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Another effect of the shortened time and travel distance through the Suez Canal from the Philippines to Spain is the accessibility of trade ...

I Southern Exit Suez Canal. What an international buzz the Suez Canal created in 1868 at the opening ceremony!!! The Egyptian Pasha pulle...

It was May 1882.  José  Rizal was on his way to Spain.  From Manila he took a boat to Singapore, changed to an ocean steamer, the Djenmah, ...

Image via Wikipedia Suez Canal in 1882. My trip to the Suez Canal, July, 2011 was the product of serendipity.  I was commissioned  to pa...

Fond Memories: dr. José Rizal in Heidelberg-Wilhelmsfeld Slideshow : TripAdvisor™ TripWow ★ Fond Memories: dr. José Rizal in Heidelberg-Wilh...

PenelopeVFlores: How Dr. José Rizal immortalized Wilhelmsfeld in th... : On my last day in Heidelberg, my Knights Of Rizal hosts brought the...

On my last day in Heidelberg, my Knights Of Rizal hosts brought their Noli me tángere books.  The first was the large centennial volume in R...

PenelopeVFlores: Day 3 of Three Perfect Days: Understanding Dr. Jos... : On Day 3 of Three Perfect Days in Heidelberg-Wilhelmsfeld, I formu...

On Day 3 of Three Perfect Days in Heidelberg-Wilhelmsfeld,  I should formulate some tools for enriching my experience by virtue of the fact ...

PenelopeVFlores: Day 2 of Three Perfect Days: Understanding Dr. Jos... : On Day 2 of my visit to Heidelberg, I returned to the Old town and ...

On Day 2 of my visit to Heidelberg, I returned to the Old town and situated myself in the aura of Dr. José Rizal's spirit.  I revisited...

Sir Rainer and I had been feeding each other's sentences with Rizal quotes, Rizal ideas, Rizal letters, Rizal thoughts, Rizal jokes....