If I could be anywhere in the world right now, no doubt I would be in Europe. Mainly because I have always been fascinated by everything related to it. Its architecture, food, history, and – not to mention – its beautiful people. It’s something! Parang iba kasi ‘yung aura talaga, eh. Ang lakas maka-mayaman, ganon. Hahaha!
Europe is one of those places I’ve never been to yet holds a special place in my heart.
Dubai Parks and Resorts is Middle East’s largest leisure and theme park destination which consists of three theme parks – Motiongate, Bollywood Parks, and Legoland – and one water park: Legoland Water Park. It is also where the Polynesian-themed family resort, Lapita Hotel, is located; same as Riverland Dubai, a themed retail-and-dining destination, which a lot of people don’t know is free admission.
I only knew about it when I worked as a Web Research & Data Entry Associate for a short time online; so when my Dad and I went to Dubai to meet some of his friends, I told him that we should head to Riverland after because I’ve seen how picturesque the place is. Plus it’s free!
He didn’t believe me at first and was all like, “Why would it be free? It’s in Dubai Parks & Resorts!” Well, maybe because there isn’t really much to see and do aside from dining, shopping, and taking photos. All the fun and entertaining stuff are at the other parks and cost very ezpenzive tickets! In other words, ito ay kainan lang ng mga burgis at picturan lang ng mga feeling burgis like me. HAHA!
As I’ve said I while ago, if I could be anywhere in the world right now, I’d be in Europe.
I would be sitting outside a cafe in front of the Eiffel Tower, watching tourists passing by, and writing about how life has been in my favor lately. I would be roaming the streets of Italy, with a gelato on my hand, a camera strapped around my neck, living the Lizzie McGuire out of me.
I would be in my Airbnb in London, drinking a good cup of hot chocolate, listening to Michael Buble while the rain is pouring outside. I would be in Santorini, watching the sunset with the love of my life, probably in tears because the universe is treating me right.
I would be in downtown Lviv, taking photos of its beautiful old buildings; I’d be in Iceland or Switzerland, gazing at the northern lights; or maybe I’d be in a coffee shop in Plovdiv, turning a dream into reality.
Europe has always been a dream and I’m claiming it — I will be there soon. I’ve reached my dream of stepping foot in the US when I was 18 – thank you, parentals – so I’m sure experiencing Europe in my 20s wouldn’t be impossible. Syempre, through my hardwork na ngayon.
For now, I am grateful that I get to feel a Beauty-and-the-Beast kind of feels even for a few hours and just by looking back at these photos, I can say that I am happy.
You can also watch how that day went here! It’s a day full of cars, European vibes, and unlimited seafood! (Maybe you want to subscribe to my channel, as well… Hehe, just maybe.)
Those aren’t the best clips I took so far since my cam isn’t really meant for videos, so…. know that I’m accepting a stabilizer or gorillapod for Christmas. Hahaha! Nothing can really beat GoPro’s stabilization feature, that’s for sure. Here are some videos where I used a GoPro: Banaue – Sagada – Baguio 2016, Ilocos 2016, & My US Family 2015.
I’m happy with how the editing turned out, though! Hope you guys are all doing great and may we all enjoy the last week of October!
The photos you took are gorgeous! And I love the way you wrote this! :)
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Thank you, bb!! I swear it looks more gorgeous in person 😊
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That’s the spirit, Amielle. If Europe won’t come to you, you might as well bring her to you in Dubai :-)
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Yeees! But for now, I can only see and experience Europe through your blog posts and other bloggers I follow. 😊 Can’t wait to experience those myself. 😍💖
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Consider them as the appetizer :)
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ANG GANDA AMIELLE!💗 ang dreamy lang ng entry na ‘to. gusto ko rin ang Europe pero hanggang ngayon di ko pa rin naasikaso ang passport ko wahahaha!
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ANO BA NAMAN YAN!!!! Hahahaha. Mag asikaso ka na! Isipin mo, may salihan ka contest tapos ang mapapanalunan is travel, ganyan!! Hahahaha
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SO CUTE. I had no idea this existed!! I hope you get the chance to see Europe one day. But in the meantime it looks like you’ve found a really neat spot!:) Thanks for sharing Amielle, I loved reading this xo
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Chloeeee! 💖 I really hope so, too! Thank you! 🤗
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Wow such a cool place! 😍 I hope you come to Europe soon. Come to Spain and we can meet 💕 💋
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Can’t believe I forgot about Spain! I’ve been wanting to see the Sagrada Familia! 😍 Where are you in Spain? Don’t worry, we’ll meet soon, that’s for sure. 😉
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Yeahhhh and Holland! 💕I love thr Sagrada Familia. Granada is also beautiful and Santander in the north. There is just soooo much to see in Spain, all beautiful 😍 I’m in Valladolid, one hour by train from Madrid. Yeahh 💕
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OMG. It makes me so excited! You’ll be my personal tour guide 😂 What month’s best to visit Spain? 💖
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Yeahhhh of course I will be your guide 💖💖💕😍 In Spring time so april, may and june. Also the Summer months are amazing, july and august but it’s really hot haha and depends where you are going to. September and october are also really great because it’s still good weather and less tourists and much cheapier. Anytime is okay haha Christmas time is nice too 💜
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I think I’d go with the cheaper & less tourists one!! Hahaha. Thank you love!! In time! 🤗💖
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This is amazing! I love all of your photos!
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Thank you, Yumie! 🤗 Have you been to Europe already? 😊
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sure thing! no I haven’t! but I would love to go there soon in the future!
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Yeees, let’s claim it!
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Great post!
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Thanks, AJ! 😊
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Parang Strasbourg France ang setting. Old wooden houses/ginger bread houses along the canal. We will visit Dubai Parks for sure. Can’t wait! :-D
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Sinearch ko s’ya Ate and ganyang mga setting or aura talaga ‘yung super gustong gusto ko! Ang lakas maka-Belle from Beauty & The Beast! ‘Yung bigla bigla nalang ako kakanta while walking. Ganyan. HAHAHAHA
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Di ba? Maraming ganyan sa France and Germany. Mga fairytale towns. Pareho pala tayo mahilig sa mga ganyang lugar. :-)
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May nakita rin ako no’n Ate sa Switzerland tapos overlooking view pa nung mountains na may snow, ang gandaaaa huhuhu
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Pag-iponan na ang Europe na yan. :-D
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Totoo, Ate. Kayod kayod dapat at talagang ang mahal ng gusto. Hahahaha
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And please do!! Super laki n’ya nga lang talaga and time consuming if i-explore mo lahat ng parks. (Pati masakit rin sa bulsa. Hahahaha)
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Ugh, I wanna visit Europe so bad one day too. The photos in this post are all so beautiful. 😍
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Let’s claim it, Hun!! We will someday! 😉
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Definitely. 😄
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Where are we heading first then? ☺️
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Maybe Paris!!!!
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I don’t know how I missed this post! :O Beautiful shots…!
By the way, I am shutting down my blog for a lil while, going to focus on work for a while and other things, Before I travel to maybe Manila again in February ^.^
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Thanks, Andy!!
Awww. Will be missing you on my Reader and your comments! 😁 Only a few more months & you’ll be back in PH! I’m so envy! ☹️
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Come join Glai and I! we’re still working out the details though :)
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But I’m in Abu Dhabi! ☹️
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Fly fly fly Amielle! 🤗 ☺️
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😢 You’re just making me more envyyyy hahahaha. How long will you be there?
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three weeks, maybe three and a half :) just now we might decide on April though, we’ll see. When was the last time you were there?
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April 2016. Please go to Palawan! Super beautiful! :)
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On the list! :) Glai wants Batanes though haha tough choices!
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Thank you for sharing this and you’re so pretty 😍
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Aww, thank you Ate Leign! 🤗💖
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My heart ached (in a good way!) reading this. I live in Europe and I felt nostalgic for it!!x
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Awww, I hope we get to meet soon! ☺️💖
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Yung European heart ko ❤❤❤
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Naalala nga kita while writing this!!! Hahahaha.
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Gorgeous photos Amielle!
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Thank you, Kuya Andrei! Namiss ko naman comments mo! Hahaha
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Ingat lagi. Enjoy ☺
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Ikaw rin, Kuya! Hope you’re doing fine. ☺️
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I’m doing fine. Thank you ☺ 👍
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Your photos are gorgeous 🙂 I’ve always wanted to travel, Europe is on my someday list lol. I hope you get the chance to go someday ☺️
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Thank you, love!!!
Let’s go! Where do we go first then? #CrazyDreaming HAHAHA
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You’re welcome!!
Haha anywhere and everywhere 😂😂 I think Greece and Italy are toward the top of places I want to visit in Europe
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Aahhhh times like this makes me so envy of those super rich people who can afford to just go at a certain place whenever they want bc they have the money! Lol 😂
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Ohh gosh I’m envious of people with the money to travel haha 😂 if I had it, I’d just travel for awhile. I want to see the world! There’s so much out there haha
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Also, I love that pun hahahah
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Ang gandaaaa! :) And ang gaganda din ng photos mo. Iniisip ko kung sino nagpipicture sayo eh haha
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Tatay ko!!! Oha. HAHA. Pero syempre need ng guidance ganyan tapos daanin sa straighten at crop after hahahahaha
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In fairness! Ang husay hahahaha
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Naku, parehas pala tayong stabilizer din ang gustong gift sa Christmas.. 😄
Kako kahit wag na drone.. okay nako sa stabilizer. Pero kung kaya both, why not? 😁
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Naku Kuya! May want-hate relationship ako sa drone na ‘yan. Hahahaha. Kapag nakakapanood ako ng vids na may drone shots, edi inggit ako kasi wooow ganda HAHAHA tapos kapag marerealize ko na ang mahal at di ko naman lagi magagamit, wag nalang. Pang travel ko nalang 😂
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Oo, sobrang mahal tapos bihira mo lang naman magagamit. At isa pa, maraming cases ng mga nagka-crash na drone. Kahit sikat na brand pa, nangyayari daw talaga yun. Mas masakit yun diba? Kaya tama, sa stabilizer na lang tayo. Heheh..
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TRULY KUYA. Pero ang ganda talaga ng drone no…..?
Charot HAHAHAHA
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Hahaha.. Oo, trulalu. Tingnan mo sila Wil at Alodia, nag-crash din yung drone nila. DJi Mavic na yung gamit nila, isa sa mga advance model ng drone yun. Good thing lang nakuha nila uli.
Kaya kahit dati ka na nagpapalipad ng drone at kahit maganda pa yung drone na gamit mo, hindi talaga maiiwasan yung pagka-crash. So kung prepare ka sa ganung scenario, go ahead and buy some drone. Heheh.. Sabagay, mura lang naman sayo yun eh. 😁
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parang maganda dito ah. how much entrance fee nila? sana may enough time pa ako to check this out…
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D’yan sa Riverland, free admission Kuya! :) Kasi magpipicture ka lang talaga tapos kainan at shopping lang. Pero ‘yung ibang parks, ang mahal ng tickets per park/day. Hahahaha
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Alright, ill try to squeeze in if kaya sa sked. Hope to bump into you! Salamat.
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Andito lang naman ako sa Abu Dhabi, Kuya. Don’t worry. Hahaha. You’re welcome! :)
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wowwww, ang ganda :D open na pala yan! nung asa UAE pa ko, ung dubai mall lng ata napuntahan ko haha, asa bundok kasi ko ng ras al khaimah,
Web Research & Data Entry Associate?sang website ka nagapply?interesado tlaga ko sa work online hahaha
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Ang layo! Hahaha. ‘Di pa ako nakakarating dun pero nakarating na ‘ko Fujairah 😂
UpWork lang, Ate! Kaso medyo mahirap talaga makapasok and makahanap sa umpisa. Tyaga tyaga lang. ☺️
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haha, mas malayo pa ata kami sa Fujairah, malapit na kami paOman eh,
nagapply na nga din ako dun sa mga job post sa UpWork hindi pa lang sinwerte, kaya tutor tutor lng muna :D
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Ay pwede po ang 51Talk ate kahit nasa iba bansa? :)
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yup pwedeng pwede :)
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First of all, ang ganda mo naalala ko nanaman si mommy mo waaaaahahaha! Haaay! Second of all, ang ganda ng shots at ung lugar at libre grabe libre yan? 😍
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Hahahahaha zumbaaaa zumbabidaaaa
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Whaahahahahha! Hindi ko ma-achieve! Nasa genes na talaga waaaaa😭🤣😂
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Yes libre mwamshwieee!!! Punta ka na here! Charot HAHAHAHA
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Gusto ko! Uhaw ako sa libre! Hahahahaha!
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Jusko ako din thiiirsssty pag libre hahahahaha
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Ahhhhh. I love thiiiiis! Europe’s one of my dream destinations, too. Sitting in a cafe near the Eiffel Tower and just soaking in the people and the culture and the scenery???? COUNT ME IN. :p
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GANDA
Sarap mangarap ‘no Ate!! Tapos yamanin ‘yung suot mo jusko ang saya hahahahaha
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Your pictures are absolutely stunning, Amielle! Thank you for sharing this :) <3
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And thank you for those kind words, Marie!! 🤗💖
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Wow! Such a beautiful post! ❤️ Love your outfit! Congrats!
If you want you can check my latest blog post on http://www.fashiontrendsandsecrets.ro Can’t wait to hear your opinion 🦋
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Hi! Thank you so much! ☺️💖
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Payaman ka te. PAWER! Charrrr :)))
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So ayun nga po ano! paaaawer!!!
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Omaygas hahahahaha
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AY IBANG LEVEL SI TE AMIELLE AH OHHH! PAK GANERN!!!
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Ano ka ba syempre di ako papakabog sa dp mo sa fb na nang iinggit ng future HAHAHAHA
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Nainggit ako sa food! Hahha. We never know baka in a few months biglang may Eurotrip blog entry ka na! ❤
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Ay napressure ako sa in a few months!! Hahahaha. Fave mo din ba seafood Ate? 😊
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hahaha kasi positive thinking kaya few months pero puede naman anytime. haha. oo omg. sarap ng seafood!
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Truly! I-claim po natin ‘yan! 😂
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Europe has always been my favorite as well! I could live there. I love all the old architecture, the history, the flats and streets, parks, etc. Lovely photos!
-Emily http://www.coatandcoffee.com
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Exactly! I think almost everything just looks IG-worthy. 😂 Thank you Emily! 💖
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Great Pictures! I’m sure you’ll visit Europe one day 😊👍
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Aww, thanks Bel! Hopefully soon!
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“in london, listening to michael buble while the rain was pouring outside”. That’s such a perfect image, now I can’t stop thinking about London! Europe has my heart. So glad I stumbled across your blog x
Abby – http://www.seafoaming.com
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Aww, thank you!! Europe really is beautiful already in visuals. What more in person right? :)
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Lovely photos!!
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Thank you!!!
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Such pretty photos! Ang dreamy nung place huhuhu
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Thank you Abby! 💖
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Nice post
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Thank you!
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This place looks great.. and empty (which is a plus for photos haha)
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Medyo wait wait lang na konti ‘yung dumadaan saka picture, Ate! Hahahaha
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It’s a dream for me too – to be in Europe and watch the gorgeous sunset in Santorini. May our dreams do come true.
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Let’s claim it. We’ll get there soon! 💖
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You took the words right out of my mouth the way you described being in Europe! I am sure you will get there and live your dream. xx
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Aww, thank you!! I’m working hard on that! xx
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You traveled, that counts too. You were blogging. See how many people are following you?
Regards from Europe. :)
When you say Europe, do you have any particular country in mind? It’s pretty diverse.
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Paris, London, Italy & Switzerland are on top of my list. Oh, and Iceland too! And Ukraine! OMG so many! Hahaha
And thank you for the kind words. I appreciate it so much. 💖💖
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Paris, London, Italy & Switzerland (check), Iceland still awaiting. However, I visited only northern Italy, and there’s so much too see.
Let me add a few more for you-Greece (esp.Athens and the islands, the more, the better), Portugal, Spain (a must) Russia, Hungary, Germany, Austria.
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Oh yes, I’ve mentioned Greece and Spain on my post too! So many beautiful places to go 😍💖
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Beautiful!! Wonderful photographs
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Thank you! 💖
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Wow stunning photos! 💓
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Dubai is truly charming and it definitely has lots to offer, Amielle! This is an astonishing place. Is one day enough to explore it?
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Are you refering to Riverland? Yes, you can even explore it for an hour or two because there really isn’t anything much in it except a few restaurants and shops. All the rides and entertaining stuff are on the other parks next to it & I believe a day is enough for those? I’m not that sure. :)
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Nice post amielle! thanks for sharing this post
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