Boracay Island, Philippines: Yapak Beach/ Family Travelogue April 2008

Our last day in the island, flight back to Angeles City was in the afternoon.  We went to the nearby beach in the morning called Yapak beach.  It is also called Puka beach.  You could find numerous Puka shells that could be used for accessories and ornaments.  The eldest bailed out and continued to sleep.  The island was not surrounded by fancy hotels though it is equally beautiful as the popular one with clear water and powdery sand.

Boracay Island, Philippines: Glass Bottom boat tour/ April 2008

Our visit to Boracay Island in April 2008 minus the daddy.  We were still in Philippines then, Daddy has just started working in Singapore.  We flew with Seair for a 45 minutes to  1 hour direct flight from Clark to Caticlan.

Boracay is a small island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.  It is famous for its white sand beaches and destination for relaxation.  It was awarded as best island in the world in 2012 and 2016 by international magazines and agency.

2nd day Philippine tour at Plantation Bay Resort and Spa/ Family Travelogue 18 November 2012

Plantation Bay Resort & Spa is located in Mactan, one hour from Cebu City.  The privately owned waterways is humongous, 11 hectars with so much offered activities: indoor and outdoor.

From Shangri-la Mactan, we drove for about half an hour to Plantation Bay.  There was no hassle on our check in, the colourful jeepney shuttle took us to our Lagoon Side Room.

Jeepney shuttle at Plantation Bay Resort and Spa, Cebu, Philippines

We took a rest first before we made a quick tour of the resort.  We requested for two queen sized bed.  You could opt for a King size though.

We had the balcony and in a minute we could soak into the lagoon.

We enjoyed the hammock near our room

The man made lagoon is huge, we were not restricted to the area near our place.  We could dip anywhere.

Our mermaid daughter not getting tired of snorkeling.  It was getting late, the beach was not crowded.

Native bucket and ladle spoon to wash our feet before we went back inside our room.

Relaxing bath before dinner.

We had a room service.  As shown, our youngest' favourite, Prawn Tempura.  I could say the best tempura I had tried.

We also had the filipino dish, boneless milk fish.

Daddy had the quarter roasted chicken.  The food was superb.  They must have employed one of the best chefs.

That was the end of our 2nd night/in Cebu.  A big day the next as we explored the resort.

Continued from 2nd day Philippines tour at Shangri-la Mactan Resort and Spa
Continued to 3rd day Philippine tour at Plantation Bay Resort and Spa

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Boracay Island Philippines , first time scuba diving 11 Dec 2011

I have yet to post our visit in 2008 where we had the Island hopping and walked around the three stations of the island by the beach.

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Shangri-la's Mactan Resort & Spa/ Philippines Cebu and Bohol 2nd day/ Family Travelogue 18 November 2012

We were only booked for a night at Shangri-la's, check out at 12nn.  We could stay though until the evening in the resort but our next destination was equally magnificent as this resort.  The sun was up earlier than 6am.  We had the whole morning to make the most.  The pool was inviting and the man made beach with artificial reef and aid in coral regeneration was truly amazing.

Shangri-la's Mactan Resort and Spa, Cebu, Philippines

lift lobby, Shangri-la Mactan, Cebu, Philippines

We had stayed by the pool before we had our breakfast

Buffet breakfast at Tides was included in the hotel rate we had paid.  Breakfast was sumptuous.  I love the many choices of breads and egg omelette.

Yummy bread and pastries at Tides, Shangri-la's  Mactan Resort & Spa, Cebu Philippines

Resort's man made beach

 There's the culprit, no wonder she is chubby.

We had tried also the homemade ice cream.  Not cheap.

Hotel's version of cobbler in the shell.

Our youngest did not want to leave the pool.

Apparently, she enjoyed the pool.  She got tanned.

Giant Chess Board at Shangri'la's Mactan Resort & Spa, Cebu, Philippines

Guest room, Shangri-la's Mactan Resort & Spa, Cebu, Philippines

lobby at Shangri-la's Mactan Resort and Spa, Cebu, Philippines

checking out

Off Shangri-la's Resort to Plantation bay Resort.  We really had a wonderful time and one night stay was enough to enjoy what the resort was offering that time.  We were heading to Plantation Bay Resort for another one night stay before we transfer to Cebu City.  It is almost half an hour driving from Shangri-la to Plantation.  And almost an hour from Plantation bay to Cebu City.

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The making of Harry Potter

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Singapore

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