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| Captain Ron's Selfie Moment in Paris |
It is the month of February and there is no better way to start this off but a feature from one of the Philippines' Top Bloggers with a shot taken in a romantic city of Paris. Ron Cruz or "the Captain" is one-half of the famed traveling duo who writes for Flip 'n Travels. He has an insatiable passion for traveling fueled by his childhood dream to see Paris. His dreams of reaching Paris finally came true last year but was it what he was expecting? Let the Captain speak...
"Heart pumping, palms sweating and restraining the excitement of reaching the glorious realization of a life-long dream. And there she is–Standing, moored regally and everything around her disappeared into oblivion... So I thought: Let's selfie this muthapacker before I start frothing in the mouth out of excitement.
Is it the best place I've been to? NO. Plastic containers, hardened bubble gums, grimes, cigarette butts and spats of all sorts of bodily fluids strewn all over the pavements, alley corners, main road, parks and even in front of historic monuments. It's a glorified Quiapo with pedestrians in Prada, Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.
Is it my favorite destination? YES. Because I spent my whole life dreaming of being there and the mere fact that I was standing in front of that tower is tantamount to say "If I made it here, I can go anywhere." After all, what make a destination memorable are not the landscapes and world renowned structures but the effort and amount of passion you put into the journey.
This is Paris and no matter how dirty it is or how rude the people are or how imperfect the city may be, it is the representation of my traveling life: Flawed, filthy and kicks ass when posted online. So I selfied my heart out for all I care!"
Read more of Ron's unadulterated, matter-of-fact travel stories at www.fliptravels.com.
A great post for the day as always, Oman!! I felt and still feel that way about Paris! Haven't been there in years, but what an experience it was!! Thanks for sharing this!! Hope your weekend is going well! Enjoy!
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Thanks Sylvia. I dunno if I can go to Paris one day but until then, I could only contend myself with the photos shared by Ron. Have a great week ahead :)
DeleteOh Paris, Oh Paris,
ReplyDeleteYou're the city of lights and love
I long dreamt of your embrace
How romantic you are indeed!
Lo..and behold! I'm coming to you soon.
Naks! hahaha, napatula tuloy ako haha
French is the language of love. I imagine waking up in the morning and stroll along its breezy boulevards, gaze upon impressive monuments, ogle at great works of art, and savor its gourmet selection of cheese, chocolate, wine and seafood.
Ron is so privileged to have his feet set forth in its panoramic surrounding. How luck a guy he is.
I smell the scent of love refreshing the air.
I wonder what is it about Paris that turns everyone into Casanova with poetic words and phrases to match :)
DeleteThe movies perhaps? Or probably those photos that show nothing but love in the tower. :)
I guess I wouldn't know until I go there :)
So many travelers don't get to visit the destination of their dreams so he is very lucky. It seems that one's travel resume is not complete if one didn't have a check next to the PARIS name on it.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Ron is very lucky indeed. I can only dream :)
DeleteI love their blog. Nakakaloka lang basahin.
ReplyDeleteIt's a mixture of wit and humor coupled with amazing photos. I consider Flip 'n Travels as one of the top blogs not only of the Philippines but of the world :)
DeleteWOOOOHOOO! Thanks for featuring me here idol!
ReplyDeleteI'm honored! Pakita ka na, ikaw na lang di ko nakaka inuman sa PTB Tuesday group! haha
Haha, Maraming salamat sa pagsali idol. Inuman na pagbalik mo :)
DeleteI so love Paris and have been dreaming about it for so long. But when I finally got there in 2007, like Ron I was disappointed but still love it nevertheless.
ReplyDeleteThanks Raymond and Mhe-anne, a feel a bit of disappointment but I guess it's a lot better to have experienced Paris for yourself rather than holding on to the feeling of "what ifs". Parang ako :)
DeleteOh my, Paris! I do get dreams that I was in Eiffel Tower with my man hugging me from behind as we look at the crowd below. Blame it on romantic Hollywood flicks. Ron is sooooo lucky to be there.
ReplyDeleteWow Vanessa, how romantic. Ako hanggang taas lang ng tangke ng tubig haha.
DeleteAll of the gang enjoying their time in the magical
ReplyDeletehandicapped travel Ranges and Broken Hill. Broken Hill is a mecca for great movie sets and fascinating people.
Share if you like like the great photos!!
Hi Trey. What's this?
DeleteSpeaking of Paris and our high expectations of it.. There's this thing called Paris syndrome. Japanese visitors are the most prone to it. They go there and get heartbroken because the city was below their expectations (and had to be flown back to Japan)!
ReplyDeleteAww, that's sad. I guess we Pinoys could handle this things better because we more often see the good side of everything like being in Paris itself is something to be happy about :)
DeleteI follow his blog and specially love how humorous his stories are and how beautiful his photos too.
ReplyDeleteI agree Kiko, humorous but truthful. They tell stories as it is. From the words of Ron... "No BS" lol
DeleteGanda ng picture! Someday, makakapunta din ako dun hehe
ReplyDeleteI have no doubt in my mind that you will go there very soon Aleah :)
Deletethat duckface! hahaha
ReplyDeleteOnly Ron can pull it off haha. Your Sunday Selfie is coming very soon Lakbay Diva :)
DeleteI can feel what he was saying about Paris. And I agree to his remarks about the Paris.
ReplyDeleteIt is not a perfect place. Above all overrated. But Paris has an X-Factor. I particularly find the old buildings that walled its alleys a very fascinating sight. Walking on its avenues, touching the walls of the buildings is a fascinating experience.
I love Paris Hilton.
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