March 7th 2007 08:30 pm
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I am a Filipina living in France. Because of my husband’s job, we get the chance to travel and live in different places principally in western Europe. And even without a job, the travelling bug in us takes us into exploring other places, living away from home more often than staying in our own home in France. Through our travels, I get to experience a lot of things - sometimes funny, sometimes frustrating, sometimes mind-blowing, because this continent, despite being a very expensive place, is amazingly steep in culture and history. It is very beautiful as well!
My other passion, besides traveling, is photography. I have accumulated gazillions of them - all taken of my travels - and the time has come that they must see the light.
My photos and my stories make up this website. It is my pleasure to share them with you. Enjoy reading!
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Andoy Salcedo on 24 Aug 2008 at 7:04 am #
Hi,
We met August 22 at the Dusit Hotel, I was seated next to you during lunch (ako yung papunta Vietnam)
Hope you got to your destination safely, I had to rebook myself via my travel agent as i could not rely on Cathay Pacific and wait for them otherwise baka monday na ako maka alis. So i cancelled my ticket with them and took a thai airway ticket to Hanoi via bangkok mas mahal nga lang ng 300 USD…..
Nice site i enjoyed viewing it and reading the stories… keep it up… hope i can get to see Europe soon
Andoy
Doris Norman on 26 Aug 2008 at 11:38 am #
Hi
I’m the one you had lunch with and Andoy was the guy sitting next to us. What happened to you? Never saw you after lunch. I got out Saturday night on a Qantas flight Mla-Sydney-Perth. In the end I had to throw a hissy fit for those Cathay Pacific reps to act. They were absolutely useless….
Nice site . Will be checking this regularly now….
Cheers
Doris
Maria on 27 Aug 2008 at 2:05 pm #
Hello Andoy and Doris
Wow! What a big surprise that you really searched this site! Thanks for the kind compliments…I actually have a huge backlog of articles to post here so watch out for my updates.
I finally left Dusit Hotel Monday morning to catch a KLM flight to Amsterdam. Indeed it was a nightmare being stranded for 3 days - and I was getting fed up of hotel food. The pool is awesome though. It kept me from getting bored plus of course, the regular walks in the airconditioned comfort of Glorietta Mall!
I was wondering what happened to both of you because I didn’t see you anymore after that lunch. For the next two days, everybody was hanging around the lobby but all they (CX staff) could tell us was that “they are trying their best”. The real protest started on Sunday when we demanded that a high official come to the hotel as we were getting fed up dealing with “young girls and boys”. And so the manager came that Sunday and that started the gradual mobilisation of the passengers. First, all the HK bound were able to get out the country, then the Mid-East bound and so on and so forth. That evening, 34 Europe-bound passengers got confirmation and I was the first one to be called, hurray! As of Monday, both the U.S. and Canada-bound were still uncertain to leave. I wonder if they are still in the hotel as I type???
Oh..we were put on Business Class so we were able to stretch our legs and dine on nice china and cutlery…but despite all these treats, it was no doubt a very unpleasant experience!
nalini on 18 Oct 2008 at 3:28 pm #
great site you got here! congrats!!!
more entries and more fantastic pictures please…
Maria on 19 Oct 2008 at 1:13 pm #
hello nalini….thanks for the kind words! hope to see you here more often
Vic Mayor on 07 Nov 2008 at 12:59 pm #
Dear Maria,
I had a great time reading your posts. It was trully enjoyable! I got the chance to live in France for 3 Months, a short time, but nonetheless gave me a glimpse as to how Europe is really so much different from the USA. I am looking forward to more of your Adventures!
Regards,
Vic
Marie Espiritu on 30 Nov 2008 at 6:26 am #
Hi Mariadams-
i am from Melbourne Aust. and i have been reading your post in
Pinoy Exchange (a Pinay in Europe). I really enjoy it and i try to
read a page everyday. Lo and behold on page 90?? i came
across your line about your dental implant (5 in Hungary). Just
want to know how it went as i am planning to go home to
to Makati to have mine done as it is very costly here in Aust.
Did the surgeon performed the 5 implant in one sitting. How long
did it take to heal. I have read that Hungary is the best place to
go and cheaper but it is too far from home. I have researched
our dental procedures in Makati and i am going to one set up
by an Aust who went to the Phil looking for a cheaper alternative
to here. Was in Italy on Oct 08 before i have read all your tips-
so i supposed i have to go back there again. Hope to hear
from your dental implant experience.
My email again: marina_espiritu@yahoo.com.au
Benedicto Balbuena Manzano on 04 Sep 2010 at 7:23 pm #
Hello Maria,
Your website is the best I have ever seen and read. I read most of them but unable to read everything because there were so many pages. I will ask my four children Tina, Katrina, Ashley, and Lauren to read it. Just like you, they are great writers and speakers: Katrina was editor-in-chief of her high school newsletter, wrote journals, and has publications in professiona journals and Filipino magazines. I have written many myself and was editor-in-chief of Michigan U.P. Alumni Newsletter, FILAMCCO Newsletter. Tina has no publications but she is the best writer and most knowledgeable of them all. She is now Director of Business Development at Polo Ralph Lauren. Katrina is Division Manager at NYU Medical Center, Pediatrics Hematology. Ashley is Assistant Media Planner at “Greater Than One”, advertising company for A list drug companies. She develops advertising platforms, make client and company presentations. Lauren, my youngest, is a senior at Michigan State University. The three eldest worked and live in New York. I will talk more about them in future correspondence including my four younger children ages 2 and a half to 8 eight years old.
Thanks for a very beautiful and excellently written website,
Your cousin,
Ben
mariadams on 05 Sep 2010 at 2:33 pm #
Hello manong Ben
So now I know why I have this writing streak, hehehe!!
You have very successful children and I can see how proud you are of them. I wish I could meet them someday. But nothing is impossible. If they are planning to come to Europe for holidays, I could help them with their itineraries and maybe meet them up for an espresso.
Thank you very much for the compliment!