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Mar 30, 20182 min read

THRUST TOWARDS TRANQUILITY: MY RAPID INTRODUCTION TO INDIA

I can barely see the line where the sky meets the Arabian Sea in my not so distant view from the little table where I now sit; outside,...

TIP: Travelling & feeling ill? Well, you may be a parasite Mama/Papa!

Maggie

Mar 22, 20183 min read

TIP: Travelling & feeling ill? Well, you may be a parasite Mama/Papa!

I use to think I was invincible…not because I was anyone special with an incredibly resilient armour of a body, but because I once got...

My favourite snapshot of the day to tell you about...

Maggie

Mar 5, 20181 min read

My favourite snapshot of the day to tell you about...

...a NEW PAGE that's been added to my site! Friends, I have to admit that I see so many interesting things in a day (I leap from one...

Scorpions, Maggots, Beetles & Tarantulas Anyone?

Maggie

Mar 1, 20183 min read

Scorpions, Maggots, Beetles & Tarantulas Anyone?

Alright....I'll come right out and say it - I AM TERRIFIED of something that I so very much want to try!!! Like many of you on the...

A NEW DAY, A NEW VIEW, A NEW CHAPTER: THANKS TO THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE & SPACES OF CAMBODIA

Maggie

Feb 7, 20185 min read

A NEW DAY, A NEW VIEW, A NEW CHAPTER: THANKS TO THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE & SPACES OF CAMBODIA

I struggled to make “the call”…to gather my belongings, commit to a new lease (which for a nomadic soul, is well..), and to chose the...

LOTUS, THE TRULY DIVINE:
My visit to a lotus farm in CAMBODIA

Maggie

Jan 16, 20183 min read

LOTUS, THE TRULY DIVINE: My visit to a lotus farm in CAMBODIA

Traditionally used to create the robes of high-ranking Buddhist monks, among its many other uses, the lotus plant is - truly divine… I...

Maggie

Dec 21, 20172 min read

EVERYDAY VIGNETTES: "Building Blocks"

Sometimes it's the little things..the way an elder reaches for his partner's shaky hand as they cross the road, the way a group of...

AMAZING WOMEN OF RURAL CAMBODIA (Notes & Video)

Maggie

Dec 15, 20175 min read

AMAZING WOMEN OF RURAL CAMBODIA (Notes & Video)

"Oh Maggie, I am so very happy right now!" exclaimed Peter; an NGO ethics consultant, and farming enthusiast originally from Germany, as...

Story Behind The Story (HONDURAS): "What a Canadian company didn't want us to see."

Maggie

Nov 29, 20173 min read

Story Behind The Story (HONDURAS): "What a Canadian company didn't want us to see."

It’s not often that I revisit footage from stories that I’ve shot in the past as I continue to travel and roam this planet of ours trying...

Maggie

Nov 16, 20172 min read

I didn’t play tourist in Bangkok...

...perhaps I should have, but I didn’t. But I will, when I come back. I’ve never been to Thailand (until now). I’ve seen the pictures...

NEW PAGE: Random Notes and Videos (from CAMBODIA)

Maggie

Nov 8, 20171 min read

NEW PAGE: Random Notes and Videos (from CAMBODIA)

There are many wonderful things happening here on a daily basis. This past week, Cambodians from all regions and provinces, celebrated Om...

I MADE MY PARENTS ADOPT A RAT (because they deserve it!)

Maggie

Oct 28, 20171 min read

I MADE MY PARENTS ADOPT A RAT (because they deserve it!)

For as long I can remember, many of the gift-giving occasions and holidays involved little envelopes from my beloved parents. Sure,...

Dirt Roads, Smiles, and Countless Hellos: Why I Love my Newly-Acquired Bicycle

Maggie

Oct 25, 20173 min read

Dirt Roads, Smiles, and Countless Hellos: Why I Love my Newly-Acquired Bicycle

They say that there are certain things that money can’t buy…true, but today - I owe it to my $20 bicycle! Old as it may be, my shaky...

UPDATE: From the Arctic Region (aka: The North) to Southeast Asia

Maggie

Sep 26, 20171 min read

UPDATE: From the Arctic Region (aka: The North) to Southeast Asia

I'll admit, the transition was rapid...not just for me, but for my cameras (iow: pls excuse the lack of photos as we adjust). After half...

NUNAVUT: (PLANT) LIFE ABOVE THE TREE LINE

Maggie Padlewska

Aug 28, 20171 min read

NUNAVUT: (PLANT) LIFE ABOVE THE TREE LINE

If you think Canada’s Arctic region is made up of ice, snow, and blizzards; there is all that, but there's so much more! The scene that...

NOTE: PIC'A DAY / Rediscovering Instagram

Maggie Padlewska

Jul 31, 20171 min read

NOTE: PIC'A DAY / Rediscovering Instagram

In an effort to keep my family and friends in the loop during my ongoing travels (and the occasional jungle/rain forest/tundra/desert...

Maggie Padlewska

Apr 8, 20171 min read

EXPLORING THE ARCTIC REGION

I've come here to think, to learn, and to be re-inspired... Over the next few weeks (perhaps, months), I'll be submerging myself in...

Maggie Padlewska

Apr 7, 20171 min read

Getting there: SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

More to come shortly....

PANAMA: "Survival in the 'Modern' World: The Compromise" (from the ARCHIVES)

Maggie

Jan 14, 20096 min read

PANAMA: "Survival in the 'Modern' World: The Compromise" (from the ARCHIVES)

Other than the occasional roar of the motor, we glide in silence in a hand carved wooden canoe over water that on this day, is a mate...

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Independent One-Woman-Crew Documentarian

Instagram @maggiepad

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Malgorzata "Maggie"
Padlewska

Independent One-Woman-Crew
Documentarian