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The
tourist trap Boracay Philippines:
People say
Boracay is a place you need to visit! Well have been there and I can
say it was a place I will not visit again ever. Why you ask?
Well the
journey out to Boracay was not a good experience from we was going
off the plane in Kalibo Airport(KLO) to we was in the hotel.
The show
start as you get out of the airport and try to find your bus, the
whole thing is badly organized and there can be some confusion. When
we finally find our bus we had a 3 hour bus ride on bad roads ahead
of us to the Caticlan boat
port.
When we
come to the boat terminal it was chaotic and very poor planned. We
had to go trough a metal detector, and after that we was sitting in a
over crowded small hall for about 30 min.
After a
while we was taken to a small crowded boat that take us out to
Boracay. On shore on Boracay was it chaotic again and more waiting
since there was no system on the transport but after a while we got
away to boat station 1.
Boracay
island:
The island
have narrow dirty roads, there are to many people and to many
annoying street sellers that try to sell you a ride on a banana boat
or something else. Anywhere you go will you meet them and if you
stand still for more then 10 sec they will be all over you.
The
moment you step out of the hotel in Boracay, you’re practically
under attack. Annoying vendors are everywhere: the streets, the
shops, and sadly, even the beach.
The food
in the restaurants are not good and I don't even think they have
staff that can make food in many of them. And the food is heavy over
priced.
So what
have Boracay to offer beside the beach? Nothing for ordinary people I
guess if you like to party and pay overprice on everything it's
perfect but for other that want to relax and have some fun beside be
piss drunk 24/7 it's not a place to go. I will say Boracay is one of
the biggest shit holes I have been to in a really long time.
For other
then backpackers and hippies I will recommend that you go to Bohol a
much better place and much more to see and things to do. And the most
important thing you can go everywhere whit out be bothered by street
vendors.
For
families is Bohol perfect since there is something for everyone.
Travel
advice
If you are
going on a travel always check your governments travel advice
especially if you are going to a Islamic country since the terror
treat there is very high. But also if you are going to some countries
in Europe and most of Africa.
This
travel advice change so always stay updated and check them often and
follow this advice.
It's not
only the treat of terror but also diseases
like Ebola,
SARS,
bird flu, swine
flu and so on that you need to avoid.
After the
last times terror attack so always think both 1 and 2 times before
you travel to one of the countries that it's likely that something
can happen. And again read what the government recommend you to do.
2 good
links.
Beside
these check your local government to see what they say since it can
be a little different then the 2 we have linked to here.