I have a friend who kept on going to Boracay as if it's just a regular destination. She said that since I'm a travel blogger, I should feature Boracay in my blog one of these days. I said I would if I could.

Boracay, as they always say, is the ultimate destination for adventure and relaxation.

Now I have a possibility to go on a free vacation in this island paradise through the South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) and Microtel Inns Suites Boracay Bloggers' Tour. The chance to go along with other travel bloggers is also tempting because of having the opportunity to meet and bond with people who share the same interest for travel blogging.

Visit the SEAIR Facebook Fan Page for the details of this contest. Check out the SEAIR website and the Microtel Philippines website for more information.

I'm a hyperactive person who loves to travel and exudes energy all the time. For me, Boracay is the ultimate place to be. Below is my entry to SEAIR & Microtel Boracay Bloggers' Tour for a chance to go on a vacation to this paradise.
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I’ve been to Different Places, But I’ve never been to Boracay

I've been dragged by a wakeboard cable wire in Naga, Camarines Sur.
But I've never been dragged to Boracay .

I've zip lined and climbed a wall in Balamban, Cebu.
But I haven’t zipped and wall-climbed in Boracay.

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Matukad Island in the Caramoan peninsula is one of the places we dropped by for our island-hopping adventure in Camarines Sur.

This is actually the first island that we visited and we didn’t really expect much. There were a lot of tourists who traveled to this part of the country as the attractions were really well-marketed. With the Camsur Watersports Complex and the islands that were featured in various travel shows and internet blogs.

 
water splashing

We rode a small boat and we were in awe at the beautiful rock formations that passed by before we headed to the island. If the boat were bigger, I wanted to ask them to stop the motor so we could jump off and dive into the waters. It reminded me of the pictures that we see in Palawan – and I have yet to conquer the place.

giant rocks are aplenty in the Caramoan peninsula

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June 18, 2010.
Darn it. Talima Adventure Waterpark in Cebu was closed today!

going to Talima Adventure and failed cause the water park was closed. Toinks

Some colleagues and I were planning to go to the waterpark in Olango Island to have fun but it turned out that they were not operating from June 15 to 18 due to some constructions that were being done to improve the place.

I called earlier just to ask for more information on the location but then the phone number (+63 915 255 5991) had no answer.

When we went to the docking area beside Hilton in order to check out the place so we can hire a pump boat ride. We even got a bit confused as to where the jump off point was for the Islands Banca Cruise boats. When we got there, we felt all excited knowing that we were about to experience a good water adventure. My colleagues just got out from their shifts at work and hadn’t had time to sleep to see what’s in store but when we arrived, they said that the park was not open; bummer.

We talked to the staff, hoping that we could still make it but they said that it was really closed. We asked if they posted it on their sites and announced it well cause we were unaware. They said that they did and it was really disappointing on our part but we didn’t blame the crew though.

So we walked going back to our ride and tried to come up with a plan B. We received a text message from the Talima Adventure number and I tried dialing in again. This time I was able to talk to one of their representatives, “Kichi” and she told us that they made the necessary announcements about the park being closed. I had my Smartbro unlimited Plug-it with me and checked their Facebook page again, went to their Wall and found out that they did post something.

should’ve checked their Wall in Facebook

It's sad knowing that we reserved this day and even filed for leave ahead of time in order to experience the adventure hype that Cebu is talking about. I was even glad because we could relive the time when we were able to visit the Camsur Watersports Complex in Naga some time last year.

Oh well, we couldn’t blame them. It was just depressing and I felt stupid because of not going through the site thoroughly.

Note: Talima Adventure and Water Park will resume operations on June 19, 2010.

We’re planning to go to the Talima Adventure & Water Park this Friday. It’s a new and exciting adventure destination here in Cebu which reminds me of the time when we went to Lago Del Rey in the Camsur Watersports Complex. It was exactly a year ago when we had a trip to Camarines Sur and experience some great water sport adventures.

  
Lago Del Rey at Camsur Water Sports Complex

This time, the Funflatables will be on salt water. I just hope there wouldn’t be that many people since it’s on a weekday. I could imagine when this new Cebu attraction had so many customers on a weekend when some of my colleagues dropped by the place to have fun.

The Talima Adventure & Water Park, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Islands Group. Hope to have fun and I hope the weather will be good.

http://www.islandsbanca.com/talima.html