lise doing the tourist thing at sunset

beautiful beaches in bohol

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May 14th 2007
Next stop on our tour of the Philippines was Alona Beach on the island of Panglao. After (another) ferry and a minibus, we ended up at this resort which unfortunately was mostly populated by large European men accompanied by small Filipino girls and wearing even smaller speedos (budgie smugglers for the antipodean readers!). This area seems to be popular with German and Swiss travelers which is g ... read more

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more