A lot of changes in my life this year and it kicked of at the first week of the year when I found out that the position I applied to in the organization, despite how far it is from my previous positions and also having zero background on the field, was offered to me. I was super excited and cannot believe it myself! I still am very happy and grateful 4 months after since I started last May though still on this crazy journey of being new to the position and to the workload.
But having said that, I would first like to thank my dearest blog friends for their support from my last couple of posts, and giving me the motivation and advises that I need and will treasure with me as I move forward. But this time, it's about looking back and sharing you some photos from my trips in the past months since the year started.
Kampong Glam, Singapore - January 2025
SINGAPORE - I was so happy when I found a promo fare going home to the Philippines with Singapore Airlines. Normally this airline is very expensive but after tracking cheap fares daily at the second half of the year last year, I stumbled upon this opportunity! Of course, just as I usually do on my layovers home, I looked for an itinerary that has a long layover so that I can visit the connecting city and that's how I end up on the Lion City for 12 hours!
Iloilo City, Philippines - February 2025
ILOILO, PHILIPPINES - I was home at the beginning of the year. Gratefully, I try to go home once every year to see my father. As much as I really feel that Spain is my home now, being able to have the opportunity to see my father and my family and also my childhood friends is deeply gratifying. For this trip, I took my father, my brother, and my cousin to an Island province 1 hour away from Manila by plane and we had a great time!
La Grotte de Choranche, France - March 2025
CHORANCHE, FRANCE - It was my very first Workshop for work just before I left my old team. So I was in Grenoble for a week and I stayed a few more days to spend time with my colleagues who live there who are also like family to me on this new life in Europe. My best friend and his wife and baby took me to this beautiful Cave in the Vercors mountains. It was so amazing and beautiful! I-m afraid of caves in the Philippines but this one it was lovely and dry when we visited.
Perpignan, France - April 2025
PERPIGNAN, FRANCE - This trip was a quickly planned weekend because it was Good Friday and I had nothing to do in Barcelona so I decided to buy a bus ticket just nights before the trip and it was great! Perpignan can be doable on a day trip from Barcelona but I stayed for a night just to make the most of the long weekend. Here you will see my VLOG Episode from my YouTube Channel that I filmed during my stay in Perpignan. You'll see more of me on this adventure and hope you enjoy the episode! WATCH IT ON 4K!
Bologna, Italy - June 2025
BOLOGNA, ITALY - To celebrate my birthday, I am so thankful to my best friend Ervis who is like a real brother to me. He was my teammate from my last position and even if we parted ways at work, he's always been there for me! He took me with him on his trip back home to Albania and we did the drive from France to Albania for 5 amazing days! This one was from our first stop in Bologna enjoying a giant cold beer (I asked him for just the smallest one!) in the plaza. Bologna was so beautiful!
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It has been so nice to share these memories and adventures to you and it was also shocking for me to look back and see how much places and journeys I have done in just this year and that still does not include the remainder of our trip through the Balkans and my adventure in Romania last month!
I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I was when writing it and I wish you all an amazing week ahead! Work starts again soon but I still have a few hours to enjoy the rest of Sunday and I hope I won't be able to think of work thoughts all the time before tomorrow morning!
Hi Stevenson, I just commented on your other blog and somehow "missed" that you had this one as well ! I enjoyed the video walk and reading about all that you have been doing as far as travel. What amazing adventures you have been on the past few months and I enjoyed the video on Perpignan, France. Belated 🎂 birthday wishes and how wonderful to have celebrated in Bologna, Italy. ur wedding anniversary was last week on August 21. (What day was your birthday?) Getting used to a new job always can be challenging, but have faith in yourself (as I know you do) and it will work out well. Thanks for your recent comments on my blog posts, always good to "hear" from you my blogger friend. I will be returning to read about your adventures.
Hello dearest Dorothy! I am so happy every single time I see your comment! Thank you so much for the kind words on my post and about my Video of Perpignan. Thank you so much and my birthday is June 4th. It was an amazing trip and we started in France, passed through Italy and then my friend drove out of way so I can set foot in Slovenia. Then we spent a night in Croatia, then in Montenegro, until we arrived in Albania. It was an amazing trip and my friend was so tired because I dont drive haha. Thank you so much dear Dorothy indeed Im having a really hard time at work and it's affecting my life and everyday I try my best to think of ways on how to make everything better hopefully but a pattern I notice is I give to much of myself to work and its draining me so much and I need to learn to balance. Please be healthy and happy dear Dorothy and you are one of the reasons I always try my best to write again because Im grateful for you and my blog friends!
Thank you as well, Stevenson, and learning how to balance things can be difficult, but you have done so many things that I know you will find what works best for you. Blog friends are special and I always look forward to reading about what they are doing, thinking or where they have been traveling. Your birthday trip sounded wonderful and especially spending it with a good friend. Please keep on sharing about your work, travels and anything else.
Oh my goodness, Stevenson, I just realized that I had commented earlier on this blog on your earlier post and I confused this blog with your other one, Migrated Realities. Now, I need to read that one 😀 I am still "recovering ering" from our recent Alaska adventures 😏
Wonderful trips Stevenson. I've seen a few of the videos on YT as I follow you there. I'll comment on them one day. I tend to keep quiet on YT! Great you always manage to get home to see your father and family :-D Love the photo of you and Ervis, great friends :-D
We are going to Rotterdam in October for a few days so looking forward to that. My partner is talking about going to Vietnam, he went there before we met and loved it. He was thinking about us 2 just going as my daughter is still quite young she is nearly 7. I'll see what happens with that.
You really need to come to Scotland and I can show you Glasgow and Edinburgh :-D
Oh Ananka I am truly touched to hear that you follow me also on YouTube, that means a lot to me thank you so so much! Indeed he is one of my best friends in life despite knowing each other through work for just about three years. Even if I left the team already we still keep in touch.
Oh Rotterdam sounds amazing! I really hope you guys would enjoy and I really think Vietnam is an amazing idea for both of you and making it just a trip between you and him is a brilliant idea so you can explore it more as your little girl might just get tired of it and may not enjoy the trip, maybe when she gets a bit more older :)
Oh I would so love to! I really would like to go to Scotland! Hopefully someday when I hopefully get my Nationality so I would not need a visa anymore to visit Scotland and would be so honored to meet you in person Ananka! Oh that would be amazing!
It was fun to see this post. Years ago when I visited Barcelona we rented a car and drove up to southern France for a few days. It was a wonderful adventure.But we didn't visit Perpignan. It's good to see you family too. I bet they were happy to see you. This year I haven't gone any place yet (but I will be in 3 weeks-I'm so excited), so it was fun to to see all the places you've been. Have a great week. hugs-Erika
Oh I am very sure the places you visited in the South of France are also so beautiful! Thank you so much dear Erika indeed the family was so happy that I visited again! Hope to be able to see them again soon! I am so excited for your upcoming trip! I'll be on the lookout once you share them with us!
You certainly have been busy, not only with work but also travelling, Stevenson. Love your video - I so enjoy traveling vicariously through others blog entries. I did make it to Australia in May, and not only visited family near Brisbane, but also few to Perth, a five hour flight across the country, to visit friends. The flight to Australia is only three - three and a half hours, which gives you an idea of the width of the country. Blessings Maxine
Oh That sounds amazing Maxine! Especially Perth and Sydney, I have heard from my students who now live in Australia how far indeed it is it's like going to another continent! Glad you had a good time Maxine and hope Springtime is there soon!
To explore Europe is to experience one of life’s great joys. I could happily live in the south of France in a small town, with good wine bread, and cheese. Happiness can be simple!
You have said all of it very perfectly David! Indeed life here in the Eu especially here in the Mediterannean is just pure joy and never was a day I did not say thank you for this opportunity to live here.
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Nice to see your comment on my blog. It's been a long time but life just keeping on moving forward. Glad you are doing well and are working. Nice that your vivited Albania with you friend. My wife and I are interested in visiting there sometime. Keep smiling and enjoy life, good to hear from you again. Take care my friend and we'll talk again soon.
Thank you so much and I am super happy to see you here at my blog as well Bill! I definitely recommend Albania! It's a very sunny place especially during summers though it did get a bit too hot when I was there haha so beginning and end of summer season is most ideal for you and your wife to visit :) So happy to see you again my friend and talk soon!
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Hi Stevenson, I just commented on your other blog and somehow "missed" that you had this one as well ! I enjoyed the video walk and reading about all that you have been doing as far as travel. What amazing adventures you have been on the past few months and I enjoyed the video on Perpignan, France. Belated 🎂 birthday wishes and how wonderful to have celebrated in Bologna, Italy. ur wedding anniversary was last week on August 21. (What day was your birthday?) Getting used to a new job always can be challenging, but have faith in yourself (as I know you do) and it will work out well. Thanks for your recent comments on my blog posts, always good to "hear" from you my blogger friend. I will be returning to read about your adventures.
ReplyDeleteHello dearest Dorothy! I am so happy every single time I see your comment! Thank you so much for the kind words on my post and about my Video of Perpignan. Thank you so much and my birthday is June 4th. It was an amazing trip and we started in France, passed through Italy and then my friend drove out of way so I can set foot in Slovenia. Then we spent a night in Croatia, then in Montenegro, until we arrived in Albania. It was an amazing trip and my friend was so tired because I dont drive haha. Thank you so much dear Dorothy indeed Im having a really hard time at work and it's affecting my life and everyday I try my best to think of ways on how to make everything better hopefully but a pattern I notice is I give to much of myself to work and its draining me so much and I need to learn to balance. Please be healthy and happy dear Dorothy and you are one of the reasons I always try my best to write again because Im grateful for you and my blog friends!
DeleteThank you as well, Stevenson, and learning how to balance things can be difficult, but you have done so many things that I know you will find what works best for you. Blog friends are special and I always look forward to reading about what they are doing, thinking or where they have been traveling. Your birthday trip sounded wonderful and especially spending it with a good friend. Please keep on sharing about your work, travels and anything else.
DeleteOh my goodness, Stevenson, I just realized that I had commented earlier on this blog on your earlier post and I confused this blog with your other one, Migrated Realities. Now, I need to read that one 😀 I am still "recovering ering" from our recent Alaska adventures 😏
ReplyDeleteWonderful trips Stevenson. I've seen a few of the videos on YT as I follow you there. I'll comment on them one day. I tend to keep quiet on YT! Great you always manage to get home to see your father and family :-D Love the photo of you and Ervis, great friends :-D
ReplyDeleteWe are going to Rotterdam in October for a few days so looking forward to that. My partner is talking about going to Vietnam, he went there before we met and loved it. He was thinking about us 2 just going as my daughter is still quite young she is nearly 7. I'll see what happens with that.
You really need to come to Scotland and I can show you Glasgow and Edinburgh :-D
Oh Ananka I am truly touched to hear that you follow me also on YouTube, that means a lot to me thank you so so much! Indeed he is one of my best friends in life despite knowing each other through work for just about three years. Even if I left the team already we still keep in touch.
DeleteOh Rotterdam sounds amazing! I really hope you guys would enjoy and I really think Vietnam is an amazing idea for both of you and making it just a trip between you and him is a brilliant idea so you can explore it more as your little girl might just get tired of it and may not enjoy the trip, maybe when she gets a bit more older :)
Oh I would so love to! I really would like to go to Scotland! Hopefully someday when I hopefully get my Nationality so I would not need a visa anymore to visit Scotland and would be so honored to meet you in person Ananka! Oh that would be amazing!
It was fun to see this post. Years ago when I visited Barcelona we rented a car and drove up to southern France for a few days. It was a wonderful adventure.But we didn't visit Perpignan. It's good to see you family too. I bet they were happy to see you. This year I haven't gone any place yet (but I will be in 3 weeks-I'm so excited), so it was fun to to see all the places you've been. Have a great week. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteOh I am very sure the places you visited in the South of France are also so beautiful! Thank you so much dear Erika indeed the family was so happy that I visited again! Hope to be able to see them again soon! I am so excited for your upcoming trip! I'll be on the lookout once you share them with us!
DeleteYou certainly have been busy, not only with work but also travelling, Stevenson. Love your video - I so enjoy traveling vicariously through others blog entries. I did make it to Australia in May, and not only visited family near Brisbane, but also few to Perth, a five hour flight across the country, to visit friends. The flight to Australia is only three - three and a half hours, which gives you an idea of the width of the country.
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Oh That sounds amazing Maxine! Especially Perth and Sydney, I have heard from my students who now live in Australia how far indeed it is it's like going to another continent! Glad you had a good time Maxine and hope Springtime is there soon!
DeleteNo está nada mal esos viajes. Te has recorrido países maravillosos.
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DeleteTo explore Europe is to experience one of life’s great joys. I could happily live in the south of France in a small town, with good wine bread, and cheese. Happiness can be simple!
ReplyDeleteYou have said all of it very perfectly David! Indeed life here in the Eu especially here in the Mediterannean is just pure joy and never was a day I did not say thank you for this opportunity to live here.
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DeleteNice to see your comment on my blog. It's been a long time but life just keeping on moving forward. Glad you are doing well and are working. Nice that your vivited Albania with you friend. My wife and I are interested in visiting there sometime. Keep smiling and enjoy life, good to hear from you again. Take care my friend and we'll talk again soon.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much and I am super happy to see you here at my blog as well Bill! I definitely recommend Albania! It's a very sunny place especially during summers though it did get a bit too hot when I was there haha so beginning and end of summer season is most ideal for you and your wife to visit :) So happy to see you again my friend and talk soon!
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