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How to Get Robbed in Piraeus, Greece
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In retrospect, I was never a particularly cautious traveler. I asked strangers to watch my backpack on a trans-border bus from Jordan to Israel as I went to the bathroom, inviting myself to be the star of the next Midnight Express or Brokedown Palace . I... Read more
Duck and Bunny: A Snuggery
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What, you may ask, is a snuggery? I wondered the same thing when I first meandered past Duck and Bunny, a self-proclaimed snuggery on Wickenden Street, Providence. My guesses were: 1) the kind of place where you eat scones and sip tea, while keeping your... Read more
Beautiful Italian Imperfections
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"'One does not go to Italy for niceness' was the retort; 'one comes for life'" - E.M. Forster, A Room with a View My friend and I are squeezed next to the doors of the train with at least 40 people in a space made to fit 10 comfortably. An Italian hit on... Read more
Roma! The Eternal City
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"Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify." Henry David Thoreau The second day in Rome, we ate in the center of the Roman Forum. We spread out our four euro picnic of tomatoes, Sorrento olive oil, fresh baked bread, kiwis, and oranges with... Read more
How to Survive a 14-Hour Bus Ride
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After two years at BC, I had been waiting for one of those “defining moment” experiences to shake up my life. Appalachia was that moment for me. Not only did I get to see an entirely new part of the country, but I also made some of the greatest friends... Read more

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