Pinoyspotting: Crispy Pata on a Viking River Cruise

Pinoyspotting: Crispy Pata on a Viking River Cruise

The “kababayan syndrome,” the natural inclination of Filipinos anywhere to help each other, was alive and well in Viking’s world.

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Pinoyspotting: Fancy Meeting Them There, and There

Pinoyspotting: Fancy Meeting Them There, and There

You meet Filipinos everywhere. Here are few in London and Paris.

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Pinoyspotting and Other Discoveries in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Pinoyspotting and Other Discoveries in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Although this trip was intended to visit the Game of Thrones sights and sets, we discovered so many surprises along the way.

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Pinoyspotting: Filipinos? In Papua New Guinea?

Pinoyspotting: Filipinos? In Papua New Guinea?

Meet Filipinos who found home a faraway island in the southwestern Pacific.

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Pinoyspotting: Pinoy House Fatima

Pinoyspotting: Pinoy House Fatima

Find out where in Fatima you can miraculously feel at home.

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Pinoyspotting: Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland

Pinoyspotting: Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland

Writer Rey E. de la Cruz loves meeting Filipinos in faraway places.

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Pinoyspotting: England

Pinoyspotting: England

Rey E. de la Cruz travelled to jolly old England and meets up with fellow Pinoys.

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Pinoyspotting: Danube River Cruise

Pinoyspotting: Danube River Cruise

From April 26 to May 7, we cruised the beautiful Danube River, the second longest river in Europe but definitely the most popular, as immortalized by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II in 1866 in his classical masterpiece, The Blue Danube.

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Pinoyspotting: Seeing Pinoys in a Holy Site, But of Course

Pinoyspotting: Seeing Pinoys in a Holy Site, But of Course

It’s no surprise seeing fellow Filipinos in the religious pilgrimage destination of Lourdes, France.

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Pinoyspotting: Aruba

Pinoyspotting: Aruba

Aruba is a magical island. Blessed with calm azure sea, it has long stretches of white-sand beaches. The island is small, with a population of only 120,000, of which about 9,000 are Filipinos. Coming from a country of 7,100 islands, Filipinos, who are the modern-day Vikings, chose wisely which island to invade. They are enhancing the social fabric of Aruba, making the island vibrant, if not a happier island!

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