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Explore beautiful places. Discover everyday beauty. Reflect on meaningful stories.

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What We Learn Along the Way

Every journey leaves us with more than memories—it leaves us with lessons. Through personal reflections, stories of reinvention, and moments of growth, discover the insights that help us embrace change, find hope, and appreciate every chapter of life.

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Top Ten #tosomtravels Tips

Posted on June 3, 2015September 2, 2016by Mae Olandesca

I don’t know if I’m already a certified “traveler” and I don’t know if I am worthy to be called as such but years of experience had me earned the […]

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Bluemoon

Posted on May 29, 2015August 9, 2016by Mae Olandesca

blue backless minidress.  slippers from havaianas.  locket pendant from charms and memories.  Viet Nam handbag from masks art souvenir.  location at Hoan Kiem Lake District, Vietnam.  FFF Related Posts on: […]

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Useful Travel Apps

Posted on May 26, 2015September 2, 2016by Mae Olandesca

Tech Tuesday tells about the techie side of me! Just last night, I told my students that 90% of the worldwide web is junk with the intention of discouraging them to […]

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#tosomeats in Vietnam

Posted on May 19, 2015February 22, 2022by Mae Olandesca

“”Vietnamese Food” is a true adventure story for the palate and an absorbing culinary tour.” – Bobby Chinn (Vietnamese Food, 2010) I strongly agree with Bobby Chinn, a world-renowned chef, […]

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Feeling at Home in Old Quarter

Posted on May 17, 2015August 10, 2016by Mae Olandesca

Surrounding Hoàn Kiếm Lake is Old Quarter, Vietnam’s old Hanoi.  This is the country’s business center where trade and commerce take place 24/7.  It is comprised of 36 narrow streets […]

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Side Trip at Hải Dương Province

Posted on May 15, 2015August 10, 2016by Mae Olandesca

Hải Dương is a highly industrialized province in northern Vietnam where the country’s manufacturing companies are located.  It is like Cavite Economic Zone in Luzon and MEPZ in Cebu.  When […]

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Cruisin’ Along Ha Long: Hang Sửng Sốt

Posted on May 14, 2015August 10, 2016by Mae Olandesca

As promised yesterday, here’s the second stop of our Ha Long Bay cruise – Sung Sot Cave or Hang Sửng Sốt, the “cave of surprises”.  This is just one of the […]

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Cruisin’ Along Ha Long

Posted on May 13, 2015August 10, 2016by Mae Olandesca

Cruises in Ha Long Bay start at the Bai Chay Tourist Wharf, a 3 to 4-hour drive from Hanoi.  If you are on a budget travel, you may hop into […]

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Vịnh Hạ Long

Posted on May 12, 2015August 10, 2016by Mae Olandesca

Finally, Hạ Long Bay or Vịnh Hạ Long, the star of the trip!  The sole reason I went to Vietnam!  Part of my bucket list (that, if I have any), a dream […]

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The Song of Hạ Long

Posted on May 11, 2015August 10, 2016by Mae Olandesca

Here’s only a snippet of our Hạ Long Bay adventure, northeast of Vietnam! Log on to The Other Side of Mae tomorrow for photos and stories on how magical Hạ Long Bay […]

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