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Iceland is back on the world’s radar as they experience the country’s biggest continuous volcanic eruption in centuries. Bárðarbunga is part of Iceland’s largest volcanic system and is located under Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier. Coupled with the havoc brought about by the 2010 eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull upon European air travel, Iceland’s reputation of being the Land of Fire… Continue reading
Breaking Free Kababae mong tao, bumabyahe ka nang mag-isa. (Loosely interpreted: You, a woman, have some nerve to travel by yourself.) Filipinos can immediately recognize the feeling of thinly veiled condescension and admonition that comes with this statement. Women who traveled, particularly on their own, were used to be viewed either with suspicion, as if… Continue reading
SHOPPING FOR HOME by Maria Theresa Mendoza Cruz Ten years after I immigrated to the United States to work as a physical therapist, I sometimes seek the familiarity of home in different places in Atlanta. The big Simon malls with their flashy storefronts and trendy merchandise takes me back to Manila’s mega shopping centers. It… Continue reading
