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Pangasinan Salt Fields

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

There’s a reason why the province is called Pangasinan. Derived from the word asin, Pangasinan literally means land of salt. Traveling to the extreme west of Pangasinan, to the distant town of Dasol, we soon discovered fields upon fields of salt. Kuya Kolet, our magical driver, was resourceful enough to bring us to a local [...]

When in Bolinao…

Monday, December 17th, 2007

When in Bolinao… Swim – take the pool or head to the beach. Just make sure you enjoy the water. Swim again, in the caves – for something unique, head over to enchanted cave or cindy’s cave, take a dip in the natural swimming pool inside the cave. Don’t expect shangri-la out here. Bring out [...]

Punta Riviera at Bolinao, Pangasinan

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

I Google searched for a place to spend a long weekend at Bolinao. Punta Riviera caught my attention with its professionally made website and pretty good photos. The rates sheet on the website was a bit confusing, though, but I was determined to book a room and made sure to secure my reservation via bank [...]

Water fun at Leisure Coast Resort

Saturday, April 14th, 2007

Summer is here and with the weather heating up, it would be perfect cooling down with some fun in the water. Up north at Bonuan, Pangasinan we’ll find the Leisure Coast Resort which is perfect place to cool down for summer. Leisure Coast has three slides (all three-storey high), a wave pool, nice water-playground for [...]

White Beach – Bolinao, Pangasinan

Saturday, November 12th, 2005

My brother had his long weekend vacation there. According to him, it is a 5-to-6-hour drive going there. But before you’ll get to paradise, you’ll have to encounter first a rough road that is really worth around an hour of your time. A not-so-white sand They stayed at Treasures of Bolinao which is the nearest [...]

On this Site…

Monday, November 7th, 2005

“On this Site in 1897, Nothing Happened!” This is just one of the wackiest signs that you may encounter during your road trip at Pangasinan. Thanks to my brother who shared me this picture.