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Vancouver is Not a Bonsai – Let it Grow!
Vancouver’s governments treat the city like a bonsai – perfectly manicured, and way too small.
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Escape from Europe: Backpacking in the Time of Coronavirus
Late on March 10th, I arrived in Dubrovnik. Two days earlier, on March 8th, Italy had expanded its coronavirus lockdown from a small town in Lombardy to much of northern Italy. On March 9th, the lockdown had been expanded to the entire country. Hostel owners in Greece had told me about increasing coronavirus cancellations, but…
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On Hiroshima
When I was planning my trip to Japan, I knew I couldn’t skip Hiroshima. I’m still a history student at heart, and skipping over the site of one of the most monumental developments of the 20th century was a no-go. So I booked a hostel for a night and in the morning visited the Hiroshima…