I went a bit tough with my writeup on Tondol White Beach in Anda (my hometown) I admit. TONDOL BEACH Anda Pangasinan: Boracay of the North squandered. But what can I do?That's the reality as I see it.The post has been getting a lot of attention lately and is one of the top traffic g…
And here are more fun photos of Bolinao Falls #2 taken November 10,2012 with a group of bloggers.We were supposed to drop by and just check the place before check in at Puerto Del Sol Beach Resort but the water was too tempting so we stayed for two hours instead.We played in the water lik…
Two years ago,I and a prominent blogger from Dagupan,Mica of www.micamyx.com organized a group of bloggers to tour Western Pangasinan with the premise of promoting the area as a tourist destination.We contacted local authorities in Alaminos and Bolinao and they were generous enough to …
The name Pangasinan means "land of salt" or "place of salt-making"; it is derived from the words Pang , meaning for and asin , meaning "salt”, or For Salt in the Pangasinan languageand other related languages. The province is a major producer of salt in the Phil…
Had one of the worst trip the other weekend. I had to travel back to Pangasinan solo on a non-airconditioned bus at night.The reason, my wife was too excited to go back because it's their barangay's annual fiesta so she and her co-workers had to go earlier (after work that is), …
I underestimated Western Pangasinan. More so Bolinao. I never thought this part of Luzon could be a serious tourist spot. I was wrong. When I got the chance to explore the town last year, I was shocked. What's more shocking was when I discovered that a resort which is no doubt one of …
Land Attractions in Bolinao as part of the WESTERN PANGASINAN SERIES ___________________________
Land Attractions in Bolinao as part of the WESTERN PANGASINAN SERIES ___________________________ note: I have cut short my western Pangasinan Series a few weeks ago to prevent the umay effect and give way to new entries I am bringing a few back coz a similar reaction is now happeni…
Land Attractions in Bolinao as part of the WESTERN PANGASINAN SERIES ___________________________ I never thought this lighthouse could fascinate me. I have seen countless pictures of it before and nothing impressed me. I thought its just a dilapidated lighthouse build long time ago.…
Land Attractions in Bolinao as part of the WESTERN PANGASINAN SERIES ___________________________ This was part of the land tour we had during our stay at Puerto del Sol Resort which included the lighthouse and the white beach. I thought of making a separate post on each attractions a…
you might want to check the 1st day post on the WESTERN PANGASINAN SERIES ___________________________ After haveing a blast in Alaminos and the Hundred Islands on the 1st day of the Westerrn Pangasinan Tour, we woke up early and left for Bolinao at around 7am. It was surprisingly a …
this is still part of the WESTERN PANGASINAN SERIES on location: Alaminos City _________________________________ Looking for accommodation in Alaminos could be a tricky business. So when we decided to push for the Western Pangasinan tour, the hotel was one of our utmost priority. We …
this is still part of the WESTERN PANGASINAN SERIES on location: Alaminos City ____________________________________ All photos were taken on the 1st day of the trip. I have tons of them so I would like to share some before jumping to my 2nd day post for Bolinao. Marky, Gael, pusan…
1st part of the WESTERN PANGASINAN SERIES ____________________ Recognizing the potential of Western Pangasinan as the next growth area for tourism, a group of travel, events and photography bloggers from Manila have decided to set out on a tour which will map out a sample route which …
_______________________ I will tell you about our latest road trip by the middle of the week. But first, I would like to show you more of Tondol Beach........... As I said earlier, the beach area is vast. The stretch took us around 45 minutes to reach the easternmost corner......…
_____________________ And who says the small island Municipality of Anda has nothing to offer for the beach loving Filipino? We are also proud of our beach we call TONDOL.
___________________ sunblocks are really selling like hot cakes these days....... Filipinos hate getting dark but what can we do. What are our world class beaches for if not to enjoy them? That's why we can't help but take advantage of the summer despite the scare of gett…
________________ here are some shots taken in the Hundred Islands behind the leaves of trees......
________________________________________________________________________ “Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to” -----John Ed Pearce I think I could completely relate to that. I have grown up in a very isolated place called Anda in the Pr…
