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Antarctica, My Travels

ANTARCTICA: We Are All Responsible For The World

September 28, 2017 No Comments
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Mexico, My Travels, North America & The Caribbean

Yucatan, Mexico: Rainbows After The Rain

February 22, 2019 No Comments
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Brazil, My Travels, South America

Rio de Janeiro: Don’t Let Fear Stand In Your Way

September 18, 2017 No Comments
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Africa & Middle East, Egypt, My Travels

Cairo: The Blood At Your Doors

November 20, 2014 No Comments
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Asia, China, My Travels

Beijing: Great Wall, Great Soul

October 27, 2014 No Comments
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Asia, India, My Travels

Delhi-Agra-Jaipur: A Magical Journey

March 5, 2014 No Comments
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Africa & Middle East, Jordan, My Travels

Jordan: Move On, Never Look Back

November 2, 2013 No Comments
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Europe, Italy, My Travels

Rome: Making Something Out of Nothing

October 28, 2013 No Comments
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Asia, Malaysia, My Travels

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Leaving Your Comfort Zone

April 25, 2017 No Comments

“Ada batang mati, adalah cendawan tumbuh.” (When there is dead tree stump, then there is mushroom growing) – Malayan Proverb   I went to Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia in 2008 when I was […]

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Europe, France, My Travels

Revisiting Midi-Pyreneés: Sarlat-la-Cañeda & Rocamadour

April 2, 2017 No Comments

You can deliver yourselves if you try, not by taking action, but merely by willing to be free.” – Étienne de La Boétie (author from Sarlat-la-Cañeda) We only booked a train from Barcelona going […]

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Concerts & Music Festivals, Europe, My Travels, Spain

Revisiting Barcelona: Primavera Music Festival!

April 2, 2017 No Comments

“I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.” – Thom Yorke (Radiohead) Last year (2016) was a bit tough in Dubai (or perhaps just to Laurie and I […]

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Asia, My Travels, Philippines

Tagaytay: A New Beginning

January 27, 2016 No Comments

“Tinging bumigkis sa dalawa nang di sinasadya’y magkita,
pinagbuhol, pinag-isa mga pusong noo’y magkaiba.” (“An unanticipated look bound them, where once there were two hearts,
now beat as one, together.”) – by Bienvenido Lumbera, a […]

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Asia, My Travels, Philippines

Boracay: Promoting Your Own Country

January 27, 2016 No Comments

“There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.” – Edmund […]

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Asia, My Travels, Philippines

Batanes: Going Back To My Roots

January 27, 2016 No Comments

“Living in Washington, a friend of mine told me that my colors were losing intensity. Right then and there, I knew that it was time to get back to my roots. I have […]

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Europe, My Travels, Spain

Barcelona: Imperfectly Perfect

November 14, 2015 No Comments

“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” -Salvador Dali (a Catalan surrealist artist) At first, I wasn’t so keen on visiting Barcelona, especially alone. I have heard so many first […]

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Europe, My Travels, Spain

Ibiza: Never Too Old To Dream

November 14, 2015 No Comments

“I’m so afraid of mistakes that I’ve made. Shaking every time that I awake. I feel like a cardboard cut-out man. So build me a time, when the characters rhyme and the storyline […]

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Europe, My Travels, Random, Spain

Buñol: La Tomatina Festival!!!

November 14, 2015 No Comments

“In Spain, we mainly use red plum tomatoes, but it is always fun to experiment. Try using a mix of colors or substitute green tomatoes for plum next time you make a tomato […]

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Europe, My Travels, Spain

Valencia: You Only Live Once!

November 14, 2015 No Comments

“I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once.” – Rafael Nadal (famous Spanish tennis player) Originally, my friend’s itinerary is just Madrid & Ibiza for this […]

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shylla

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Hi fellow itchy soles! I am no writer, I am just a storyteller. Please bear with my flaws when it comes to writing, I just share my experience the way I would share it with a friend over a cup of tea or a pint of cider. I love to see new places and learn new things, and I blog about it for not what I have seen, but for what I have learnt. So, sorry to disappoint you, but this is not just a travel blog, it is my travel stories that might inspire your hearts in some ways it did to mine.

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