Boracay Island 2024: White Sands, Blue Waters, and Our Astoria Current Experience in Station 3

There’s a reason Boracay Island continues to be one of the most loved beach destinations in the Philippines. With its powdery white sand and stunning sunsets, it never really goes out of style. For our 2024 trip, we chose Boracay Island and stay at Astoria Current, located in the quieter Station 3 area. Known for its modern design and more laid-back atmosphere, it offered a different side of Boracay—less crowded, more relaxed, but still just as beautiful. Here’s our honest experience as a group and what we did during our short stay here.

This is actually my fourth time coming to Boracay but this is the first time we traveled by air as a group and held our annual company outing outside Luzon. It took us almost half a year just to save for our budget and have our lovely staff experience the white sands of Boracay (because they truly deserve it!).

Our travel dates were from the afternoon of November 15 to the afternoon of November 17. Our schedule ended up being shortened due to the limited availability of airline seats that could accommodate all of us. So, I booked the best option available, which meant taking afternoon flights.

I kind of regretted booking it that way, though, because our time in Boracay felt really squeezed into those three days but since there’s no other choice, we just have to make it worthwhile. 🥲

*arrived at Boracay airport an hour before sunset ❤︎*

Booking mistakes aside, we were actually lucky enough to witness the majestic sunset throughout our entire jetty ride, all the way until we arrived on the island. My parents usually book morning or earlier trips here before, so seeing the sun set while riding the speedboat felt like a rare and special experience for me.

*the scenery that never fails to captivate me ❤︎*

My previous trips to Boracay were with my family during my college days. They were all fun, but I can’t recall much of them now because I never left any “footprints” like this blog, nor did I make time to write and share them on my socials.

I used to love blogging back in high school, and that passion never really left me. However, my priorities changed over a decade ago, and life simply happened. It feels like ten years of my life just passed by so quickly—and almost unnoticed. 🥲