Lifestyle
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London is difficult to put a finger on. In addition to being absurdly large in dimension with too many Tube stops going in too many directions, the city contains labyrinthian cobbled roads that seem to wind in on themselves, continually leading the wandering visitor back to where she started. All too easily, you could spend…
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“She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. ‘Time’ for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water.” -Roman Payne In a word: go. Go to Howth. Smell the…
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Here is the latest thing I know to be true: London is as beautiful, idyllic, and indisputably captivating as I had imagined it to be. For nearly the first time, my wild, far-fetched expectations of something have been exceeded by its reality. Since last Sunday I’ve been walking the hallowed streets of London with a hand…
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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…
Eliana Jordan 
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