Lessons learned by a weary traveler

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After months of anticipation I finally went away on my long-awaited vacation. Now that I am back, I am a little wiser, a little stronger, and a little lighter thanks to a stomach bug I acquired right before flying back.

My trip was amazing. The world is a beautiful place and I’m grateful for the opportunity to explore it. Traveling from the narrow streets of London to the alleys of a Moroccan Medina is an eye-opening experience.

Although I tried to plan for everything on this trip, the one thing I did not anticipate was all the lessons I would learn. For example, there is a reason they tell you to mind the gap in London’s tube station and a 20 kilo suitcase allowance is cool until you are forced to lug a 20 kilo suitcase around Morocco.

Every experience makes you a little wearier and forces you to look at the world a bit more critically and question things that seem to be a bit too good to be true.

While I was in London I picked up an adorable little notebook from the National Gallery and scribbled down my observances throughout my trip. Now that I am back I will do my best to transcribe excerpts from my travels and share some of my experiences and lessons learned.

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