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Our little company was established in a small Island called Boracay Island in the Philippines. It all began with the idea that this
wonderful island should be discovered by people that really need to get away from their daily life and the ordinary
"Charter package holiday" which is the usual way of vacation in Europe, Australia and America. Why? Because by nature,
people go by the streams, to the same holiday destination as their neighbors, eat the same food while in holiday as
they do at home. We are sitting in a totally different environment that I never ever had experienced before. "Let’s make a website to
tell the world about it". That was our main idea when we created Boracay Dream Island as our first travel guide.
Yes, we fell in love in this island, the first meeting changed our life and since our first steps on the white sand
we have been thinking how to live in Boracay. How could we sell out everything back home, buy a new home here and start
something by ourself? Lucky me, I was brought here by my Filipino friend that since January 2004, has stand by my side and
helped me to establish and realize my dream BoracayIsland.no. The initial idea and how we make our first money, was by helping
our website guests to get accommodation at Boracay, but since then the “snowball” start rolling and rolling. First, we discovered that
wonderful small hotel and resorts do not have websites. So we thought on how we could help them to go local for global marketing.
That thought was followed up by the establishment of DreamIslandWeb.com as the first Filipino owned web design house in Boracay,
only focusing on how to help the rustic, cozy small resorts that have been here “forever” to survive, so that the Boracay
we discovered and fell in love with, should be able to fight major and big corporations that were on their way.
The “tourist industry” was on its way and if we did not make our efforts, it would eat all of the beauty, the romance,
the environment, the atmosphere and change our paradise to a tourist machine.
Our first big project was BackPackBoracay.com where we offer free advertisements for the small, cozy,
rustic and original guesthouse, hostels and hotels overshadowed by the big, new and modern resorts.
However, a business will not survive by offering only free service, so we were very happy that
a friend of us asked us to design and develop Boracay Activities for him, so the world could learn about his
Glass bottom boat – “We found him”, which is a wonderful idea, to learn kids, families and the old about the aqua
culture by watching, sitting dry inside of the boat. You might know how it is, when you first have seen the fish and the
colorful corals, you really want to go down there. And even better for us, you want to have a room between your dives down
there in the marine paradise, and our friend ask us to develop Boracay Dive Packages that not only offers accommodation in
paradise, but a combination of dives and exciting day trips to nearby destinations as Buruanga Point and the Water Falls.
By our friends we were introduced to La Isla Bonita Boracay for dance. It has become a great success for our client.
Already after few weeks online, bookings came in and gave a payback for the investment of our client. Soon a new development
at Boracay got our attention, and we were honored by Sir Kim to build the website Bora Sky Hotel which is the hotel that might have
the real “Spirit of Asia” of all hotel and resorts at Boracay. From there, one step took the other and things went fast. First of all I learn
to know Sir Mito Barretto, as the President of Tagaytay Tourism Council he invited me to Tagaytay City, to talk about the opportunities of
what a website could do for your business, to the hotel and restaurant industry in Tagaytay.
I will never forget the moments of visiting the small little restaurant Bag of Beans Bakery and Coffee shop where the first conference was held.
On top tree list of most important happenings of my life, the moment of discovering this little restaurant was one of them.
First of all I took pictures that I never before believed that I was able to take. Secondly, we were able to create a website that has become
a “high flyer” globally, from a small corner of the city of Tagaytay.
Have you even heard about Tagaytay? Well, if not, it’s time to GoTagaytay. Well, back to my friend Sir Mito Barretto that want
us to build his website for his One Destination in Tagayatay - C U in Tags – Where people meet! Tagaytay is actually the number
ONE tourist destination in the Philippines. When you think about it, it’s naturally because Tagaytay is just an hour and a half driving from Manila.
With fresh chilled air, since it’s up of the hills and it has a wonderful view over the Taal Volcano and the Taal lake. And, Tagaytay is the cultural
center of the Philippines that have had an interesting role during the Philippines history. And, together with the beautiful churches, the picnic grove,
the flower markets and the fact that it is here people meet in the Philippines. The One Destination in Tagaytay has become the investment of
Sir Mito Barretto that gave him the opportunity to establish Mito's Place Boracay which is a resort, perfectly located at the beach of the paradise, Boracay Island.
What is it that makes Boracay Island so special? Well, first of all it is the Sunshine Place where you can stay in your hotel room and
when you are ready for your morning swim, you can just walk from La Plage de Boracay to the beach in your swim outfit - and nobody cares.
It’s the real "stay and live" at the beach. With all inclusive, palm trees, crystal clear waters, great food, heat, sun, white sand and friendly people,
smiling and welcoming you to Villa Romero. Look to the sky, Bora Sky Hotel is located in the middle of Boracay Island, close to everything and
with true Asia ambience. And, from the sky at Mt. Luho we look down to all of Boracay, the Golf Course, the Kite Beach Bulabog. In Tagalog, the
main language at the Philippines, view is Tanawin. And, 360 degree view, you find at Tanawin-Boracay where you can watch the sunrise in
the morning and the sunset at the evening from your hotel room. It's really wonderful, watching the kites playing in the wind and people enjoy
an active holday vacation at the worlds best beach, staying in Boracay Gems Villas resort.
Or, even welcoming you up in the Tree House which is the original way of living on a beach; in the trees. So far we have been talking a lot of the paradise on shore.
But, Boracay offers so much more. You can wake up in the morning and stare into the Fisheye, or join the dive safari packages that they offer
or just surf with New Wave Divers. During a holiday everyone wants to taste the local specialties of Filipino food. However, after a while on holiday
veryone starts missing the daily routines and food. Plain and simple, it’s just how it is. And we are happy to introduce you to a lot more that
ordinary pizza, pasta and Italian food, served by Carlo's Pizza Restaurant that is one of the fastest growing restaurant chains in the
Philippines and we have launch the Mile Hi Diner for us that “just love a good meal!”
Every success story has its back side like everyone else’s; we have our share as well, but let it be. However it was interesting that we started our
business because we want that the small, rustic and friendly places to survive. During these years we have been in business, a bigger challenge has shown up,
the global warming, the environmental challenges for the next century. It gives meaning to life, to our business, to be a human,
when we are honored with the responsibility of develop the Palingenises Manufacuring website, that have an environmental friendly solution on how
to handle one of the biggest environmental challenges in the world, the handling of human waste.
Our core business is helping small and middle size business with having a website that work, mostly in the hotel and restaurant segment, but we have also
designed the web solution of Fusion Excel that believe that Scalar Energy helping people to a better life.
Mid 2008 we went home to Fevik in the south part of Norway, since my father want me and two of my siblings to take over his business.
After we took over the company we have started the project Fevik Panorama, where we will develope a apartement project. However,
in the meantime I need more to do, so what is more natural than bring with me the experiences from Boracay
and also start doing websites here at Fevik and evan better, do it a Art Gallery, like originalart.no
New projects has been launched, Fevigmoen.no and Fevik Renholdservice is two of them. Back at Boracay we have launched the Tanawin website,
for the newest luxury apartments for short and long time rent. Tanwain means view in the Philippine language Tagalog, and Tanawin-Boracay gives
both the sunrise and sunset view, exclusive apartments with seaview, which our photos shows in the website.
Latest is that we has been honored by Bistro Valhalla at Boracay Island, to renew their website. See great food photos and meet our friends at Bistro Valhalla.
At Fevik in Grimstad Kommune, we are setting up a new company, Mediehuset Galleri Fevik, with great art in the galleri, offer photo services,
web design and search engine optimization. While we waiting for legal permits, we use the oportunity to create a website with local photographs
from Grimstad Kommune. Please see our latest pictures at grimstadkommune.no.
Boracay Island has become a paradise for active people, the golfers, divers, kiteboarders and windsurfers. Located, just at the kiteboarders
eldorado at Bulabog Beach, we have been honored to develope the website of Boracay Gems, which is few, but luxury apartments just at the beach.
One of the oldest, most rustik and beauty restaurants at Boracay is Paraiso Grill, which have the best Seafood selection buffet at the island and
great italian food.
We know how much important a website is for your business. We feel grateful and thankful for having been
honored by your confidence on us, to let us develop your website.
Thank you!
Rezty & Øystein
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