I rarely encounter a beach named after a woman. If I remembered it right, the only other beach I know which was named after a woman was Alona Beach in Panglao Island. Alona Beach was named after the actress Alona Alegre who was frequently seen shooting a movie there. For Alice Beach, I find it hard knowing the history behind the nomenclature so I could only guess.Perhaps the beach is coined after Alice in Wonderland because the entire stretch of the beach is truly a wonderland of white, fine sand, crystal clear blue waters and the abundant shades of coconut trees and other palms. Or perhaps, a famous Alice once inhabited the place and the name stucked to the place ever since. I dunno. Any idea?
History of the name aside, Alice Beach is one of the longest beach in the Town of Sta. Fe stretching from the islands' pier/wharf to the Barangay of Ocoy. The beach is the best spot for sunrise and you can even have the Virgin Islands and the Hilantaga-an islands as backdrops.
Do you like this series so far? Do you think Bantayan Island should be on top of my Best Travels list of 2009? Or you rather prefer the idyllic mountain of Sagada? Or the amazing natural adventure that Pagudpud-Bangui-Burgos trip offered? Help me decide which should be my top travel of 2009 by participating in the poll I have created in my sidebar. Be it the Hong Kong-Macau tour or the festive Baguio's Panagbenga coverage... the Cagbalete-Pagbilao escape or the Biliran adventure... the historical Leyte trip or the nature-abundant Imugan-Malico wanderings... or you may opt for the different side of Puerto Galera.
I have narrowed the choices to these ten and I want to know what you think thru your votes. The results will prominently be a factor in choosing "My Top Travels of 2009" which will be posted first thing in January. Many Thanks.
More of Bantayan Island in my next posts...
I voted for three destination whuch i'm sure gave you enjoyment the most, sagada, bantayan and hk-macau!
ReplyDeleteHere in Abu Dhabi, there's a place called Ladies Beach. Pero pwede ring magswim any gender. =)
ReplyDeletewill have to back read... babalikan ko yung poll mo pagkatapos ko icheck lahat ng visits mo... hehehe
ReplyDeleteI am glad you found my beach...hehehe. Very beautiful series. Have a pleasant week ahead.
ReplyDeletelove the sight of those purple wild flowers groing on the white sand !
ReplyDeletei can only sigh while looking at these photos...how i wish i was there!:p
ReplyDeletethe first pic is my favorite.
LS: What a cool beach, I loved the flowers trailing out onto the beach.
ReplyDeleteOh my danggit! drool...
ReplyDeleteOMG. Beautiful beach. I wanna go there. Now na.
ReplyDeletewoWonderland!
ReplyDeletebtw, I voted for Sagada. Ü
ang daya mo, pinapasa mo sa amin ang super hirap na pagdedesisyon. alam mo kasing almost impossible to choose dahil pareparehong outstanding ang mga destinations mo this year.
ReplyDeletei abstain, your honor, from voting :)
ang cute at ang weird kasi may bulaklak sa dalampasigan... jijijijiji..
ReplyDeletepenge ng danggit! jijijijiji
Ang ganda naman ng beach na to. White na white ang sand. Sarap ng danggit.
ReplyDeletegreat pics... impressive! add kita sa blogroll ko :)
ReplyDeleteganda namn ng pangalan ng beach---ALICE---is that Alice for Alice in wonderland?lol
ReplyDeleteHi Norman! This place is Heaven!! You can't cheat with the pictures... ;))
ReplyDeleteGreat work!!
Blogtrotter, which is always one year late in posting ;), headed to London December 2008. Enjoy and have a great week!
wow... sarap nung mga danggit... hehehe i can smell them here!!! whaahaha
ReplyDeleteThe place looks great. You just changed my summer plans. :)
ReplyDeleteseeing wild grass creeping along beach shores makes me love that beach. i like this one. daming danggit.
ReplyDeletemukha ngang wonderland ang beach na yan. hindi kaya nagshooting dyan dati si alice dixson?
ReplyDeletelove that last photo btw. it's so idyllic. and there's nothing like tanning the natural way diba? haha :D
Wow! Lovely shots! White sandy beach against blue sky! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGosh! It's hard to decide which is your top travel of 2009! Besides, I don't think I have read all of them! Missed some posts, I think.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I like Sagada a lot!! : )