Alona Beach, Panglao, Tagblaran and Bohol generally
So here I am, having buggered up my ear during my last dive. No scuba today so I sit at a beachside bar with free wifi! It's a good place to be beached though my ear is ringing and I am half deaf. Like a bad head cold.
Alona tourists seem to be mostly euros. Germans in good supply. Few americans like me. A new factor to me, Chinese tourists. Many older travelers with young phil ladies. Yum Yum!
Vendors are controlled here, so you are not constantly interrupted by a sales pitch. For those who want it, V is easily and openly available from people like a wandering sunglasses vendor (only one of these have I seen) and perhaps others, like the small shops up and down the beach. On the beach are several small groups of massage ladies in nurse-like uniforms. This is likely normal service only and they are not particularly good looking. This should make for a good work out.
I will be departing here tomorrow for Cebu. I will most likely stay at the Parklane and will make a report.
My PM is on, questions welcome. Anybody in Cebu with local experience want to meet for a drink? A updated report on bar raids would be useful.