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How Not to Miss a Bus

Hello there, friends. So basically I’ve been in Italy for a few days and it’s been A LITTLE CRAZY. Let me explain: So we went to Italy, me and Kiwi Guy. I already had a flight to Bologna, and he...

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Delights of Turkey

My time in Istanbul was so short and completely flew by – but I think I packed a lot into just a few days and I have absolutely no regrets. First of all, that dog that I hung out with for like...

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Shisha and Apple Tea

So I made it to Istanbul. It’s pretty great here, and I’ve already made some cool friends and had some fun times! When I finally arrived to the hostel after two flights, a metro, a tram, and on...

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Airport Security

Minus my unfortunate status as generally being an overemotional deadweight, it’s been a pretty great weekend. Thursday night in Tel Aviv (also known as fake Friday night in Genevieve terms) was...

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O Little Town of What the Hell

I had a strange, strange day yesterday. Bethlehem is nothing like I expected. I technically *knew* that Bethlehem was in the Palestinian Territories, but it’s literally a twenty minute drive away...

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Constellations of Peacocks

Today is already hard, and it’s not even 10am. When you learn about the death of someone you know, regardless of how close you were, it hurts. It’s a reminder of how little time we actually have...

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70 and Sunny in Tel Aviv

I think it’s important to begin this by admitting that I am CLEARLY the one causing all these natural disasters. Seriously. Crazy random shit is happening in half the countries I’ve gone to....

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Greek Mythology, As Told By Genevieve

Uh so I don’t know a whole lot of Greek mythology literally at all, but I learned some shit from Greece and I thought I’d share what I remember. It’s not much and most of it might be...

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On Riding Panes, Ferries, and Horses

So basically, Greece is incredible and amazing and I’m totally obsessed. Every day there were more and more things that made me love it, and there was nothing that turned me off. It is by far one...

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Ouzo and Puffballs and Gyros, Oh My!

I’m not gonna lie: I didn’t hear a ton of good things about Athens. Greece, absolutely. But lots of people were like, uhhh, Athens is kind of boring and ugly and there’s not much to...

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