I was recently invited to tag along my partner’s work trip. It was a last minute invite (2 weeks before) The trip was to be half pleasure – 4 days and Boracay, half business – 5 days in Manila. As the trip had already been planned months in advance, all I had to do was book my flights. I did no research on the places we were staying, so it came as quite the surprise when we checked into one of the most beautiful hotels I have ever seen..

Small distance, long Journey

Coming from Australia, the direct distance to Boracay is not actually too far. As the trip was in 2022, some countries were still semi locked down, meaning our flight path was not the most efficient route.

After 30 hours of travel, we arrived at the island of Boracay in the dark. Our final flight had been delayed but luckily The Lind workers waited at the port to assist us with the final leg of our journey.

Time to explore Boracay

After a well needed rest in a seriously comfy bed, we made our way down to the buffet breakfast where my partner’s boss and his wife were waiting to greet us. It was at this moment we realized how special this place really was. The view from the bar/restaurant could be a painting! After about 3 full plates from the Buffet, we were eager to explore the island. As we did not have anything booked for the day, my partner and I set off exploring the west side of the island. 

The beach is clean and tropical, the ocean is the most amazing aqua blue and the temperature is perfect (we were there in June)

Boracay Sunset

After a morning of exploring, my partner had her heart set on an afternoon of lounging by the pool at The Lind. There are two pools, one in the middle of the resort (the building casts a shadow over this pool in the afternoon) and a second level infinity pool. 

To our surprise, not many guests went to this pool. The view from this infinity pool has got to be in the top 10 places in the world to watch the sunset, up there with Cafe Mambos, Ibiza and Santorini, Greece!

Island Hopping Boracay

Our hosts had been here before. My partner’s boss is Filipino, so he knew exactly where to stay and exactly what to do. On the second day, he had organised for us to do a 5 hour island hopping boat trip. He booked a private boat and even went with the tour guide early in the morning to the fish market to help choose the day’s cuisine. 

Once again, the weather was perfect and the tour seemed to be the perfect mix of activities and relaxation. After stopping at a few spots to go snorkelling, we stopped at a tiny island for some cliff jumping. Soon after, we were served our freshly cooked seafood lunch. The food was delicious and we were all on cloud nine. It was a day to remember! 

Boracay Nightlife

By our second or third night, we were ready to see what the nightlife at Boracay had to offer. There are probably close to 100 venues to choose from within a 4km walk of The Lind Hotel, so we started at the most mellow venue and worked our way down the beach to more and more energetic venues. One thing we all noticed was how extra friendly all the people we met were. 

Every bar we went to, almost instantly we were chatting away with mostly Filipinos who were also on holidays. As Australians, It was a welcomed surprise to be the minority of travelers. By 10pm we were at what seemed to be the most popular nightclub, they even had a Las Vegas style bottle service option. 

We thought it was quite funny that they were trying to abide by the new Covid-19 rules and put tables on the dance floor to discourage stand up dancing. With a DJ 5 meters away playing pumping music, that was never going to work! Within 20 minutes of being there, we had broken the rules and about 10 tables surrounding us quickly joined the party. It was loose!

The Lind Boracay Wedding

On our last night, the beach front restaurant of The Lind had been set up with fairy lights to host the most beautiful Wedding reception we had ever seen. We did not want to intrude too much, so we only hung around for a couple of minutes as we arrived back from our final night time beach stroll. It seems the resort has 3 or 4 options for the perfect wedding. From the top level ballrooms, to the infinity pool area and down on the sand where this wedding was, all options seemed beautiful.