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Travel Tales
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Cornwall pt. 1: St. Ives
I lived my childhood in a fantasy of being one of Enid Blyton’s characters, with Famous Five being my favorite series. I read the books again and again, and took all the description about England’s countryside in an attempt to form a vivid imagination about it. Then last week, out of the blue, I…
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Some things along the way
My favorite thing to do when I travel is getting lost. Oh, I make itinerary, I do. But in the end I always steal some time here and there to escape from the itinerary (by the way, this is why I always put an extra day for each city). Getting a surprise when making a turn…
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A Day in Schwerin
One thing that I was looking forward to when I attended GrIStuF was a day tour to Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The next day after the closing ceremony, we were packed and ready. Seven o’clock in the station was a bit early for us, but thank god nobody was left behind. Two or three…
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Bruges: The Hidden Charm of Belgium
Most people will go to Brussels, Antwerp, Leuven, Liège, or even Ghent when they visit Belgium. Not many know that this little town has so much to offer, probably more than other cities ever do. This town is located in Flemish Region, one station away from Ostend, 20 minutes by train from Ghent. For youngsters, Bruges…
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Barcelona: Wandering, Lost, and Falling in Love
Hello, Barcelona! I usually don’t make a detailed itinerary. I’m too impatient for that. I just know that I want to see this and that, and then I just wander around. That was what I did on my second day in Barcelona (the first one was spent around the neighborhood). I visited Picasso Museum and then…
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Prague in A Flash
Going to Prague is the best decision I’ve ever made. The worst is that I only got two days to spend. But believe me, two days were enough to make me fall for pretty Prague. Prague is like a handsome boy at Algebra class that you know you would get along with. Not the kind of snob-handsome…
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