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Showing posts with label Boracay. Show all posts

FABULOUS DESSERTS YOU CAN ONLY FIND IN BORACAY

June 26, 2023

FABULOUS DESSERTS YOU CAN ONLY FIND IN BORACAY


I'm referring to Ube Mama and Coco Mama. Well, this is not completely true for Coco Mama but the only other location where you can find Coco Mama is in La Union. So when you're in Boracay, you should grab the opportunity to taste and enjoy these two desserts that is homegrown in Boracay. In a country like ours that exports coconut, it's ironic that coconut ice cream is not so popular so as to find it so readily in the local grocery store like in Thailand. When I was in Bangkok, I feasted on different brands of coconut ice cream from the grocery. 


WHAT I LOVE ABOUT UBE MAMA

For ube lovers, it's ube heaven. This dessert does not disappoint. It's heaping with everything ube with the rich taste of coconut cream. . Imagine 2 big scoops of ube coconut ice cream, drizzled with salted coconut cream, topped with a generous amount of ube pudding, sprinkled with cornflakes and palitaw balls on the side. It's a meal in itself.





My tip: The portion size is big so make sure to share it with another person.


WHAT I LOVE ABOUT COCO MAMA

The coconut ice cream is so rich and creamy, it brings back memories of the coconut ice cream I tasted in Nataporn ice cream shop in Thailand. Nataporn serves homemade ice cream in a little alley near the Grand Palace. Their bestseller is the coconut ice cream.



My tip: If you're tasting Coco Mama for the first time, first try the coconut ice cream without mixing it with pandan ice cream or with mango. So you can taste the pure flavor and richness of the coconut ice cream, without other flavors interfering with it. Afterwards, try it with pandan ice cream and mango.









DINING AT CATICLAN AIRPORT DEPARTURE TERMINAL

DINING AT CATICLAN AIRPORT DEPARTURE TERMINAL

Below are the limited dining options at the Caticlan Airport Departure Terminal. Note that the arrival and departure terminals at Caticlan Airport are at different locations. 








CATICLAN AIRPORT ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES

May 1, 2023

CATICLAN AIRPORT ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PROCEDURES

Arrival Procedure at Caticlan Airport

Caticlan airport now has two passenger terminals, one for departing passengers and another for arriving passengers. They are located 2.6 km away from each other
The arrival terminal is far from the Cagban jetty port. The departure terminal is the one near the Cagban jetty port.

You walk at the airport tarmac towards terminal. The terminal is around 50 meters from the plane.


Baggage claim


This is where you meet the your hotel pickup service.


Hotel pickup service and Exit



Departure Procedures at Caticlan Airport

MY TIP: leave your hotel in Boracay 3 hours before your flight to give enough time to travel from your hotel to Cagban Jetty port to Caticlan airport.

1. Security check before entering the airport




2. Line up for check-in or bag drop on if you did online check in already.




3. If you did online check in and have a boarding pass qr code, proceed to the gate.








4. Security check before entering the waiting area at the gate.











5. When boarding is called, present your boarding pass and ID. Get your bus number. The bus will bring you to the plane for boarding.




6. Board the bus assigned to you.






7. Upon arrival at the site of the plane. Get off the bus and board the plane.



WHAT TO ORDER AT THE ROYAL INDIAN CURRY HOUSE: Highly recommended Authentic Indian Restaurant in Boracay

April 27, 2023

WHAT TO ORDER 
AT THE ROYAL INDIAN CURRY HOUSE:
Highly recommended Authentic Indian Restaurant in Boracay

Everytime we go to Boracay, we usually visit Truefood, our favorite Indian restaurant. Sadly, it closed in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. We're back in Boracay this year. And while walking along Station 1, we stumbled upon Royal Indian Curry House. We couldn't resist trying it. We saw a lot of Indian customers eating in the restaurant. So we figured it must be good. 

We ordered the Murg Tikka Butter Masala (describe as a succulent chicken tikka cooked in tomato and onion and onion gravy), the Hyderabad biryani (the incomparable hyderabadi rice Delicacy of cubes and rib chops of lamb cooked with basmati on dum) and palak paneer (cottage cheese cubes cooked with spinach). For drinks, we had mango lassi and classic sweet lassi.

We love the food! The flavors were subtle and complex. Simply put, if we had more time in Boracay, we'll go back to this restaurant to try the other dishes. There were plenty dishes in the menu. But we wanted to satisfy our cravings for the usual food we order at Truefood like their chicken tikka masala, biryani and palak paneer so we ordered almost the same the same thing at R.I.C.H. Their acronym is apt. Rich in taste and flavor.

Hope you get to try it too!





The food we ordered were actually good for 3 people.


 Burg Tikka Butter Masala
(Chicken tikka cooked in tomato and onion gravy)
(599 php)


Hyderabad biryani




Hyderabad biryani 
(Basmati rice with lamb rib chops and cubes on dum)
(899php)


Palak paneer
(Cottage cheese cubes cooked with spinach)
(499 php)


Classic Lassi

Mango Lassi



Airconditioned indoor dining



Alfresco dining

MENU







Operating hours:
Daily, 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM



BEST BORACAY SOUVENIR: Group Caricature with ARTKIPELAGO

July 9, 2014


BEST BORACAY SOUVENIR: Group Caricature with ARTKIPELAGO



While roaming around D'Mall, we found this great Boracay souvenir idea: a family caricature done by Artkipelago. We decided to try it. Because of the great result, I'm highly recommending it as one of the things you can bring home as a remembrance of your family trip to Boracay.

HOW THEY DO IT:


STEP 1: They will take a photo using the camera or you can also bring your own photo.



This is the photo they took on the spot.



STEP 2: You choose your desired template or design.


We chose Group #6.


STEP 3: Pay the price.


Price:
250 pesos for one person in a caricature
300 pesos for tow persons in a caricature
120 pesos per person for 3 or more persons in a caricature.

We paid 480 pesos for our caricature.


STEP 4: Delivery at your resort.


This is the final result of the caricature delivered next day at our resort.




LOCATION:

Artkipelago stall

See the stall to your right with leaning surfboards.
The stall is near the Islands Souvenirs store at D'Mall.