I've been lusting to go to Bohol for the longest time so I guess my Mum made sure that I get the best spot in Panglao. These sights greeted us the moment we arrived at our resort:
I fell in love right away with the place! I am quite overwhelmed too that the weather cooperated given that it has been raining in Manila days before we left, it's such a treat that it was really scorching hot when we got there, I just love the colourful vibe coupled with the sun, beach, white sand and the infinity pool! :D
We enjoyed the view of the resort at night time too... see, see, its still beautiful even without so much lights!
Aaaaaand more pictures of the place --- the spa, the other pool and the beach horizon:
Lovely, eh?
The hotel staff are really nice, although the front desk people need a little bit more of training in terms of handling their guests. Some are not the knowledgable enough to answer queries plus, they require extra payment for early check-in even if you want to check in around 12nn (I probably am expecting a 5-star hotel worth of service but for their price, I think they really should), apart from that, the overall experience was great! We enjoyed the infinity pool until 9pm almost our entire stay.
Our 2nd day in Bohol was spent island hopping and yes, apart from Panglao, there are still different small islands around Bohol that you must see:
This is the view from Balicasag Island, its technically a diver's spot and oh, you can go snorkeling too! Since I don't dive and I easily get bored with snorkeling after 30 minutes, we left the island and transferred to the Virgin Island around 2pm.
I got soooooo excited eating fresh Uni Sashimi for only 40 pesos! Loooooove! Plus, we tried few new kinds of sea food. Just a little trivia, since we arrived at the Virgin Island quite early (around past 2pm) its still high tide meaning the island is still hidden. According to the locals, you can see the entire stretch of the island during low tide, hence, its called Virgin Island. Awesome.
I wish we could stay longer in the island to wait for the low tide but the waves going back to the resort are just too high for us to handle, the ride back was a bit scary but we managed to go back to Southpalms alive and kicking! haha!
More Bohol entries coming up! Next destination.... Bohol Bee Farm! :)
