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Journeying through Jordan’s Lost Cities: Petra and the wadi
The first draft of my story on Jordan as published by Gafencu Long before the first Muslim dynasty arrived in Jordan, ancient civilizations built majestic cities in its dramatic terrain – from the Greco-Roman Decapolis in the north to Petra’s Nabatean kingdom of sandstone in the south When you begin the winding path through the…
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A Quick Guide to Cusco, Machu Picchu and beyond
Originally published as ‘Into the Inca Empire‘ on Gafencu’s September 2017 Issue Machu Picchu may have been the crowning glory of the Incan Empire, but discovering it was just the start: follow the Inca trails that lead out of it, and you will uncover countless archaeological splendours beyond, scattered over the Peruvian Andes Make sure…
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Tel Aviv Diaries: Alone in Israel
Originally published as ‘Seeking the Promised Land’ on Cosmopolitan Philippines August 2017 Israel: Birthplace of Jesus, Wonder Woman, and Natalie Portman. The author goes on an adventure that stands out as the most intensely unique of her life — transcending South America and Europe. As the epicenter of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, we suppose Israel has had…
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Canggu Diaries – Yeni arrives in Bali
Disclaimer: This post is a purely personal writing exercise Day 1: June 3, 2017 I want to write this before I forget. Last night I arrived in Bali from Hong Kong in a seemingly endless string of flights. Yesterday’s was particularly unpleasant because my seatmate on the plane, a young mainland Chinese man (at least…
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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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