But that's not all. Not just yet.

Anyway, we stayed in Alta Vista de Boracay which was another 15-minute ride from the port. It was okay since their very accommodating airport representative Bert accompanied us from the airport to the hotel. Good job, Bert!

So, for those going to Boracay and needs a nice and quiet place that's not too crowded, I recommend Alta Vista de Boracay.

Alta Vista de Boracay lobby at night

For more details, read my boyfriend's article here: Hotel-resort offers more than the usual Boracay experience.

I will also blog about it next time. (I will have a separate one because the more posts, the merrier. Hehe.)

Though we were already tired, we spent the evening by roaming around the island. We took Alta Vista's hourly shuttle ride to downtown. First stop, the D' Mall.

For dinner, we had Island Chicken Inasal. (Again, will blog about it later on.) As we were quite on a tight budget, we scouted for meals within our financial limit. That was the challenge.

After eating, we walked along the three famous stations in Boracay.

That's a two-scoop gelato I bought in Don Vito at Station 2, priced only at P100.

Local artist painting shirts of sceneries on-the-spot.

Shops were already closing while we waited for our ride back to the hotel. I noticed this artsy-fartsy design here.

The next day, after having breakfast at the hotel, we went back to the stations. I had this snack while walking.

It was crepe-y. Haha.

And because there was daylight already, we got to see the beach!

They were right about the sand; powdery and white. The waters? Crystal clear.

And the sun was just perfect that day. We were afraid that it might rain again. Luckily, the weather's with us during that time.

I'll tell you guys more about where we have eaten and stayed in another post. Meanwhile, here is a series of photos of the Puka Beach, a much more quiet place than the popular White Beach.

Locals said that it was named Puka because of the abundance of puka shells in the area.

An Alta Vista staff offered us a hut where we could put our belongings while we swim. Don't worry, they go look after your stuff while you're away and it's completely safe there.

Ah, the life. If only I was able to stay longer.

To those people who are saying that Boracay is already overrated, perhaps I would disagree, for now. The island may be small, but there are still a lot more to explore and experience. More to see and more to discover.