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18/06/2017

We made it to the trending topics, again! Thank you Blogapalooza for celebrating your birthday with us!

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17/06/2017

Yes! There are full-time bloggers who earn a living from their own creative space. Hard to believe? See it for yourself and join the conversation this weekend! On Sunday, June 18 at 9pm PHT, join us and the World Citizen Travel community for another Twitter chat on Blogging as a full-time career!

Hosted by , , and , we’ll be discussing blogging as a career and income stream. This chat is good for bloggers who want to take their career to the next level! Join us by tagging your tweets with .

PS. Don’t forget to follow us on twitter and our hosts , , and

We are also celebrating ’s second birthday so during the chat, we will be giving away two (2) 2D1N accommodation for 2pax in Greenbelt Radisson Makati and one (1) 2D1N accommodation for 2pax in Microtel Batangas. See you!

04/06/2017

A traditional Indian wedding usually lasts for three days. The first day is when the intimate ceremony of the couple happens alongside with the bridal party. On the second day, the mehndi is done on the hands and feet of the bride and her female family and friends. Finally, on the third day, the grandeur of the main ceremony, reception, and whole celebration takes place.

Indian wedding is one of the grandest and most vibrant ceremonies there is where festivities, hundreds of people, lavish outfits, and wide food selection can be seen. Photo by Avnish Choudhary

02/06/2017

Recap - Travel OOTD (28 May 2017) (with images, tweets) · worldcitizentrv

Hosted by Aisa Ipac, Paul Riyadh Chuapoco and Bloggers United Philippines, here are a few tips on travel OOTD from the community!

Remember, Bloggers United 13 tomorrow! See you!

Hosted by , and , here are a few tips on travel OOTD from the community!

02/06/2017

Hosted by Aisa Ipac, Paul Riyadh Chuapoco and Bloggers United Philippines, here are a few tips on travel OOTD from the community!

Remember, Bloggers United 13 tomorrow! See you!

Hosted by , and , here are a few tips on travel OOTD from the community!

02/06/2017

Most schools in Myanmar are government-operated. Interestingly, privately-funded schools that specialize in English are now gradually rising. From kindergarten, English is being taught as a second language.

30/05/2017

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30/05/2017

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28/05/2017

Today's Travel OOTD chat = T R E N D I N G!!! 🙌🏻

27/05/2017

Travel OOTD chat in 24 hours with Bloggers United 13! Join the conversation by tagging your tweets or following on Twitter. Prizes will be given away by the end of the chat! See you tomorrow!

26/05/2017

Travel OOTD problems? Don’t worry! We got you covered! This Sunday, May 28 at 9pm PHT, join us and the World Citizen Travel community for another Twitter chat on Travel OOTD!

Hosted by , and , we’ll be discussing travel OOTD, the best practices and tips that will help you dress right for your travels. Join us by tagging your tweets with .

PS. Don’t forget to follow us on twitter and our hosts , and .

Bloggers United 13 will be held on June 3 at WhiteSpace, Makati City, Philippines so don’t miss the fun!

During the chat, Bloggers United Philippines will be giving away BU13 event tickets + shopping sprees from SM Accessories!

20/05/2017

Tomorrow at 9:00PM PH / HK / SG time: We are going to talk about travel packing with Ruth Dela Cruz, Ana Gonzales and CabinZero! Join the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtag .

Get a chance to win packing cubes from Cabin Zero by the end of the chat! See you tomorrow!

19/05/2017

LOST by JC Fernandez

Lost in translation.
Lost in a different time zone.
Lost in subway stations.
Literally lost.
But everything still falls into its perfect place.

I was told not to go, not to push it through. My planned leave was disapproved. I almost ran out of budget. My flight got delayed. I felt the universe was conspiring not for me to be able to go. But, I still made it all through.

I always feel more alive, this intense, and this free whenever I keep doing what I really want without letting anyone or anything get in my way. It feels good to be truly free from what others are to expect you to do. It feels good to be doing what you truly desire. Throughout, I had so many hesitations, jam-packed doubts, overflowing questions in mind, and Im not gonna lie to you about that. But I remembered promising someone to bring my travel inspiration to life, to be fearless, to live the life Ive always imagined.

If there are things to learn from my experience:
Just go and figure! If you truly want something, you make ways for it and, lucky enough if the odds are in your favor! You put that fire deep in your subconscious and the next thing you know, it's in its own fulfillment right in your very eyes! Safe travels to everyone! Konnichiwa from the Land of the Rising Sun!

17/05/2017

We are so excited about our Twitter chat topic this Sunday: ALL ABOUT PACKING!!!

Hosted by CabinZero, Ana Gonzales and Ruth Dela Cruz, we’ll be discussing travel packing for an hour so don't miss out!

Cabin Zero will also be giving away a set of packing cubes to a lucky chat participant!

Join us by tagging your tweets with . See you on Sunday!

14/05/2017

Traveling with Our Parents is a Beautiful Adjustment by Stella Marie Encina

You probably eat, sleep and breathe travel. Congratulations! You may already have plotted all your weekends for the year for short trips with your friends. That is amazing. It proves how much you love adventures. We live in such an outgoing world today that we constantly think about escapades and travels and a hundred more things to do as written on our bucket lists. It is a universal motto, mostly of the millennials, to travel when you are young and able. Please do not be mistaken. There is nothing wrong with that. We are meant to live our lives to the fullest and to do whatever makes us happy.

But we got to admit it. It is likely that we plan vacations with our schoolmates, workmates, friends, family; even a solo trip. But it is not common to plan it only with our parents coming with us. Sometimes, we are so engrossed with living our awesome lives we forget that the two people who brought us in this world are aging day by day.

11/05/2017

We don’t choose where we are born, but we do choose how to live our lives by Lena Tarasyuk

I was born and raised in a post-Soviet Ukraine, a place that took a deep dive into inflation right after its split from the USSR.

Doing my masters abroad, I got to learn that I am not nearly as backwards comparing to westerns kids as I thought I was. I still remember that time when I was put in a workgroup with three older Swedish boys (they go to university at a later age in Sweden) to do a project. What could I, a 22-year-old Ukrainian girl without work experience, possibly contribute? No doubt, they must be smarter; they must know better. So most of the time I was silently taking in all the suggestions agreeing with everything group expressed. But once I was comfortable enough to open my mouth, I found out that I have given myself very little credit. They might be more mature, have better computers and slick hair, but I could write better English, was persistent in my studies and much more motivated to get a better grade. I was a spice in the mix that was adding something special - a different perspective. And quite to my surprise, my opinion and input were much appreciated.

The plus side to being a kid from a poor country studying abroad is that you always have more to lose, so you try twice as hard. You try hard to learn that foreign language, to integrate into a new society, to be a good citizen. And when you look back at that steep way you went through, it looks a hell of a lot more impressive simply because you started from the rock bottom.

Once you get to that point of seeing yourself as an individual first, rather than Ukrainian or Filipino or African, the individual that has the strength to cut through society’s stereotypes and go their own way, it will stop judging you, because judgment is bleak in the face of success.

10/05/2017

Don’t let society dictate who you are by Anna Faustino

When I first quit my job when I was at the top of my career, people thought I was stupid. When I sold everything I owned to go traveling, everyone kept asking me, “are you crazy?” When I did it again the second time around, everyone was convinced I was. While I am lucky that my parents stood by me and supported every decision I made, not everyone understood. I am nearing thirty and everything I own can fit into one backpack but I am also the happiest that I have ever been. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be able to travel all over Europe (twice), trek through the lush jungles of the Amazon, and go paragliding while a volcano was exploding behind me (true story). Lastly, never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would end up as a founder of a tech start up company.

I realized that I stuck to the confines of what society had expected me to be, I wouldn’t be where I am now. So, dear girls of the world, be fearless about pursuing who you are.

Pursue your passions and never, ever let anyone define who you are.

09/05/2017

An excerpt from Carla Abanes's "Wake-up call."

I got up, went to my room and suited up for the -10 degrees that we have today. I grabbed my camera and head out the door. My first snow walk. I can’t help smiling at the funny feeling every time I squish my shoe. It’s fresh snow on my feet!

I head out to lake Torneträsk which is about 5-minute walk from the guesthouse. I chanced upon a guy riding his snowmobile. He waved at me, I waved back and took a quick snap. So that’s how people move here. Snowmobiles. I reached the lake and see this marvellous spread of steel-gray icy water bordered with white hills before me.

I stood here for a while. Breathing all this beauty in. Seeing that no one is around to see me do some foolishness, I balled up some snow with my two hands and throw it in the air with all my strength, aiming at the skeletal bush. Another one coming your way, you skeletal bush. Slooosh!

My thoughts went back to the conversation this morning with Klas, the guesthouse owner. Talk about passion and loving what you do. I think I just had an epiphany right here, from the conversation I just had. It’s a sign. He quit his job that pays the bills, that provided him security and comfort, to live his dream, to do what he wants. I need to do that. I must act on what I really want to do. I have been working in the IT industry for almost 26 years now. Its about time to change that.

I think it’s about time.

I think I need to start planning. To slowly lay the groundwork for what I really want to.

To live my dream of being a travel writer.

And it is here in Abisko that I got the sign. Like a wake-up call.

08/05/2017

Eli Rudee on living where you feel the "belongingness"

But in all seriousness, for some friends, it was difficult to understand why I would move outside of the country in which I grew up. My parents told me that when they were my age, nobody would even think to venture past the local university, let alone move to another continent half across the world. I would be the first of my family in four generations to immigrate, and even my great-grandparents had war as an excuse.

When I told the rest of my friends and family about my move, I received many awkward reactions. Some told me how “lucky” I was. Others asked if I was scared to move to another place without any family there.

Lucky? It’s not luck that I’m moving– I’m just doing it! “You can do it too if you want!” I insisted, but they would usually just giggle uncomfortably as if there were too many things holding them back to even think about it.

Scared? To me, what was scarier was following a pre-determined path of getting a job, apartment, and settling down at age 23. If I didn’t follow my heart and I ended up regretting it on my deathbed– that’s what would be truly scary.

So I moved. I’ve been living in Israel for a year and a half now with the conviction that this is where I want to be, and of course, if that changes, I can move elsewhere. But nothing ventured, nothing gained.

And it’s been amazing. I am happy feeling in control of my own destiny and triumphs. Even though the honeymoon stage has somewhat diminished, I continue to find meaning everywhere I turn. I’ve found life-long friends, developed my career as a journalist, learned a new language, and had some unforgettable experiences. People always tell me that I am one of the greater “success stories” of those who have immigrated to Israel.

Of course, it’s often challenging. Many people come, but not everyone stays, because Israel (or any place for that matter) is definitely not for everyone. My boyfriend doesn’t love it as much as I do. I’ve been suffering from a very painful back injury for nine months. Sometimes the Israeli bluntness that I found cute at first decreases my morale. I still can’t communicate fluently in a group of only-Hebrew speaking friends, and it’s frustrating. And when everything closes on Friday night and all I want to do is go out, it’s annoying.

But ultimately, I flourish here in Israel and although I dream to travel the world, stepping out of my comfort zone even further, I know I will always have a base in Israel. Dear girls of the world: live where you flourish, even if it’s not where you grew up. The world is too big to be limited– your dreams and desires are much too big to be limited!

So go catch the Israel Bug, the English bug, Spanish bug, Brazilian bug, or whatever bug sparks meaning in your life.

07/05/2017

Recap - Travel Photography (07 May 2017) (with images, tweets) · worldcitizentrv

Here's a recap of today's chat re Travel Photography hosted by Here & Air and Hannah Magsayo!

Thanks for joining, everyone! Until the next Twitter party!

Hosted by and , here are a few tips on travel photography from the community!

07/05/2017

Here's a recap of today's chat re Travel Photography hosted by Here & Air and Hannah Magsayo!

Thanks for joining, everyone! Until the next Twitter party!

Hosted by and , here are a few tips on travel photography from the community!

07/05/2017

The Struggles of Keeping It Together - notes from Bordeaux, France by Jane Mantilla

The real struggle, though, starts when people back home starts to ask. I am, then, bombarded with questions of “how are you?”s and “how’s school?”s. I know they mean well and that we both miss each other. I haven’t been away or out of reach for this long, I guess it’s understandable. So I reply with a half-hearted, mixed with panic laugh of “i’m okay”s and “school is great”s. “Yes, I get a bit of homesick.” “Yes, I know a few people now.” “I can understand a bit, but I still have a hard time conversing in french though.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll be fine.”

I tell them these half-truths and to myself too. I want to believe in whatever I tell them. I want to believe that I will be fine. That I will, eventually, figure this out.

Though there are days that I allow myself to feel them and sometimes its too strong not to be felt. And I just have to breakdown for a while and let the helplessness take over me. Whenever it happens, I do my best to hold on and just breathe. I just keep on breathing and reminding myself that I can do this. That I got this. I just keep on breathing until my chest relaxes. Until I feel stronger to fight the unwanted feeling. And I will, I always do.

It’s hard to talk about it without letting other people judge you and think how weak you are. When in fact, you are strong and brave to face it alone. I salute every single person who have fought and/or still fighting. They inspire me to be better, to be stronger and to continue in believing myself and in the things that I do.

I’m still figuring out this whole independent thing and I don’t think it’s easy to get rid of these feelings. But still, I am trying to be better. For myself, for my family and for my future. I’m pretty sure I would figure it out someday. I don’t know when but I know someday I will. Maybe, I’m just going to keep on convincing myself until I don’t have to.

06/05/2017

Need ideas how to take that perfect shot? Do you know any good editing apps for your photos? This Sunday, May 7 at 9pm PHT, join us, and the World Citizen Travel community for another twitter chat on Travel Photography! Hosted by Hannah Magsayo and Here & Air, we’ll be discussing travel photography, the different editing apps to use as well as the best tips in getting that perfect shot. Join us by tagging your tweets with .

PS. Don’t forget to follow us on twitter and our hosts and .

04/05/2017

Mar Malabanan on finding a place he now calls "home."

Saudade, Curaçao, & Amanhã.....the words you will never miss on Portuguese Samba songs & the words that made me decide for "good" to stay in Rio de Janeiro. ¿Por Qué Nao? Friday hikes in Pedro Bonita & Pedro Gavea, Saturday Jazz in Boheme Sta. Teresa, Lazy Sundays on Ipanema Beach with a book on hand, Never a manic Monday with live street Samba in Pedro do Sal, Chic dinners in Leblon are punctuated with Techno clubbing in The Week Club in Centro, Samba Bloco Street Parties during the carnival with Picole & Brigadiero Magico & Cerveja of course, pick any nights to go loco in Lapa's Party scene, and don't get me started with bronze fit bodies everywhere (my daily source of Vitamin A & sometimes Protein while traveling).

I travel around the world but for now, Rio de Janeiro is the world to me.

03/05/2017

Hannah Magsayo's take on making it work:

Traveling doesn’t always mean you have to quit your job, nor does it mean you have to be rich to begin with. There are ways to do it if you really want to. Choose a job that allows you to travel, or you can bargain with your boss to be able to take time off from the office as long as you have Internet connection, like I’ve done with my boss. You can maximize your annual leaves, go away on long weekends or holidays, or opt for short trips over the weekend.

So stop stalking your favorite traveler and start inspiring others to live more adventurously. Be hungry to see the world.

02/05/2017

Why you should try slow travel at least once in your life by Darlene Madrid

“What if I get bored?”

Do away with the guidebooks and the packed itinerary. Instead, be flexible and adaptable. Sometimes going with the flow or sometimes going out with a rough plan. Be not afraid of messing up your plans and changing your mind mid-way. Don’t be afraid to get lost along the way.

Allow yourself to be open for the unknown. For the unexpected. For the good, the bad, and ugly of traveling. Fall in love. Meet new friends. Feel uncomfortable. Experience being scammed. Get sick. Conquer your fears. Get out of your comfort zone. Most of these things you don’t get to experience when you travel at breakneck speeds.

Slow travel is not the only way to travel. And you don’t need to be a full-time traveler to experience it. Heck, there are no guidelines to slow travel. But it starts with a mindset – of spending more time and creating more fulfilling experiences in one place.

01/05/2017

Recap - Entrepreneurship to fund your travels (23 Apr 2017) (with image, tweet) · worldcitizentrv

Here's a recap of our Twitter Chat last April 23, hosted by Sarah Irene Tirona and Kenneth Ephraim Surat!

Don't forget to join us this Sunday (07 May) for a chat about TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY hosted by Hannah Magsayo and Here & Air, 9pm Philippine time. See you!

Is your mind going crazy on how to save for that trip of your life?! Hosted by and , this chat happened last April 23. Here are a few tips on how to do entrepreneurship to fund your travels from the community.

01/05/2017

Here's a recap of our Twitter Chat last April 23, hosted by Sarah Irene Tirona and Kenneth Ephraim Surat!

Don't forget to join us this Sunday (07 May) for a chat about TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY hosted by Hannah Magsayo and Here & Air, 9pm Philippine time. See you!

Is your mind going crazy on how to save for that trip of your life?! Hosted by and , this chat happened last April 23. Here are a few tips on how to do entrepreneurship to fund your travels from the community.

01/05/2017

WORLD CITIZEN HIGHLIGHT: EM-EM ADRIANO QUINIO

Here's to all of those who thought I'm throwing away my "career" when I left the corporate world, to those who thought life's only meant to be lived in a 9-5 job, confined in a cube, to those who said I'm setting myself up for failure because I had a stable job in a good company. Yes, this one's for you. I'm not living *THE* life, I'm living my life how I'm supposed to live it.

Happy Labour Day!