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I won’t necessitate gloating over how stunning and
awe-inspiring Boracay Island is. It is what it is: the Philippines’ premier tourist
destination, which has one of the world’s top beaches under its pocket -- the White Beach. I let Google and Wikipedia stand by their own definitions of the island's face.
A haven for water-sports junkies, nature lovers, foodies, children on the prowl for water and the sun, couples silly-crazy for romance, and party-stoked creatures, it isn’t easy not to love the island. I love the life it breathes.
A haven for water-sports junkies, nature lovers, foodies, children on the prowl for water and the sun, couples silly-crazy for romance, and party-stoked creatures, it isn’t easy not to love the island. I love the life it breathes.
From the long stretches of Stations 1, 2, and 3, and back,
to Diniwid Beach, until the colors of the sunset peppered the horizon, I was there,
like a reclusive soul drifting on the shore, unfazed by the miles and even when all turned
up its silhouettes.
Here is what has become of Boracay Island through my lens.
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