Forgive me God of backpacking, for I have sinned...
October 29th 2012 Dear travel Lord,
There comes a point in a backpacker's odyssey when the knots in his back and dirt under his finger nails come together and demand a higher standard of accommodation. With a bag full of stinky clothes and the anticipation for a soft mattress, I stroll up (going comando no less) to the counter at the Cambridge Swissbel 5-star hotel in Medan.
"I have a reservation for t
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