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The Future is Female: Hong Kong’s Gender Imbalance
The controversial feminist slogan takes on a literal meaning in Hong Kong where the ratio of men to women in continues to favour the latter in numbers that have been alarming population health experts Women all over the world love to complain about the dating scene in their city, but if you’ve ever been a single […]
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Canggu Diaries: Seeking out Bali’s Unesco Heritage Sites
In this post: Bloopers video in Jatiluwih Itinerary (flexible!) Impulsive cycling through the rice terraces + other adventure options Tanah Lot temple + market shopping DON’T BUY CIVET / LUWAK COFFEE Unesco chasers Since it was Joyce’s first time in Bali, and I hadn’t properly checked out the island’s Unesco Heritage Sites before, we thought […]
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Chiang Mai Temple Tour x WÖLSCH Watches
February 10, 2017 – We decided to do the major temples of Chiang Mai all in one go. More than halfway through it, we were so tired from walking under the powerful sun we took a massage break at the Old Medicine Hospital. The latter is actually a massage school where you can get good quality no-frills services […]
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Template: Request for a Long Term/Multiple Entry Visa
<Date> To the <Name of Embassy>: I, <Full Name>, <citizenship> citizen with passport number <Passport No.>, would like to request a longer stay visa for <country>. Over the past two years I have been flying in and out of <region> as part of my work and assignments as <reason>, in addition to leisure trips as […]
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Do not go gentle into that good night
Do not go gentle into that good night Dylan Thomas, 1914 – 1953 Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no […]
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Easy Hikes from Madrid: La Pedriza
Spring is now in full blast with bright and clear skies… but before the excruciating heat of summer arrives, now is the time to take full advantage of Madrid’s amazing hiking trails. None is more famous or spectacular than La Pedriza on the southern slopes of the Guadarrama mountain range. It was difficult to find English […]
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Q&A
Originally published as Sole Sister Spotlight: Julienne of Morena Travels What were your earliest travel memories? I began travelling at a young age because my parents took my sister and I on trips both within and outside of the Philippines, where I was born and raised. Neither of my parents were originally from Manila, where I […]
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Japan Less Travelled, Part II
Taken from my story on We Are Sole Sisters The journey through one of Japan’s most underrated regions continues. Sole Sister Julienne ventures into the countryside to find the past continuing to live on in Gifu’s old towns, castle ruins, and quaint villages Our tour guide calls her province “the belly button of Japan”. Its name […]
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