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Boracay's Postcard-Perfect Diniwid Beach
2008-06-09 16:27:00 Hidden from Boracay's main White Beach by a cliff, Diniwid Beach is a secluded beach strip that offers more privacy to visitors unlike the crowded White Beach. It's a favorite destination of Europeans if they're not into the windy feel of Bulabog Beach and looking for a homey vacation place.The most prominent landmark of the beach is the exlcusive Nami Private Villas with majestic view of the place and the sea that you also see in postcards.picture of Diniwid Beach with Nami Private Villas in the backgroundit's on this beach where Caucasian tourists stay. at times, you won't feel you're in the Philippines with bikini babes frolicking or just walking on the beachLess commercialized and not crowded, the beach has its share of commercialism, though a simple ambulant vendor of ice creamThis is the recommended beach on Boracay Island that's away from the crowd, yet so near the commercialized place.---Resorts on Diniwid Beach:Nami Private Villas (namiboracay.ph)Microtel Inn & Suite...
Boracay Island Paradise to be declared National Park
2008-06-04 14:55:00 Boracay will soon be declared a national park. This, as President Gloria Macapagal?Arroyo is set to implement an unrepealed Martial Law Proclamation making Boracay a national park and placing its resources under the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA)’s control and administration. The move will be made as the Chief Executive wants to protect and preserve Boracay’s tourism value ...
What makes women go daring in Boracay?
2008-06-03 01:33:00 The name Boracay alone conjures images of leisure and pleasure at their best, specially partying tourists enjoying the Caribbean-like ambience and splendor of its beach front areas during early evenings complete with a happy mix of festive lights and Latin music. Boracay, a small island off northwestern Panay in Western Visayas is known worldwide as a ...
More international flights soon at Kalibo Airport
2008-05-08 23:20:00 Another airline is set to land its first international flight direct to Aklan at the Kalibo International Airport soon, presently considered one of the busiest airports in Panay Island. According to the office of Kalibo Mayor Raymar Rebaldo here, this time, the international flight will come from Taipei, Taiwan. Air Transportation Officer Manager Engr. Percy Malonesio said ...
Flying To Kalibo, Aklan
2008-05-05 05:54:00 At this moment, I might be on airplane now flying to Kalibo or still in the airport. I’m totally excited! It will be my first time to ride a plane and at the same time my long vacation away from Manila. To my readers, don’t you worry I have prepared posts that are scheduled for the whole week. Just bare with me that I wouldn’t be able to approve your comments and answer back your emails. Will I suffer anxiety from not blogging or even hooking up in the internet? I just hope not. I think I already have signs of addiction to blogging. Read more on this article… Makoy is 26 yr old IT guy who loves to write, thrilled with movies as much as his favorite American food, fascinated with politics, current events and money matters, an entrepreneur in the making, and a certified Ortigas blogger.
Mount Luho View Point , Boracay
2008-04-28 15:31:00 Usually out of the radar screen of most tourists in Boracay, the island's highest peak, Mt. Luho, offers adventurers to an easy to moderate trek/climb and offer a panoramic view of the island. A view deck made of bamboo is available at the peak for an unobstructed view.the Mt. Luho sign at the entrance with concrete steps that leads to the summitsigns also in Korean signifying presence of Koreans on Boracay IslandAn entrance fee of P50 is required for all visitors. The park also has a mini-zoo where you can find the rare and critically endangered Philippine Eagle (one of the largest raptors on the planet that Tutubi would love to see in the wild instead of a constricting cage), bayawak (monitor lizard), several pythons, birds, alamid/musang (civet or wild cat) and a monkey who loves to look at himself on a mirror.a view of Alta Vista de Boracay, a high-end condominium development near Fairways and Bluewater Golf course and Puka beachpicture of Ilig-iligan beach with secluded cov...
Boracay is just 35 minutes away
2008-04-16 16:55:00 The belief that getting a flight to Boracay during peak season weekends is close to impossible is a myth! And I realized that myself after flying to Boracay on several fully-booked weekend flights as a chance passenger.It was a hectic weekend. I found out last Thursday night that I had to be in Boracay Friday and Saturday night. But I already had commitments Saturday morning. So what was the solution? I was a chance passenger on the 3 p.m. SEAIR flight and that wasn't a problem. Then I was to risk being a chance passenger again for the 6:45 a.m. flight back to Manila the next day, hopefully to get to my 9 a.m. appointment in Makati. It's a good thing SEAIR has 35-minute flights to and from Caticlan.Then it was another SEAIR flight to Boracay on the same afternoon to catch another event in the evening. I had to be back in Manila on Sunday since I had to catch a flight to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam on Monday!As planned, I got on the 6:45 a.m. SEAIR flight back to Manila and made it to my ...
By: Ivan About Town
Boracay: D'Talipapa Fresh Seafood Market
2008-04-14 15:26:00 Most friends and officemates of Tutubi when asked about Boracay will answer it's expensive there particularly food but when asked where they eat, they'll always answer they eat out at various restaurants on the beachfront, hence the pricey and touristy price tags.Tutubi will share his recommended "cheap place to eat" in Boracay particularly fresh seafood at a price much less than those in beachfront restaurants a few meters away D'Talipapa, located near Station 2 and walking distance from White Beach particularly near Boracay Courtyard, Sunset Beach Resort and Culpepper Lodge, is a public market where you can buy souvenirs, vegetables, meat, and other food items at a low price. There's also a service called "paluto" where you can buy your own ingredients, mostly seafood, fish and meat and have them cooked for you for a small fee based on "per kilo" price similar to Manila's Dampa and Seaside buy-your-ingredients-and-we'll--cook-them-for-you paluto system.Boracay's D'Talipapa ...
I'm back from Aklan!
2008-03-26 08:04:00 I'm back from Aklan and as usual every time I enter chess tournaments I still can't win but still I gain something! It was really fun joining the tournament and there are really a lot of strong players who joined the chess tournament. Maybe by next year, I will try again but for now I will try to apply everything I've gain from there to the local tournament here in Capiz [1]. We have the provincial chess elimination this coming April 5 & 6 and I hope I will be part of the top 5 team that will represent Capiz in the upcoming Good-Will chess game versus Aklan Team.Good luck to me! :D [1] http://capiz.i.ph
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Boracay
2008-03-22 02:32:00 BORACAY, Philippines (Reuters Life!) - Boracay is not the secluded, quiet island it used to be, but its picture-perfect White Beach still can’t be beat for a weekend getaway. With over 150 resorts, restaurants and bars cheek-by-jowl on the sands, tourists are spoilt for choice. Here are some recommendations by Reuters correspondents with local knowledge on how ...
2007 tourist arrivals in Boracay up by 7.67 %
2008-02-07 23:56:00 Boracay Island tourist arrivals increased by 7.67 percent last year when compared with 2006. The tourist arrivals posted at 596,707 domestic and foreign tourists generating a total of P10, 969,503,463.80 in tourism receipts. Of the 596,707 tourist arrivals, 359,433 were domestic tourists, 208,870 were foreign tourists and 28,404 were overseas Filipinos. The year 2006 only registered 554,181 tourist ...
Win a SEAIR ticket to Boracay!
2008-02-05 02:57:00 I'm so happy about SEAIR, I've decided to give away a free round-trip airfare gift certificate to Boracay to one lucky blogger. So how do you join? The only thing you have to do is blog about SEAIR and say why you deserve to win the ticket.To qualify, your blog entry must have a link to the SEAIR website and a trackback to this entry. Deadline is on 26 February 2008, 8 p.m. and I'll randomly draw the winner from all qualified blogs that evening. The gift certificate I'm giving away will be valid from now until 15 October 2008 except during super peak dates like Holy Week. Also check-out SEAIR's Hangar in Multiply to find out about the latest deals. Good luck and happy blogging!
By: Ivan About Town
Boracay is the World?s Most Popular Beach according to Yahoo! Travel
2008-01-20 15:31:00 Yahoo! Travel just announced The World’s Most Popular Beaches of 2007, Topping the list is our very own Boracay Island in Aklan and on the number three (3) spot is Cebu also in the island of Visayas. Heres the complete list of Yahoo! Travel Most Popular Beaches of 2007: 1. Boracay Island, Philippines 2. Nassau, The Bahamas 3. Cebu, Philippines 4. ...
Kalibo Ati-atihan continues to draw tourists - DOT
2008-01-18 18:31:00 Department of Tourism (DOT) regional director Edwin Trompeta said the celebration of the Kalibo Ati-atihan as in the past continues to draw local and foreign tourists. In fact, Trompeta said that people could barely now get a reservation from hotels, pension houses or inns in the capital town of Aklan, where the street-merrymaking would happen on ...
Boracay and Cebu top popular beaches list
2008-01-18 01:29:00 Yahoo! Travel came out with a list called The Most Popular Beaches of 2007, the ten top-rated beach destinations by Yahoo! users last year. And look what we have here:1. Boracay Island, Philippines2. Nassau, The Bahamas3. Cebu, Philippines4. Phan Thiet, Vietnam5. Montego Bay, Jamaica6. Phuket, Thailand7. Cozumel, Mexico8. San Diego, California9. Honolulu, Hawaii10. San Juan, Puerto Rico
By: Ivan About Town
Puka Beach in Boracay
2008-01-14 08:55:00 There's more to Boracay than White Beach. Yesterday morning, we were scheduled to go snorkeling and have a lunch picnic in Puka Beach. But since it was raining, that did not materialize. But we went to Puka Beach anyway and had lunch indoors at a nearby restaurant called Tesebel Ihaw-Ihaw.Puka Beach is named after the puka shells which are abundant in the beach. Puka means "hole" in Hawaiian and these shells are pieces of the cone snail shell and are so named because of the hole which occurs naturally in the shell fragment. They have been popular material for necklaces, bracelets and anklets and there are a lot sold by the beach.You could see nearby Carabao Island, Romblon which they say is the next big thing. I heard they are planning to build a better airport there to serve Boracay as well as the future development on Carabao Island.I didn't stay too long since I had to rush back to Manila while the rest of the group stayed behind. So after a souvenir photo, I left for the hotel...
By: Ivan About Town
Cocomangas Boracay delivers pizza!
2008-01-13 16:30:00 I was quite worried that I could not get a midnight snack from where I was. It was raining and walking to White Beach to get some grub was out of the question. The restaurants in Diniwid Beach were closed by this time as well. But there was no reason to fret since Cocomangas delivers pizzas up to 2 a.m. anywhere in Boracay!There were so many kinds to choose from. I asked the lady taking my order to give me a sampling of their best-sellers. But when I found out that their pizzas were the same price for all kinds (XL - PHP482, 16 slices; L - PHP360, 8 slices; and S - PHP228, 4 slices), I got an XL-sized Halo-Halo which was everything on it! And no, I didn't eat the whole pizza. I shared it with Abe, Anton and Lauren.Cocomangas PizzaTel No. +63 36 2884455
By: Ivan About Town
Microtel Boracay in Diniwid Beach
2008-01-12 04:36:00 Up to now, I can't stop raving about the chiropractic-approved beds of Microtel! I was able to get the much-needed quality sleep worthy of a grand vacation.As soon as the second batch arrived, we went straight to the ferry that would take us to Boracay. Remember, that there are fees you have to pay including an environmental fee and the terminal fee which has jumped from PHP20 to PHP50. Cabgan is the only gateway to Boracay after the municipal government prohibited the docking of boats at the various beaches to preserve their beauty. It may be an inconvenience for tourists but it's better that way so that the beaches remain pristine.We took a minicab from the port to Diniwid Beach where Microtel Inn & Suites is located. The only downside of this is we had to deal with all the exhaust from the tricycles. As soon as we arrived, we were given a cold towel, a shell necklace and a welcome drink. Since I was not able to sleep the night before which is usually the case when I have ea...
By: Ivan About Town
Butterfly garden at Seair Caticlan
2008-01-11 16:31:00 Since our group was divided into two flights, and I got pushed forward to the earlier one, we had to wait an hour and thirty minutes for the second batch to arrive. It was a good thing there was a new attraction at the back of the Seair office in Caticlan. So if you're killing time at the Caticlan Airport, check out the butterfly garden.
By: Ivan About Town
Linux Training at Seatac Systems, Kalibo Aklan
2007-12-24 07:17:00 We held a 2-Day Basic Ubuntu Linux Training at Seatac Systems, Kalibo, Aklan for Sales and Technical personnels last 14th and 15th of December. The training introduced Linux to Seatac Systems... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ati-Atihan in Aklan Schedule of Activities 2008
2007-12-20 05:55:00 SPIRITUAL STREET DANCING 1st week of January to 3rd Sunday of January Principal Streets of the Ati-Atihan town of Kalibo. The true spirit of Ati-atihan. An act of piety to ensure miracle for barren women to bear children, heal the body from maladies beyond medical remedy, prosperity in ...
White sands of Boracay
2007-12-12 02:03:00 By: Brett Debritz http://www.news.com.au/ WHEN Australians dream of an island paradise, their thoughts probably turn east to Fiji, Tahiti or Hawaii. But Asia has its fair share of beach holiday options, offering as much or as little excitement as any tourist could want. The Philippines may not come to mind as readily as, say, Bali or Phuket, but ...
Mabuhay Boracay
2007-12-03 01:52:00 By JOLEEN LUNJEW http://thestar.com.my/ White sands, idyllic beaches, water sports and lots of sun ? welcome to the island paradise of Boracay, the Philippines. Just an hour?s flight south from Manila is the Philippine?s most popular tourist island, Boracay (Bo-ra-cai), a haven for beach bums looking for just about anything you can do under the sun. Located in the ...
Boracay tourism receipts top P7.8 billion
2007-11-05 13:14:00 Kalibo, Aklan – Boracay’s tourism receipts as of August 2007 is at P7,824,967,743 and still growing. This was based on records released by the Provincial Tourism Office here, displayed during the Statistical Exhibit as part of the office’ participation in Aklan’s celebration of National Statistics Month. Based on PTO’s records, the arrival of 425,654 foreign and domestic tourists ...
Kalibo Airport now allows night landing
2007-10-23 03:30:00 Kalibo, Aklan — Airplanes coming from major places of the country and recently, even from South Korea and China can now land at Kalibo Airport even at night. Airport Manager Engr. Percy Malonesio of the Air Transportation Office here said that airplanes can now land until 9:00 p.m. at Kalibo Airport and his office has given ...
Patio Pacific Boracay Hosts ?Dancers for Freedom? Concert
2007-09-03 18:01:00 It was the one event that the island resort of Boracay had eagerly anticipated — the visit of the famous Kalilayan Folkloric Group and their ?Dancers for Freedom? musical show. The venue was Patio Pacific, and host of the dance delegation from Catanauan, Quezon, and Patio Pacific resort owner, Kelly Boncan, and her hardworking marketing ...
Boracay Island?s mid-year tourist arrivals reach 387,288
2007-08-18 18:01:00 Boracay Island has recorded a total of 387,288 tourist arrivals from January to July of this year. Based on records obtained from the Provincial Tourism Office here, the month with the highest number of tourist arrivals was April, with 93,615 arrivals. Of the tourists who visited Boracay during the period, domestic arrivals outnumbered the foreigners. Domestic ...
One entry, one exit makes Boracay a hard target for terrorists
2007-07-23 18:00:00 by Venus G. Villanueva Kalibo, Aklan – Terrorists will only attack when you least expect it. They attack when the target is soft and vulnerable. Sr. Police Superintendent Benigno Durana, Aklan Police Provincial Office Provincial Director disclosed this in a press conference recently with the Aklan Police Defense Press Corps. This was PD Durana’s answer to a media ...
Direct Korean flights benefit Aklan Businesses
2007-07-13 18:04:00 by Venus G. Villanueva Kalibo, Aklan — Sales from products of Aklan’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) here are picking up with the entry in Aklan of direct international flights from Incheon, South Korea to Kalibo Airport. The direct flights, which started May 11 of this year, are now sustained on a daily basis through the Asian ...
Siquijor joins fair in Boracay
2007-06-13 01:50:00 By Katrina Ariannelyn Abing and Rizalie A. Calibo Siquijor – One Town One Province (OTOP) is one of the priority programs of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to promote tourism, encourage entrepreneurship and create jobs in the archipelago and somehow to heighten the progress of the nation’s economy. Siquijor province, through The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) was one ...
Oakland 2 vs. Minnesota 3* (Major League Baseball)
2007-06-02 01:06:00 Major League Baseball Oakland 2Minnesota 3 More: continued here
April 2007 Home Sales, Oakland County
2007-06-01 12:48:00 I have been working on a market update, but then the following article landed in my mail box this morning. To strengthen? their statistics I will add that my own office just had its best month in 2.5 years. Our showings are up substantially too. The following is taken directly from MCAR Reports, a ...
By: miOaklandCounty
Oakland 6* vs. Texas 1 (Major League Baseball)
2007-05-30 21:05:00 Major League Baseball Oakland 6Texas 1 More: continued here
Oakland 0 vs. Texas 4* (Major League Baseball)
2007-05-30 00:05:00 Major League Baseball Oakland 0Texas 4 More: continued here
Three Players due off disabled list this week for Oakland Athletics
2007-05-29 07:40:00 This week Milton Bradley (15 day DL), justin Duchscherer (15 DL), and Mark Kotsay (60 day DL) are due to be off the list this week. This is great news as the Oakland Athletics have suffered an enormous amount of players on the DL (19 out of 40). Hopefully this trend will ...
Washington returns to Oakland for first time as Texas skipper (AP)
2007-05-29 06:43:00 Ron Washington was greeted in the visiting manager’s office by a magazine picture of him with the wrong first name by his face. It had been a typo in a spring training piece: Rob Washington. The Athletics’ grounds crew had a little fun Monday welcoming back Oakland’s former third-base coach, still beloved in the Bay ...
By: MLB News Blog
Oakland 3* vs. Baltimore 2 (Major League Baseball)
2007-05-25 23:05:00 Major League Baseball Oakland 3Baltimore 2 More: continued here
Oakland Closer Update
2007-05-23 19:26:00 Sorry I didn't post yesterday guys; things were crazy around here.Anyway, Justin Duchscherer joined Huston Street on Oakland's DL today. It's safe to drop Duke in leagues where setup men are worthless. So who is the guy to own in Oakland?It seems that Alan Embree is the guy to own, as Manager Bob Geren said that he will be used in "more cases than not." Kiko Calero and crew might steal a save here or there, but it seems Embree will get the majority of them while Street is out. So what should we expect out of Embree?Strangely, his K rate has been quite unstable, but I think his current 6.87 K/9 seems about right. His 2.45 BB/9 also seems about right, giving Embree a K/BB of 2.80. Very solid. His 31.1% GB rate is down 10 percentage points from his average since 2002, and if he can't get it back up he'll blow some saves by giving up the longball. I expect it to increase though, so no worries there. Overall, Embree is a solid option as long as Street is out. He should be owned in a...
By: The RotoFeed
Oakland 4 vs. Chicago White Sox 10* (Major League Baseball)
2007-05-23 01:05:00 Major League Baseball Oakland 4Chicago White Sox 10 More: continued here
Oakland Athletics lose last game in Giants series
2007-05-21 04:16:00 A’s lost last game 4 to 1 in the Giants series in Oakland’s McCafee ballpark. Oakland Athletics currently overall have the highest winning percentage in interleague play since it started in 1997. That means the Giants have suffered more from their american league counterparts then any other baseball team in the majors. ...
Oakland 1 vs. San Francisco 4* (Major League Baseball)
2007-05-20 18:05:00 Major League Baseball Oakland 1San Francisco 4 More: continued here
Vinum - the French invade Oakland and SF!!!
2007-05-20 14:10:00 A short report from Evelyne about the Vinum show in Oakland and Think Pink in San Francisco.
Oakland 4* vs. San Francisco 2 (Major League Baseball)
2007-05-20 01:05:00 Major League Baseball Oakland 4San Francisco 2 More: continued here
Barry Zito Faces old Team Oakland Athletics
2007-05-19 22:13:00 Barry zito of the Giants gave up multiple walks in a row in the first inning which led to a 4 run 1st inning for the Oakland Athletics at McCafee park. Giants never recovered and eventually led to a blowout that only the most hardcore Fans would bother watching to the bitter end. One of ...
Rickey back to Oakland for one game?
2007-05-18 18:16:00 Even as the Oakland A's have gone through outfielders left and right, there's still one out there who's itching...
By: The RotoFeed
Oakland 4 vs. Kansas City 7* (Major League Baseball)
2007-05-17 19:05:00 Major League Baseball Oakland 4Kansas City 7 More: continued here
Oakland 3 vs. Kansas City 4* (Major League Baseball)
2007-05-17 01:05:00 Major League Baseball Oakland 3Kansas City 4 More: continued here
A Party in Oakland
2007-05-17 00:00:00 Did anybody order an NBA-sized upset? Hope so, because that is what the Golden State Warriors served America Thursday night after upsetting the Dallas Mavericks in what most thought to be a blowout. Many experts, including Charles Barkley, had Dallas cruising through the series, beating the Warriors in either 5 ...
Oakland 5* vs. Kansas City 4 (Major League Baseball)
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