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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY October 16 - 31,, 2016

The Roundabout

At #1 For The Weekend

By: Sandee Siytangco – Masigan

It was three in the morning
and with the perimeter winds of
typhoon Karen blowing overhead, I silently prayed that our
flight out would be cancelled. I
wanted one more day in paradise…another 24 hours in Conde

Naste’s number 1 island in the
world…Boracay.
I think that some of the
best travel plans are made on the
fly…so off we went three days
ago, to the world’s best beach.
We managed to snatch a weekend from our busy schedules

I felt
my jaws unclench, my shoulders
pulled back and the crease in my
brow slowly relax. The pretty lady
with the Discovery Shores logo
ushered us to a waiting van to
take us to the private dock they

between my toes.
While lounging by the
beach waiting for the girls to
come back from surfing lessons,
the hotel staff hovered close by
anticipating what I needed. More
ice, another drink…nuts or chips
perhaps? Let me clean your
glasses ma’am, said the lovely
lady behind me.
October is considered lean
season on the island. The beach
is relatively free of frolicking children, hordes of tourists angling
for the best selfies and vendors
hawking everything from sunglasses to pearls. The island is
still busy, but not throbbing with

the beach. I was ushered into the
Sandalwood Room – one of the
treatment rooms equipped with
its own sauna and private bathroom.
All treatments start with a
warm foot bath and a soothing
pot of ginger and lemongrass tea.
With that out of the way. I surrendered the next two hours of the
evening to the expert hands of
my assigned therapist. A rather
petite lady with the cheerful smile
and soft voice. Her stature bellied the confidence and strength
of her strokes as she kneaded
worry and tension ( due to the
tyrphoon) out of my back.

share with other 5-star hotels.
The transfers went smoothly and
within the hour we were settled
in our room and ready for the
beach.
I love the island’s vibe…how
it can be jumping and fun and
chaotic on one side and serene
people. This is my favorite time
to be here.
On
our
second precious
night, I treated
myself to a
Beauty & Bliss
treatment at the
Terra Wellness
Spa on the second floor of the
hotel. The girls
were engrossed
on their mobile
phones , hubby
had gone out

After an hour, it was time
for a facial that promised to exfoliate and revitalize my stressed
out skin. When they covered my
eyes with cool cucumber slices,
I lost all sense of time. Slowly,
gentle fingers massaged alternating warm and cold gels with the
loveliest scents of pineapple and
calamansi teasing and lulling me
to sleep. I barely felt it when they
cleaned out the grime that took
root in my pores.
I made it back to our room
before the rains poured, relaxed,
relieved and rejuvenated.
The typhoon passed without our flights being cancelled.
And just like that , our weekend
jaunt came to an end. Time to
head home…time to plan our
next visit to the world’s #1 island.
Tips: PAL flies to Caticlan
5x daily.
Check out Discovery Shores
at www.discoveryshoresboracay.

and less than a week, booked a
flight and reserved a room at our
favorite hotel on the island – Discovery Shores. Discovery Shores
is one of the older 5-star hotels
on the island… but its service remains topnotch.
From the moment we
stepped into the Boracay airport,
and quiet on the other. Both facets of this jeweled isle are part of
the Boracay lifestyle. My husband
often says, Boracay is a democratic place. There is something
for everyone and they all manage
to coexist peacefully.
Of all the activities available
in Boracay, I have two favorites.
Both are simple…the first involves only a sunbed, my sunglasses and a mojito beside me.
The other being long walks with
my hubby with the surf on one
side and the sugar white sand

in search of his
current
food
craving , so I
was left to my
own devices.
The Terra
Spa is located
three
floors
above the hotel lobby, away
from the boisterous banter
generated
by
the pool gang
and overlooking

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