Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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Soul for soil

Writer, chef, and Filipino expat Louise Baterna discovers the pleasure of gardening, and created a green paradise tucked in her backyard, in the bustling city of Brussels. It began during my autumn…

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Pirate siege: A seaman’s nightmare on the high seas

Pirates attack an oil tanker with Filipino seamen in the Gulf of Guinea. A harrowing account from one of the crew of MT Maria E showing that life at sea for almost…

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Filipino truck driver braves the Saudi Arabian desert

The Filipino Expat Magazine talks to three kababayans whose jobs put them behind the wheel and take them to uncertain roads. Roads where they defy exhaustion, danger and even nature’s wrath.  Roads where they…

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How to spot pickpockets in Spain

Before coming to Spain, a friend had warned me against pickpockets plying inside the public transport. That Barcelona and Madrid topped the list of cities in Europe (even the world) with the…

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Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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