We have more similarities than we think. I found myself oddly, surprisingly yet pleasantly identifying with the Lithuanian language, belief system and culture.
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What I do remember from this trip is meeting Martinas. Martinas is a solo Lithuanian traveler from our group. At one point, Martinas was standing right beside me and so I took the courage and talked to him in Lithuanian. He looked stunned and confused, later, amused, that an Asian like me was speaking to him in his native tongue. We found ourselves having our own little bubble as we moved along the tour.
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I wasn’t feeling adventurous during the first day. Too tired from the trips from Nice, to Klaipeda to Riga in all in two weeks and jetlagged. I could just hope that the next full day would be better for another thorough visit.
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Overall, will definitely go back here. I’m even debating it it’s the best island there is! Yes, even El Nido and Coron are in danger of only coming in second and third on my list. Boracay doesn’t even come close. Camiguin might just be my top Philippine destination!
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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.
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Whether 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.
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How 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.
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Together with friends from the Erasmus Alumni Association Philippines, I went to visit Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bataan on Chinese New Year 2018.
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Ideally, 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!
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With 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!
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Lea 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!
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Someone 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.
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