Yesterday, Lea and I drove all the way up to Valensole in search of the lavender fields. The day before that, we had a dip in the sea and the day before that, we went to Monaco and impulsively decided to go to Ventimiglia, Italy where we almost missed our train. Classic Italian story. Today, I managed to make it to the laundry shop (Ma Laverie Shop) in Borriglione, just down the street at 7 AM - opening time.
Read MoreWhether or not you’re in Paris for a couple of days, three or maybe a week, I hope these recommended destinations would help future visitors/travelers/tourists.
Read MoreHow is it welcoming and showing a first-timer-foreign-non-English/Filipino-speaker partner in the Philippines? Let's just say that it wasn't a stroll in the park.
Read MoreTogether with friends from the Erasmus Alumni Association Philippines, I went to visit Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bataan on Chinese New Year 2018.
Read MoreIdeally, it would have been best to board a flight from Manila to El Nido since we were arriving in Manila from Bangkok. However, the fare from Manila to the idyllic island(s) of El Nido were at rocket-high 15,000 Php!
Read MoreWith my black suitcase and trusty old red backpack ready, I’m set to take on a new adventure to my first ever trip to an Asian country – Thailand! To add more excitement to that, I would be travelling with my best friend of more than a decade, Kat, to support and witness her first ever participation to an international conference. But that’s not all! I was also set to meet B after four long months!
Read MoreLea flew in last Friday to Manila from Singapore. I met her at the domestic airport early that afternoon. We were bumped into an earlier flight. We were set to go to the island of Coron in Palawan!
Read MoreSomeone once asked me: Leni, what's there to see in Rouen? That time, I only knew about the cathedral and that this was the place where Joan of Arc was burnt. So I answered: I heard there's this cathedral. His reply: Leni, what French city does not have a cathedral? Point taken. Ten months later, I'm still discovering what my host city has to offer to have better answers if this question ever come up again.
Read MoreI decided to embark on yet another solo journey, this time, to the heart of Europe. First stop: Prague. Prague has always fascinated me and I am so glad I get the chance to visit this time!
Read MoreSo there I was, together with a group of about twenty people, one rainy day in April, strolling along the streets of Madrid. We settled on the palace garden, as our guide wraps up his tour when suddenly, a drunken old man approached us.
Read MoreIf I were to build my own house, I’d always think about Salvador Dali’s place in Cadaqués, Spain - a Catalan town bordering France. It was so dreamy, sitting in a tranquil riverside.
Read MoreMi casa es tu casa, as you said. But instead, I am here, sitting alone, waiting for the driver to come pick me up and drop me off the hostel where I would be sharing a room with four other strangers.
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