Tag: travel
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Local micro-store Better buy in bulk. Better group orders in one parcel. Better buy in advance.That’s the spirit of these micro stores you find everywhere in Philippines. They sell mostly to neighbors what they need while making a few bucks. Everyone wins.It’s February. Christmas decorations are still hanging out, puzzling the chicken. It’s there since…
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Coco Beach And then, of course, the islands!Palawan, Siquijor, Bohol, Coron. all filled with corals, thin sand, sun, sea… Living dreamscapes.We dip our feet into the warm waters, watching underneath multicolored fishes dancing around us. We feel like we’ve just step into a postcard.A place to forget ourselves in bliss.Not too much, though: watch out…
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Bulbul Nest The rain’s stopped. It’s warm. Time to build a nest!Like the little bulbuls that come and go, we’re actively fetching straws and bits to build a home.A home of ours, a home to grow together. A home made from the intertwined threads of our merged selves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbul /* Pencil on A sketchbook –…
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Sagada Deeper in the jungle, we wait under a heavy rain. Roads are flooded, covered by new ephemeral torrents. Water’s pouring like only tropical skies can.Mountains are sliding and eating the road, but we’re safe, eating a delicious sisig with mango shake.We’re lucky, happy and peaceful. We’re listening to the rain and watching an exuberant…
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Banaue Their ancestors carved the mountains to grow rice. Digging terrasses, erecting walls, preparing the mud cake, plating, replanting, watering, caring to finally harvesting once a year…Herculean to make, Sisyphean to maintain.Fewer and fewer want to put this kind of pressure upon their shoulders, to sacrifice their backs for the rice. Other plants sells better,…
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Honeymoon We’re back from over the oceans, with some storiesAbout the Philippines we brought you memoriesTales of what we saw, of where we went, what we’ve doneOur honeymoon’s over. Our journey, just begun <3 /* Pencil doodle from A6 sketchbook – Porte-mine sur carnet A6 */ Nous voila de retour d’au delà l’océanDes Îles Philippines,…
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Blossoming As i travel through land and memories,Visiting old friends and new friends,I have with me my pencils to keep tryingTo draw and color my dreams on paper. *** Voyageant par monts et par vauxPour visiter les amis d’hier et de demainJ’emporte mes crayons les plus beauxPour peindre mes reves en chemin. Watercolor pencil and…
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Sailing away “I’m sailing awaySet an open course for the Virgin Sea‘Cause I’ve got to be freeFree to face the life that’s ahead of me…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MAg_yWsq8 Pencil doodle on A6 sketchbook / Porte-mine sur carnet A6
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Scotland A land overwhelmed by nature, shrouded in mystics fog and dark waters.A land where the wind sings the songs of the earth, carried over the oceansA land of strong and marvelous peoples, with hearth on their hands This land’s named Scotland. A land where I want to stay forever Flower of Scotland starts playing…