The Kasbah rocks Boracay

Many years ago........ the girl went on a difficult six-month assignment to a place that was sad.  She worked for hours each day in a dark room that had only one small window.  Even though she was fighting for justice  (on behalf of people who had so very little), she suffered from loneliness. 

At the end of her assignment, she was sent to the Philippines to conduct a training.  She got off the plane and gulped the sunshine greedily.  After her work was done she left for an island where all the longitudes and latitudes were just right; she left for Boracay. 

On Boracay, she swung in hammocks, swam in the ocean, and swilled lemonade.  She took long naps, she read fat books, and she ate big meals.  Everything was almost perfect but she was alone.  With her toes dug in the white sand, and her arms wrapped around her knees, she watched as couples walked by her, hand in hand, in love.  She swore that one day, she would come back to paradise with someone who would hold her hand, admire her dress, and laugh at her jokes. 

If she went again, she would spend her days at Boracay's Kasbah.   

She would lounge on the colorful loungers.   She would go for dips in the clear blue sea with her family.........

They would take breaks in Kasbah's hip interior, comfy on the prettiest leather poufs....

And enjoy refreshing glasses of fresh mint tea from silvered Moroccan teapots....

When dinner rolled around, they would savor Moroccan tagines....

The darling proprietress was quite the cook, using spices bought in Marrakech with the blogging girl.   

At night they would tell funny stories and laugh by lantern light.

Yes, this time, this time, everything really would be perfect.....

Kasbah, Boat Station One, White Beach,  (next to Discovery Shores) Boracay island, the Philippines

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Comments

[Lyna Wan]

Talking about Boracay, I thought I just read it in today newspaper. Boracay is undergoing a massive development. For me, it is a pathethic situation. I can't stand the fact that this backpacker's legendary spot will turn over an ew leaf. I haven't go to this place yet...

[Di Overton]

I avidly read this and looked up and out of the window - it is pouring down, grey and cold oh and just to make it all so ideal it's windy. Beam Me Up Scotty!

[Carolina Eclectic]

Hi Maryam
Your blog is so beautiful. What an amazing location. I would love to be on that beach right now.

[studio wellspring]

sign me up ~ the exotic beach, the courier project, the fantasty world you captivate me with every day ~ i'm so ready! ;o)

[Annie]

Beautiful photos, and a nice spot to dream about on a gray day.

[Annie]

The pictures are so yummy! I want to go and see for myself all that wonder, one day...

[corine]

I'm very jealous of your life. (But would never be up to the difficult assignment is sad places.)

[Kathy here again]

Marrakech on the beach! How perfect!

[all things bright and beautiful]

Dear Maryam - the Philippines is a place full of unfound treasures. I lived there for 18 months.

I'm sure you rocked this Kasbah :-)

[Frank Gardner]

You tell great stories Maryam. I love how you describe yourself in the thrid person as "blogger girl" or just "the girl".
Sometimes the stories are sad, sometimes happy, but always interesting.

[mary]

My brother lives in Manila. I will be telling him about this spot!

[Aimee]

I am green with envy! What a gorgeous place, and it looks warm too!

[Nora]

Are you there right now?? Enjoy! x

[Pinay in Boracay]

Darling, darling Maryam,

That was such a beautiful, heart-gripping post. The story, beautifully woven. The girl who vowed to come back with someone who would admire her dress & laugh at her jokes....it made me cry.

Many many thanks for this post and we await you and your family here in beautiful boracay. It will be an experience nothing short of magical. Here in our little fragment of Moroccan souk in island paradise.

I still have to pinch myself every morning when I wake up to all these beauty.

"Maraming Salamat po" as we say here in Islands Philippines

[Shelley]

Maryam - you are such a romantic! An ideal location for a holiday with the one you love.

[Lady Luxie]

I will be going to Boracay as well :>

am'soooo excited...

lovely post...

[Heatheronhertravels]

It looks so beautiful on Boracay - you might be interested on my post on the Philippines, showing it from the point of view of some of the Fairtrade producers there.

[Felicity]

I am packing my bags, I am heading off to Boracay - it looks so peaceful... hope your time there is a peaceful/relaxing one...take care

[Urban Tulip]

I always believed that when you picture yourself in a certain state/picture one day you will be part of it!

Beautiful photos and blog!

[Suzanne - The Farmer's Wife]

How absolutely exotic! I'd love to go but the plane journey to the Philippines would be a killer to this old body.

I must have missed something - what the Courier project? Courier to Morrocco?....wow, would I love that.

Suzanne - the Farmer's Wife

[Paris Parfait]

I expect you'll have a wonderful time in such beautiful surroundings. xo

[Laini]

Gorgeous!!! And Maryam, just wanted to tell you if you haven't seen it, the brand-new National Geographic Adventure magazine has a stunning feature on Morrocco. Yum! Also, I just snagged the Anthropologie catalog from my mom for a good drool!

[Lydia]

Hello, I just read your post and I think Boracay looks absolutely beautiful! How exotic! I'm sure the food on Boracay is out of this world too.

[thriftbunny72]

man o man, i want to go there..

[Carrie]

Lovely writing. You have a refreshing, gracious perspective on life that savors every moment as special in its own way. A treat to read.