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ISLAND LIFE


Around The Island: Life’s Little Pleasures... Loving d*mall Once More
Mid last year saw many social media accounts showing depressing pictures of d*mall devoid of any life with boarded up shops and restaurants.


Looking Forward
In the middle of a global pandemic the people of Boracay Island now face further unprecedented agony. If it was not enough that the people h


An Outsider Looking In
I'm writing this piece right now after just submitting my paperwork to Aklan for my third trip to the Island since it's reopening to tourist


Paraw Sailing
If there is one understated yet easily accessible pleasure to be enjoyed on beautiful Boracay, it would have to be paraw sailing.


Hope Is On Its Way...
Since Boracay opened to tourists from the Western Visayas first on June one, then to tourists from much of the rest of the country on Octobe


How Honest Are You?
Imagine yourself in a hotel and finding a wallet with PhP700 in it. Because you’re in a hurry, you turn it over to the front desk and ask th


Boracay’s Rebounding
This has been an amazing week for our little island.
My social media pages have been littered with posts of resorts and other businesses a


Boracay is Open
Since Oct 1st when Boracay opened its borders to domestic tourism, the number of people visiting the island has been extremely disappointing


Boracay: Moving towards 2021
What a dreadful year 2020 has been so far.
Our little Island started the year off still reeling from the devastation of typhoon Ursula; und


The Malas on Boracay
While it is often considered one of the most beautiful islands in the world, the locals of “Boracay” consider this island to be cursed becau


Keep Them Safe!
With an estimated population of over 30,000 people now calling Boracay Island their permanent home, the number of domestic animals - includi


A Medical Surprise
I’ve been on Boracay now for quite a few years and thought that I knew where everything was. But just recently a friend of mine (Joe Riley)


Aklan Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center
When Dutch national Michel van der Kleij moved, together with his wife Neressa, to the sleepy little town of Andagao, Kalibo, the couple wer


The Future
Do we face increased job insecurity, there are fears Covid-19 has undone decades of advancement? But could the pandemic be a catalyst for pr


My Struggle With Cancer
During the last four years, few people wanted to hear about cancer or how it he was affecting me emotionally, physically or the trauma in my


Selective Isolation of the Elderly
Now nearing my 80th year on this planet, I was a baby born in an air raid shelter during World War II. I consider myself a product of the re


Boracay Leaving and Returning: The Practical Truth
As we all know there are multitudes of rumors and partial information roaming around when it comes to what you can and can’t do once you lea


Rehabilitation ongoing during Covid-19
By Jen Freeman On April 26, 2018, Boracay Island was closed to the public for the beginning of a six-month rehabilitation period, on the...


Aqua Boracay – A Step Beyond
Beautiful Boracay Island is well known, both locally and internationally, for its fresh and cosmopolitan vibe, and despite retaining a relax


Olé Tapas Bar
The Spanish word “Olé” has been defined as an exclamation of approval, encouragement, triumph or joy, customarily used at bullfights, flamen

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