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Italy Chronicles: Part 3 (Florence, Pisa, Cinque Terre-Vernazza, Genoa)

Ahhh, Florence…the country’s cultural center, the heart of the Renaissance, and one of my favorite cities. Few people can visit this location and not be impressed by its history, importance, or beauty. Many of the buildings were constructed in the … Continue reading

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Cirebon

As the number of weeks I have left on my contract dwindles into the single digits, I really feel the push to organize as many weekend trips as I can manage. So on a late-September weekend, a few friends and I … Continue reading

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A Weekend in Semarang

On a random weekend in June, I joined a friend on a journey to visit some family.  Armed with little more than a bag of donuts, we headed West to the Provincial capital of Central Java.  The six-hour train ride … Continue reading

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