
This year, I've seen
Pangasinan quite often. During the latest trip to distribute Northbound Magazine, we drove again fron Tarlac all the way to Bolinao. Along the way, you could stop by the churches of
Mangatarem,
Aguilar,
Salasa, Lingayen, Alaminos and finally
Bolinao.
We stayed at Puerto del Sol for the night. It's definitely the best hotel in Bolinao. We weren't able to pass by
Patar Beach or
Tondol Beach anymore the next day since we wanted to find some nice beaches in Dasol. On the way to Dasol, we visited the
Agno Church.

The bad news was the roads to Dasol's white sand beaches were quite rough and no way was I going to drive my car through the rough road. So we turned back and made our way to Dagupan. Between Lingayen and Dagupan is the town of Binmaley. The
Binmaley Church has a really massive belfry.

As we entered Dagupan, one thing I noticed was the abundance of
talaba,
kampis,
kalansipay and
lukan sold in stalls along the National Highway. I was told they come all the way from Alaminos.


Before driving back to Manila, we made one last stop in the town of Calasiao. The
Calasiao Church is of course a
National Cultural Treasure. But the town is better known for producing sweet white puto which we all know as
Puto Calasiao. Aside from the
kutsinta also being sold there, the puto now comes in various flavors which include mango, banana, strawberry, pandan and ube.