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Columbusbee says “Thank You Dear Readers!”

Positivity Buzz

Global footprint of columbusbee.blog

Five months in and 17 articles after (plus one re-publication and one welcome post), columbusbee.blog has reached its first milestone by breaching one thousand views/visits from 23 countries in 4 continents. Columbusbee’s heart is full coz what started as a hobby is now a blog that is being read from the four corners of the world.

(Left) Breaching one thousand views/visits as of November 2, 2019; (Right) top 10 countries

As a neophyte blogger, the biggest satisfaction that I could get is not only that my articles are being read but readers find the same helpful…

and inspiring…

and getting the best compliment yet that sums it all up.

So thank you dear readers from Australia, Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malta, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States and to everyone else out there. Travel, food, health, and positivity are truly universal languages that resonate well among us.

The smile says it all (Rockefeller Center, Manhattan)

Continue to join me in this journey and relive the articles (click on the permalinks below) or find an interesting one that you may have missed to celebrate this milestone. If you have any questions on any of the articles (or anything in general), feel free to contact me at franz8.cinco@gmail.com.

Happy reading!

“Hey, it’s me”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/05/19/hey-its-me/(opens in a new tab)

“Deconstructing A Myth: Travel Is Only For The Rich?”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/05/20/deconstructing-a-myth-travel-is-only-for-the-rich/(opens in a new tab)

“How To Apply for Schengen Visa – Embassy of Greece in Manila”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/05/21/how-to-apply-for-schengen-visa-embassy-of-greece-in-manila/(opens in a new tab)

“Mendokoro Ramenba: Arguably The Best Ramen in Manila”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/05/25/mendokoro-ramenba-arguably-the-best-ramen-in-manila/(opens in a new tab)

“How to Apply for Turkey e-Visa”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/05/30/how-to-apply-for-turkey-e-visa/(opens in a new tab)

“The Joys of Travelling (Solo)”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/06/01/the-joys-of-travelling-solo/(opens in a new tab)

“Travel In Style (Without Breaking The Bank) – Part 1 of 2”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/06/11/travel-in-style-without-breaking-the-bank-part-1-of-2/(opens in a new tab)

“Travel In Style (Without Breaking The Bank) – Part 2 of 2”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/06/29/travel-in-style-without-breaking-the-bank-part-2-of-2/(opens in a new tab)

“#ihaveflaws”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/06/15/ihaveflaws/(opens in a new tab)

“Greece: Of Myths, Mediterranean Food, and Beaches – Part 1 of 2”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/07/14/greece-of-myths-mediterranean-food-and-beaches-part-1-of-2/(opens in a new tab)

“Greece: Of Myths, Mediterranean Food, and Beaches – Part 2 of 2”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/07/21/greece-of-myths-mediterranean-food-and-beaches-part-2-of-2/(opens in a new tab)

“Istanbul: The Ancient City That Never Sleeps”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/08/10/istanbul-the-ancient-city-that-never-sleeps/(opens in a new tab)

“The Danna Langkawi: A Brief Escape to Remember”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/09/07/the-danna-langkawi-a-brief-escape-to-remember/(opens in a new tab)

“Dear Mama Mary”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/09/14/dear-mama-mary/(opens in a new tab)

“Remembering Miriam Defensor Santiago”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/09/21/remembering-miriam-defensor-santiago/(opens in a new tab)

“The Contrasting Colors Of Tokyo And Kyoto – Part 1 of 2”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/10/14/the-contrasting-colors-of-tokyo-and-kyoto-part-1-of-2/(opens in a new tab)

“MLNRD at St. Luke’s Medical Center-Global City: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”

https://columbusbee.blog/2019/11/01/mlnrd-at-st-lukes-medical-center-global-city-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/(opens in a new tab)

Coming Soon: “The Contrasting Colors Of Tokyo And Kyoto – Part 2 of 2”

Hey, it’s me

Hello. Welcome to my blog.

This is a lifestyle page dedicated to sharing stories and experiences. Subjects may be varied, but mostly focused on travel, food, dining, health, and everything positive!

So let me tell you about myself first. When it comes to social media, I’ve been living in a cave for years and woke up this morning with an idea of coming up with a blog to share my vast experiences and stories on various subjects particularly those above. Why? Because I’ve been actually doing it with friends, acquaintances, and even strangers, usually as a topic of conversation and to some degree proved to be helpful and valuable tips. So why not create a blog for wider reach!

Modesty aside, I have traveled to 27 countries with more than 70 cities/places in 5 continents (as of this writing). I have dropped some reviews in Tripadvisor highlighting the best and the worst (the latter is more on constructive criticism). Unlike some people, I don’t travel for Instagram purposes (though I do not see anything wrong with that) coz I don’t have any social media account before this and now even contemplating to open one. I travel to overwhelm my senses, to discover and to explore, to savor and experience so that at the end of the day, I’ll come out a different, better person with a story to tell.

So yes, travel is my passion. Along with travel comes food, dining, and health. That’s where the name Columbus Bee comes from. Columbus from Christopher Columbus, popularly known to have proved that the world is not flat. The Bee is someone who fictionally followed him in his expeditions while literally feeding from flower to flower to create food with health benefits. That pretty sums up what this blog is all about.

So in time, I’ll be filling up this page with more stories and experiences and hopefully will resonate with more people who share the same interests and have similar stories and experiences to tell. Positivity is the theme so let’s keep it classy guys.