Gullible Travels

A week in Boracay, Philippines Now this was a dream come true! We were on a beautiful island in the South China Sea, the 4 km long white beach (aptly named White Beach) stretching before me, traditional double-outrigger wooden boats dotted across the turquoise waters, the Oldies, quiet for once, sitting at a beach bar under the shade of the palm trees, sipping their beers and nibbling freshly baked Bavarian pretzels. Wait a minute. What? Only in the Philippines! Apparently…

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Stay in Lucena beach resort My favourite thing about the Philippines is that it is basically a whole load of islands – over 7,600 in fact. Wow! That could only mean that a visit to the seaside couldn’t be far off. Sure enough, it wasn’t long before we headed for a beach resort south of Manila, not far from the city of Lucena. We travelled in typical Filipino fashion – 13 humans and one seagull squished into a nine-seater minibus…

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