Surprisingly, Vietnam has been very effective in developing its provincial cities. Danang has an iconic bridge while Nha Trang has developed a beach skyline that's turning out to be a classier alternative to Pattaya in Thailand. The Philippines, despite its many coastal cities, hasn't developed its own beachside wonder. There are many possibilities just waiting for a developer of a local Copacabana or Ipanema- Subic Bay is lined with white sand beach waiting for condominiums to line it; Times Beach in Davao City is right inside the city proper but access and view are degraded by ramshackle structures; San Fernando, La Union is lined with white sand beach all the way down to Agoo, etc. Yup, we have many beaches right smack inside highly urbanized cities but surprisingly, despite the unstoppable sprouting of condominiums all around, nobody seems to be aware that beachfront is a very nice location (try scouring Brazilian beachside and you'll see an array along the Atlantic from Florianopolis, Balneario Camboriu, the famous Rio beaches of Copacabana & Ipanema, etc.). Well, at least, they are now starting to develop a section in Mactan...
Remember, Nha Trang was flat just a few years ago... Look at it now...
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