One of my dreams ever since I was a kid is to live abroad or travel around the world. When I was in high school i wanted to study tourism or aeronautic courses so that i can find a job where I can travel, work and enjoy life, so it was my dream to become flight attendant or plane captain someday but since I can't afford to study in a prestigious school, I took the course that suits my brother's budget since he is the one paying for my education. When I started working, I started to plan some places to visit since I can support my travel needs and help my parents as well and it all started with the simple word "Travel".

        One thing I realized when I read this quote: "During your teenage time you have a lot of ENERGY and TIME but you don't have MONEY. Middle age you have a lot of MONEY and ENERGY but you don't have TIME. Aged people have a lot of MONEY and TIME but they don't have ENERGY." We have to balance everything while we're young!

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          My journey began when I was in Manila, with my friends planned the unplanned road trip in Laguna, Tagaytay, and Cavite. I made some plans and meeting new friends that also like traveling. We went to Ilocos Norte, where we traveled for 10-12 hrs but it was all worth it. My other set of friends also planned to go to Batangas but I refused to join them since processing my visa's going to Italy and London. But when I returned to the Philippines, I decided to do something related to what I want so the "GieXplore Travel and Tours" was born. I decided to franchise a Travel and Tours business where I can still work at my current job and do part-time in my business.

 

​ -Margie Mabalot