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20 Out of a Thousand Things to Try in Boracay

Strip yourself from the sweltering heat of Manila and step into even hotter territory, where you can get toasty-brown and cozy with friends and family.

Touted as one of the world’s best beaches, Boracay is certainly a place where possibilities are endless!!! Here are just a few of the thousand things you can do where the sand is “sugar-white” and delicious adventures are always in sight.

1. Sip a cold fruit shake by the shore.

2. Watch the sun rise and sun set.

3. Build sandcastles, or pose by one for that keepsake photo.

4. Shop for surfer-dude duds (Boracay is a place where shades and native bracelets abound on every sandy corner. Not to mention sarongs, loose white shirts that show off your tan, and shell home decorations to hang on your walls when you get back home.)

4. Play 18 holes of golf.

5. Skim-board (it’s surfing on sand on a piece of fiberglass. You can make a day of it by learning how, doing it well, or simply have a blast watching others get washed up and end up sharing a few good laughs).

6. Pack your sunblock, camera, and sarong, and island-hop.

7. Go parasailing.

8 Ride horses by the beach.

9. Try the chori-burgers cooked fresh on the side streets.

10. Visit the batcaves.

11. Explore new places to stay,tap into this resort called Grand Boracay resort

Grand Boracay is a resort that’s located right in D’Mall of Boracay’s famous Station 2, an idyllic getaway that gives you an option to splash around in a lagoon-shaped pool and snooze in a comfy, airconditioned guestroom when the sun gets too scorching on the beach).

12.Take a ride on the banana boat.

13. Get a henna tattoo.

14. Get your usually-straight hair in braids that’ll shame Bob Marley.

15. Visit and see the dead forests south of the island, next to the fishponds for some artsy photo ops.

16. Get a massage, either by a licensed masseuse or those by the beach whom beachcombers swear are just as qualified.

17. Dance under the stars with friends in any of the Boracay bars and discos.

18. Windsurf.

19. Swim.

20. Hop on an all-terrain vehicle and explore the dunes, there are 2-seater ATVs for rent on the island.

However which way you decide to fill your time in sunny Boracay, you can rest assured that you’ve already a lot of pebbles to fill your memory glass jar, colorful stories to tell, that could be as bright as the sun, and as dramatic and mysterious as its famous sunset.

Thousand Islands cruise

A boat cruise on Thousand islands, Lake Ontario, NY, USA.A rescue helicopter and a speed boat can also be seen.

The Thousand Islands Cruise, with a Seagull on board!

while we were on the boat, there was a seagull soaring next to us, stealing chips from passengers. CUTE!!!!!

Croatia Adventures – Hundreds of Sparkling Waterfalls and More Than a Thousand Islands

Magical adventures

Croatia Hundreds of sparkling waterfalls and more than a thousand islands set amid the blue of the sea, green mountain rivers and streams, virgin canyons, wild karst and mellow plains. In a pleasant climate, with amiable people and experienced guides, you will travel under your own steam through a realm of unfettered nature by kayak, bicycle, raft, under sail; or slowly wend your way through mountain wilderness…

Nestling between the Alps, the Pannonian Plain and the Adriatic Sea, in the south-eastern part of the European continent, Croatia jealously protects eight national parks, ten nature parks and a whole range of special reserves, including plant life, animals, geological formations, hydrological phenomena, all within a small but rich area that can be travelled by car from one end to another in a single day.

Many paths run between rivers, mountain peaks, tiny island ports and beaches, leading to Illyrian hill forts, to Roman ruins, to towns and cities that are themselves monuments, to ethno-entities of popular architecture.

Rafting Rafting as a mode of transport up and down waterways also has a long tradition in Croatia. However, white-water rafting as a modern form of adventure began only in the late 1980s and served to attract notice to the amazing beauty of Croatian rivers which, up until that time, was known only to relatively few kayaking adventurers and fishermen. The founders of the Riverfree Club, pioneers of commercial trips through the rivers and experts on the waterways of Croatia, did not anticipate the Subsequent level of interest and the resulting popularity of rafting on rivers which do not abound with savage rapids and high waves. Nevertheless, thousands of people have since enjoyed their close encounters with the unforgettable magic of rivers, of green river banks, sheer canyons and crystal-clear depths. Rivers in the continental parts of the country are flanked by dense forests and by mountains, while those closer to the sea boost broad green banks and deep and shady mysterious canyons. What they all have in common are greenish clear waters that one can see through right down to the river bed. The grade of difficulty of Croatia’s white waters is, on average, grade 3; only on the Rivers Dobra and Una can you encounter grade 4 waters.

Diving The Adriatic’s submarine world is a veritable paradise for those who wish to observe o little of the teeming underwater life. Fish and crabs hiding beneath the varied plant world along the rocky shores; shells dug into a sand/ sea bed; a lively, colourful and ever changing world that invites you to dive again and again however long you moy be staying by the sec. With each new dive your eyes are sharper in discovering sea creatures so skilled in hiding themselves from others. Should you want to go deeper and venture further from the shore, an experienced guide will take you to underwater caves, beneath steep cliff faces, among the rocky habitats of fascinating species of fish, shellfish and corals. Sunken galleys, men of war as well as other archaeological finds are in an authentic submarine museum demonstrates the Adriatic’s rich and turbulent post, This is the living proof of the wars, adversities, trade and culture of the lands of the Mediterranean. On the surface, the sea is warm and clear, while 30 metres below, the temperature is cooler. There are no large sharks or other predators which would pose a danger to divers, and venomous organisms are rare.