I had a week off from school in October. For this vacation, I went to the other side of the country to visit the mother of a very good friend of mine who lives in the small city of Pontarlier in Franche-Comté, east of France, bordering Switzerland.
Read MoreI went to the city center to discover this shop I recently came across to: The Kilo Shop.
Read MoreLyon is the third biggest city in France next to Paris and Marseille. It is also a student city and as multicultural as Paris.
Read MoreCaen was a city that always intrigued me because I often come across its name in French grammar textbooks. So I went to explore the city.
Read MoreI have spent many weekends in Paris that I lost count. In spite this, I still can never get used to it. I admit, without an internet connection and apps such as Google Maps or RATP (metro lines app), I'd still be lost. Paris, of course, has its charms. It is, indeed, beautiful.
Read MoreI spent eight years under Benedictine formation. I lived by the words 'simplicity of lifestyle' and the latin phrase 'ora et labora' (pray and work). When I knew years later from French history class that Benedictine monks settled here (for years!), I knew I needed to go see this myself.
Read MoreBernay is 50 km from Rouen, about less than an hour via train. What’s so special about this small city?
Read MoreWhen I was offered to join four other Filipino scholars to a trip to Denmark, Sweden and Germany, I said: why not.
Read MoreAt about ten minutes past eight in the morning, Bagets and I rushed to the train station hoping to catch the 8:34 am train to Bruges.
Read MoreAh, Belgium, the plurilingual haven!
Read MoreThe move to Mont Saint Aignan (a small town 20 minutes away from the city of Rouen, capital of Normandy) was horrific. And I cannot believe a month has passed since those dark days. It would have been fun if I were able to write all my sentiments down.
Read MoreAnd that was how we spent 22 hours in Baguio. Food, cab rides, site seeing and spooky encounters.
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