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Exercise: Begin a Story – “Strange Lands”

“It’s time to go, and I get up to find my bag. The people in the rows around me are muddling along just as I am. Despite this, I am obsessed with the idea that I’m not moving fast enough, and that they all hate me for my incompetence as an international traveler.” Continue reading

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8 Questions to Help You Plan Your European Trip

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, and I seem to have timed myself out of skiing today with an extended writing session, so here we are. I’ve been planning the big summer tour. I want to … Continue reading

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Day 21: Krušovice to Praha 5 (and robbers!)

Today we commuted from Krušovice to Prague. We’re staying in a family apartment in District 5 (the neighborhoods are referred to by reference to their postal codes). We had somewhat of a tough time deciding whether or not to return … Continue reading

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Day 19: Ostrov

It was good to meet back up with Nicolle last night at the train station. She, her mom, and her sister (whose website is here) met me at Karlovy Vary. They took me right to dinner in Ostrov, where we’re … Continue reading

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