AdventuresAbroad

  • It was my first international flight alone. I rubbed my sweaty palms against my jeans. The flight attendant called my group, and as I watched my parents disappear behind strange faces and gray partitions, a flutter of elation and nerves rattled through my stomach at the freedom of being suddenly alone. I took my seat and peered…

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  • Inishbofin, an island off the coast of County Galway, Ireland, is the kind of place you might visit in a dream. Remote and inhabited by only 160 human beings, Inishbofin is where you should go to– excuse the cliche– escape from the tedium of everyday life. The vibrant greenery of the island serves as an oasis amid an…

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  • Although this compilation of the best travel-oriented movies doesn’t reach the well-rounded number of 10, I’ve intentionally whittled the list down to the best, most inspirational films intended to light a fire in your heart, maybe make you want to hop on a plane, or kiss your forbidden love in a foreign airport…whatever suits you! There is a little something…

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  • The Grecian seaport town of Nafplio was my final destination on a trip that was, quite simply, transformative. To encapsulate my visit in just several paragraphs would be an injustice to its true value. I could write pages about the depth to which I learned about both myself and the world around me, particularly such locations as…

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  • One complex, multifaceted city cannot be understood through one obsolete dimension. Big cities are now primarily occupied by the millennials, those flannel-clad intellectuals with nose piercings and man-buns and pretentious tastes in everything from restaurants to technology. Times are rapidly changing, and the elders who once defined particular cities are now fading to the background, making way for…

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  • This is not a city for the unremarkable. After a lengthy flight seated next to a kind but rather shy young man called Chris from Northern Ireland, I arrived in the lively city of Dublin. Here’s a tip for those with small bladders on international flights: book an aisle seat. Thankfully for both Chris and myself,…

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  • The 50 kilometer stretch along Italy’s Sorrentine Peninsula is stacked to the mountaintops with the brightly colored facade of hotels, restaurants, and residences, covering up what lies just beyond the surface of one of the most beloved tourist destinations in the world. You see, it is not the staggered pastel buildings lining the cliffside that demanded my…

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  • You have been infected by the travel bug. You ache to walk upon foreign grounds, to drink warm, spicy broths in unfamiliar markets, to speak in exotic tongues and to wade in exotic waters. You yearn for cobblestoned thoroughfares and bitter black tea, centuries old foundations and crumbling remains. You wish to understand a multitude of fascinating individuals in…

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