VirtualTourist Member Jeannkelly
| Page Views: 7,844 | WELCOME TO MY VT HOMEPAGE by Jeannkelly - last update: Oct 2, 2007 |
...and enjoy a virtual travel! | Boracay's White Beach, always splendid... |
The long wait is finally over!
After more than 2 years of not having a taste of the tropics, my 3-week visit to the Philippines was more than anything that I could ask for. The weather was perfect, not a drop of rain during our week-long stay in Bohol including Panglao Island, and another week in Boracay. The hustle and bustle of Manila's busy streets and the ever-frequented malls in reminded me that one could never get bored living in this metropolis. Nightlife is just endless, with a variety of places to go and there is always something new in town, may it be a new mall, new doughnut joint, bar or yeah, new technology... which reminds me that I still have to visit the 7th largest shopping mall in the world, the Mall Of Asia or MOA and try the talked-about cinema tech IMAX... At least I have something to look forward to on my next visit. |
| trip to Florence-Pisa to start the spring with... |
|  | 2007 Updates Welcome to my (new) homepage!After years of procrastinating I finally decided to re-do, add some color and update my homepage. It's not the easiest thing to do, after all the "maņana habit" is just too strong in my veins. Thus for the nth time am trying to convince myself that having some new year's resolutions is not that bad to start the new year with and it means not to put off updating my VT pages anymore.
As for year 2006, I should say it went by in a flash. Looking back, I could not believe that I spent the entire year without having a taste of the tropical sun, something I thought I could never live without.
These are some of the places I've been to this year mostly for tourism purposes. Hang on as it might take some time to update all my travel pages.
Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Turin, Italy
Naples, Italy
Lecce, Italy
Rimini, Italy
Tivoli, Italy
Bagni di Tivoli, Italy
Paris, France
Lisbon and the Leiria Region, Portugal
Zurich, Switzerland
Hopefully, I wish to visit the following countries in 2007.
London, UK
Bohol, Philippines
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Germany
In the meantime, to start the new year (2007) with, Alfredo and I drove to Bracciano on the 2nd of January and had a good time visiting the famed Odescalchi Castle.
...and quite recently, we spent a long weekend in Florence and Pisa to start the spring with. The weather was not at its best but the beauty of Florence and the Leaning Tower of Pisa was not a bit diminished... |
| Odescalchi Castle in Medieval Bracciano |
| | Odescalchi Castle, Bracciano ...finally my curiosities about this Castle have been satisfied. How legendary it is, very! Romantic, perhaps! Though it has not gained its fame till Christianne Amapour and Eros Ramazzotti got married in this Castle... and of course Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes made it even more super-expensive as wedding venue! |
| this pair brought me to places... |
| | A little bit about me Every journey begins with a single step...and one has to start everything with the right foot...
I am what you call an itchy-feet as I can't stay in one place for a long time and I have always loved my feet because it has brought me to places... That elderly who once told me a long time ago that the big mole on my left sole means that I am somebody who can't stop walking or moving around and he was probably right about that. I know it sound pretty silly but given all the resources -time and money combined- you'll never catch me at home. Staying at home is I guess the lousiest thing to do. So even if it means going to the museum, or window shopping is an experience gained for me.
Traveling is not a passion, it is a way of life. I couldn't imagine myself being stocked in one place for the rest of my life. I have changed domain (residence) for the 3rd time. Am not talking about moving to a new street, quarter or town but am talking about moving to a new city or country where the languages spoken are different from mine, and the values of people are different from those that I grew up with. Thus, I guess I am a being of that mix. I grew up in the places where I was born, used to live and living in.
Home means wherever my heart is. At the moment it is Rome. But I'll always have my roots left in my parents house in Bohol and my friends and the people whom I spent some of the best years of my life in Manila.
I like to visit families and friends who live in different places. I am your typical VFR (visiting-friends-and relatives tourist) but your allocentric kind of traveler. If nobody and nothing impedes me, I'll be like visiting off-beaten tracks on my own and meeting new friends on the way.
A great desire is to settle down (or at least have a second home) in a Spanish speaking country in order to improve my Spanish, the language of my ancestors whom I never got to speak at home (except hearing it from my maternal grandpa). However, should you wish to send messages, I can pretty understand you in English, Italian, Spanish, Filipino, Cebuano, Boholano or Ilonggo.
My interests include visiting museums (yes, I'll probably get caught dead inside it!), cooking (I do all sorts and know at least the basics of Asian, Indian, Chinese and Italian cuisines), being crazy with wines but will never get drunk from it, anything about tourism (am a tourism professional), and the Humanist Movement. |
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jorgejuansanchez Mon Jan 7, 2008 08:27 UTC
Thanks for your words! Enjoy Barcelona. I wish you a happy 2008! | cuppadamoksha Sun Jan 6, 2008 10:46 UTC
Hi Jeann, Hope u have a wonderful 2008 . May all your travel dreams come true | hivaoa1 Mon Dec 24, 2007 13:59 UTC
merry merry christmas to you and your family :D may 2008 bring a lot of health and happiness | kokoryko Thu Nov 22, 2007 22:14 UTC
Very honoured to be on your "list", so did I with you! Have a nice day. |
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