Hundred Island Hopping

Hundred Island Hopping

The Hundred Islands National Park is the first national park and a protected area located in Alaminos, Pangasinan in the northern Philippines.

The islands, totaling 124 at low tide and 123 at high tide, are scattered in Lingayen Gulf covering an area of 16.76 square kilometres.

Only three of them have been developed for tourism: Governor Island, Quezon Island, and Children's Island.

Girl Travel at Cape Bolinao Lighthouse

Girl Travel at Cape Bolinao Lighthouse

The Cape Bolinao Lighthouse at Patar rises majestically 351 feet above sea level atop Punta Piedra Point, a towering hill of solid rock which is the sharp point of Cape Bolinao itself.

For 101 years now, the Cape Bolinao lighthouse stands proud atop Punta Piedra Point in Bolinao, Pangasinan, guiding ships and vessels cruising the international passage along the South China Sea.

Hundred Islands Summer Trip

Hundred Islands Summer Trip

The Hundred Islands National Park is a protected area located in Alaminos City, Pangasinan, Philippines. The park is made up of 124 islands, islets, and rock formations scattered in the Lingayen Gulf. The islands are believed to be about two million years old, and are formed by limestone and dolomite.

Welcome to Alaminos

Got a nice transient in ALaminos, Pangasinan. Wooden house with big table for us to eat and drink!

We cooked seafoods and one of them is grilled fresh milkfish stuffed with tomato and onion, yummy!

Looking around the neigbor hood for hot coffee. A small along the road, instant coffee just cost me 8 php.

Colorful souvenir from Alaminos.

Welcome to Alaminos! After four hours of trip up north, we finally arrived in Pangasinan. And the destination is Alaminos! We rented a spacious transient house and went to market to buy foods, that's a cheaper way to spend this summer.

Hundred Islands here we come!

Girl Travel Tries Bolinao Kayaking

Girl Travel Tries Bolinao Kayaking

Bags packed, playlist queued, snacks stocked, we pointed the car north and let the open road lead us to Bolinao, Pangasinan: the sleepy coastal gem we’d heard whispers about.

This isn’t just a beach resort. It’s a portal to a mangrove-lined, tree-canopied, “what-is-this-place?!” river that winds deep into the wild heart of Bolinao. And guess what? They let guests kayak through it.

We set off in bright plastic kayaks, laughing, splashing, taking selfies, total vacation vibes.

The river starts calm. Gentle. Sunlight dappling through the trees. Fish darting beneath us. Birds chirping like they’re narrating a nature documentary.

Turns out, hanging over the water were branches armed with nasty, needle-sharp thorns!

Scratches on our arms. Tiny cuts on our shoulders. And the biggest, most ridiculous grin on our faces.

We howled with laughter. Took several photos. And immediately volunteered to go next. Spoiler: We hugged the center of the river. Learned fast.