Boracay was not in my list of places to visit this year. Prior to my most recent visit, I had been to the island twice in the past. The first time was in 2003 with a few friends, and the second was in 2007 during a trip I organized for my team at work. And though I really enjoyed both my previous visits to the most popular beach in the Philippines, I prefer to go to other places or destinations that I have never been before.