The beach found a new life as soon as the sun went down. Colorful lamps illuminating the facade of stores and restaurants glowed as stalls selling street food mushroomed along the shore. Loud dance tunes drowned the sedating lullaby of the rolling waves. Firedancers put a spell on the crowd that gathered around them. I stood at the beach with my back turned to the horizon that had just devoured the sun, watching the metamorphosis to complete. Boracay is different when blanketed in darkness. It turns from a sparkling tropical island paradise strewn with white sand that slowly slopes down into inviting turquoise water. At night, the water gives up the spotlight to the establishments lined … [Read more...]