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Its not that you shouldn't go to Tokyo... it's that you shouldn't spend your entire Japanese vacation there. Instead, venture outside of the city into the country. I always thought I was more of a city person until I visited Fukui, Japan. From August 8-12 I was teaching in Fukui, which is a very rural …
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On our Saturday in Rome, we returned from Vatican City and decided to skip lunch — and replace it with gelato, of course. We went to Giolitti, which was about 5 minutes from out hotel through a piazza. It was an adventure reaching it since the arrow just points straight across the piazza. We ended up wandering …
As someone who has lived near Portland, Oregon for almost two decades, I guess I'd call myself somewhat of an expert. I recently returned to Portland after my second year at UCLA and had a month to play tourist in my hometown. These are my 6 must-sees in the Pacific Northwest whenever I come home. 1. …
It's time to update you all on Bastille Day on July 14th! We spent the morning packing, though at noon my class walked to the nearby park with a gazebo down Rue de Commerce, the location of our first lecture, to have a picnic lunch. As we've been doing all month, we carried baguettes and …
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The baguette life is basically code for the Parisian life, if you ask me. Since yesterday was a free Sunday, I was able to go to the market and get nectarines, an avocado, a baguette and a grilled poulet (chicken) for my excursion. I felt very French because I spoke to everyone in French and …
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