The Philippine beaches are gorgeous. I’ve seen quite a few although I’m not as lucky as the others who have seen more.
A few years back, my yaya (Filipino term for “nanny”) took me to her home province for short visit. Oh boy - It took quite some time to go there! We travelled for the whole day via bus, a tricycle (like a tuktuk), a boat and a jeepney. Their house was on the other side of the mountains. When we got there, electricity was not available 24/7 and there was hardly any mobile reception.
The took me to an undeveloped beach - a part of the island that is not very easy to reach. On the way there, we got on board a boat owned by my yaya’s husband. We saw a school of black jellyfish! They were so many. The children were not afraid of them.
Children who grew up in the rural areas know how to swim. Their families and their fathers before them had to swim for a living. They catch fish, crabs and other shellfish.
Perhaps people like me who were born and raised in the concrete and polluted city of Manila are the only ones who can’t swim.
They were telling me stories about how hard it was to reach this other island. Perhaps that’s why there is no developer in the country who wants to invest in it. There’s not a lot of good infrastructure yet in this part of the country.
They kind of also asked me that maybe someday, when I become rich enough, I will be able to come back and develop this place - turn it into a resort and drive in tourists.
I hope this place does not get turned into another resort. Perhaps someday, when I become rich enough, I can come back and make sure that places like this will be protected. So that future children like Janric and Janpaul can get on their father’s boat and look at all the fish.
Actually your ability to capture and identification of the object are very nice. I normally do not carry camera; it is the mobile phone that helps me to take some snaps as and when it is possible. So, I have little knowledge about photography. My experience prompted me to make the comment.
Wow Philippines looks even more beautiful than I thought! I would love to visit it some day. Where is this beach located in your photos? Do you often go there? I’m only familiar with Boracay, which is shared a lot in social channels and it looks absolutely stunning!
Like you said, it looks peaceful and not populated. Unfortunately, tourists can ruin a place with overcrowding, which is sad. I think beaches should be controlled or paid, not to ruin them.
Hey @DanniS thanks! This is in Atimonan, Quezon province. Unlike Boracay, this can be reached by land from metro Manila.
I don’t often go here, though. I heard from my friends that there are resorts being developed around this area. Unfortunately, that means that it will get busy. The once still beach will be crowded soon. I hope that the resort operations will be well-regulated in terms of environment consciousness. Apparently the owners and developers were the locals themselves, so there’s hope.
If you’ve only heard of Boracay from the Philippines, and you’re already impressed, then you should look up El Nido, Palawan. This. This is one of the most beautiful places in the Philippines. The resorts around it are environment conscious as well, as they are trying to avoid pollution and abuse of natural resources. El Nido learns from the mistake of Boracay.
Boracay was closed to tourists for a while by the government to try and clean and repair the damages to the natural environment. It stirred quite a bit of controversy as tourism economy was severely affected. It has been recently re-opened with a cleaner Boracay.
Thank you so much @ellecross for replying! It would be a dream destination to visit Philippines. I checked Palawan, wow! I definitely need to book a trip
I think it’s a good thing that the government closes down places from tourists otherwise we might lose these natural locations for good. Sadly people don’t clean much after themselves, but I’m hoping for a change.
