All posts tagged "travel"
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I Nearly Promised Myself Away in Da Lat City
At 17, I planned to continue school, study English and medicine, and stay far away from the dramas of dating. I definitely didn’t plan on almost getting engaged. In the summer of 2016, my...
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How to Become a Flight Attendant
When the plane cabin rumbles and you clutch your armrest a little tighter, where do you turn for that reassuring smile? Flight attendants, the secret heroes on airplanes everywhere, always know how to make...
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A Tale from Abroad: I Expected Notting Hill and Wound Up in Murder Mile
Boarding my plane to London, I imagined myself stepping onto British soil and immediately channeling my inner Bridget Jones. I pictured myself living in a pastel colored building à la Notting Hill, walking the...
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24 Things to Do in 24 Hours at Cocoa Beach
Spring breakers and families alike call Cocoa Beach, Florida the perfect vacation destination. The area came to life in the 1960s as the American space program took off and the Kennedy Space Center went...
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How To Spend All Your Money in One Summer
If you grew up in a middle-class family—or not—you were most likely taught by your parents to spend money when necessary, and just as well save when you can. In college, you learn quickly...
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24 Things to Do in Cincinnati, Ohio in 24 Hours
Welcome to the ultimate city guide to my home, the one and only, Cincinnati, Ohio. If you thought Ohio was just a bunch of cornfields, you would mostly be right, but Cincinnati beams like...
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Is Studying Abroad Overrated?
Study abroad, study abroad, study abroad. Everyone I spoke to about their college experience, regardless of how many friends they made or clubs they joined, shared the same regret: “If I could do it...
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I Met Someone in College From My High School in Zürich, Switzerland
The saying goes that when you get to college, you’ll find your friends for life. As a cynic, I considered that a barrel of nonsense. What about all my close high school friends? And...
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I Traded the U.S. Capital for a Japanese Rice-Farming Village
When most people picture Japan, they think of Tokyo. They imagine neon lights over epic shopping districts, girls in colorful Harajuku fashions strolling the streets and billboards plastered in wide-eyed anime characters selling weird...
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10 Restaurants in Bath that Prove the British Do Have Good Taste
You’ve heard the stereotype: the British lack majorly in the food department. When I told people that I was planning on studying abroad in Bath, England those who had not yet traveled to this...
