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El Nido, Palawan — Island Paradise!
by RioHey everyone! How are you all doing?! I’ve realized, I haven’t posted anything here in more than a year! So much have happened even though time seems to have really slowed down during these crazy times of COVID. I have been taking a Master’s Degree in Artificial Intelligence, for one. And I’ve been so, so busy since then. But I still continued to do...
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Venice and Burano 2019
by RioWith the recent outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, I’ve been seeing a lot of pictures and videos of Italy circulating all over social media. As we all know, the whole country is in lockdown, same as here in France, and most other countries with cases of Covid-19. I see a lot of inspiring videos on how the Italians are dealing with its current state...
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New York 2017
by RioOne of the highlights of our Summer Holiday Trip this year, was revisiting New York. Last time I visited the place was in 2013, just before moving back to Singapore. It’s been four years since then, and my feelings toward the place hadn’t changed a bit! I still super loved it! I fell in-love with New York in the fake spring of March 2013, and...
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Hanami, Mt Fuji, Sumo Practice Viewing, and More (Japan 2017)
by RioIt has always been my long-time frustration to visit Japan during the Cherry Blossom Season, otherwise known as “Hanami“. Sakura is one of the prettiest flowers I have ever known. It is especially beautiful because its blossoming marks the start of Spring. There is nothing quite like seeing all the plants blossoming back to life after the dead of winter. Here are some of...
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New Zealand
by RioNew Zealand for Christmas is not a bad idea at all, especially if you don't mind having an out-of-the-usual, warm holiday season instead of the cliché-ish cold. It is very suitable for adventure trips and surprisingly enough, it is also family-friendly. What's even more special about the yuletide season in New Zealand is that you get to experience the new year way ahead of...
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Rocamadour, France
by RioDuring the time I was living in France, I had some time to explore the interesting places around the region of the Pyrénées. This is the gorgeous ice-capped mountain range that I could see clearly during the autumn months from the lovely balcony of our apartment in Toulouse. It separates the south of France from the north-east of Spain, which is what is known as Catalunya....
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Iceland – the Land of Fire and Ice
by RioTo date, I would say that Iceland is the best place I have ever visited in all my traveling life. From that moment in the plane where we were greeted with the fiercest, most fiery sunset at midnight, I knew instantly that I would be treated to some of the most magnificent, out-of-this-world landscapes that I will ever see in my life. We went...
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The Beijing Experience
by RioMy first impression of Beijing was unexpectedly nice. I was a bit wary to visit this city because of what people tell me — that it is very polluted, smoggy and that the people are rude. I was lucky to get there without so much smog and pollution, though. And I found most of the people quite nice and not rude at all, except maybe...
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A Taste of Tuscany Part 1 – Firenze
by RioEver since the movie, Under the Tuscan Sun, all the women I know dream of visiting this gorgeous Italian region, at least once their lives. I was not an exception. You can imagine how thrilled I was when an opportunity to visit this place presented itself a couple of summers ago. Hubby and I followed the suggestion of this french guidebook that was provided by the french travel agency...