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Christmas in the Philippines starts in September!
Hey, you! 😊 Did you think I was kidding when you read the title of this post? Nope! Indeed, Christmas in the Philippines starts in...

Elodie A.
Dec 6, 2023
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Things we never talk about
Hey, you! 🙂 So I recently lost a loved one (click here for the post) and on the way to the church, I was riding in my sister's car when...

Elodie A.
Sep 19, 2023
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Reverse Culture Shock | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! 👋 Let's talk about reverse culture shock today. When we got back to France from our Philippines trip, the Husband and I talked...

Elodie A.
Aug 29, 2023
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To Timeless Friendships | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! 🩷 As I grow older, I've come to realize how difficult it is to make friends compared to when I was younger. I believe that...

Elodie A.
Aug 28, 2023
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And Then It Was Just Us ... at Savoy Hotel Mactan Newtown | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! ❤️ After checking out of Plantation Bay, we proceeded to go to the international airport because it was sadly time to say...

Elodie A.
Aug 27, 2023
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Reaching the Tipping Point at Plantation Bay Mactan | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! 👋 So I have another bone to pick and this time it's with Plantation Bay Mactan! From Mactan Airport, we proceeded to check-in...

Elodie A.
Aug 26, 2023
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The Crown Jewel of Mindanao | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! 🥥 Most of our trip was spent in Davao, otherwise known as The Crown Jewel of Mindanao or The Durian Capital of the...

Elodie A.
Aug 25, 2023
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I have a Bone to Pick with Mactan Airport and Cebu Pacific Airlines | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! 🤓 On our 4th day in the Philippines, the Husband, our daughter, my sister-in-law, my other sister-in-law, all of their kids,...

Elodie A.
Aug 24, 2023
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Staying Only 3 days in Cebu City - wait, what? | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! 👋 You read the title right - we only stayed in Cebu City for 3 days. 😭😭 Of course, I would have loved to stay longer but...

Elodie A.
Aug 23, 2023
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More Than a Coincidence | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! 🤩 After our fabulous Jollibee meal, we were ready to leave Mactan (the airport area) and cross the bridge to Cebu City. But...

Elodie A.
Aug 22, 2023
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Jollibee - first meal of the trip, or was it? | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! 🍝 Remember what the late Queen Elizabeth said "recollections may vary"?? Well, as much as I would love to say that Jollibee...

Elodie A.
Aug 21, 2023
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Our first night in Cebu was a short one | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! 🤪 Before anything, let me clear out something, especially for the readers who are not from the Philippines. Cebu represents 3...

Elodie A.
Aug 20, 2023
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Well, Hello Again Cebu | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! 🇵🇭 I left Cebu, Philippines in October 2011. That's 12 years ago and this is the first time I came back. "Was your trip back...

Elodie A.
Aug 19, 2023
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Where do I begin? | Philippines Trip 2023
Hey, you! 😊 We just got back from a 2-week trip in the Philippines and I have soooooo much to share with you! Hence the title of this...

Elodie A.
Aug 16, 2023
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The Semana Santa I'm Missing | Podcast
Hey, you! ✝️ When I was younger, Holy Week felt like the longest and most boring week ever. But oddly enough, I miss it. I'm Elodie and...

Elodie A.
Apr 10, 2023
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The Health Care System in France | Podcast
Hey, you! 🏥 One of the biggest changes we experienced when we moved from the Philippines to France 10 years ago was the Health Care...

Elodie A.
Mar 16, 2023
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Santa's Christmas or Jesus' Christmas? | Podcast
Hey, you! 🎄 Do you ever have those moments that make you go "a-ha"? Those moments where something finally makes sense and makes you...

Elodie A.
Dec 27, 2022
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The Airport is One of the Most Emotional Place in the World for a Filipino | Podcast
Hey, you! 🇵🇭 The airport is one of the saddest and most emotional place for a Filipino. "But why?" asked my French friend when I talked...

Elodie A.
Dec 13, 2022
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How to renew a Filipino passport in France
Hey, you! 🇵🇭 As I mentioned in the post before (click here to read it), we had an appointment at the Philippines Embassy in Paris to...

Elodie A.
Mar 30, 2022
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Twenty Years of Love
Hey, you! 😊 Yesterday was the Husband's birthday, but it was also our 20th anniversary. Twenty years. Twenty years of him and me. Of us....

Elodie A.
Jan 22, 2022
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