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“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” Henry James, The Portrait of a…
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Exactly one year ago today I woke up in a hostel in Lima, Peru, on the very first day of my 30b430 trip. I described…
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So it happened. I turned 30. The big 3-0 and to be honest, not that much has changed. Before the event a friend asked me…
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“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and…