India

My parents were born in India, and most of our family lives there. So visiting India has been less about tourism, and more about reuniting with my elders and relatives. We visited four different places in India. The first of which is Hyderabad. It is the fourth largest city in

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Travel Checklist

This is a general checklist for your future travels. Use and enjoy!  Before the trip:  Notify your teachers, friends, and whatever groups you’re in (chess club, soccer team, Science Olympiad) that you’ll be away.  Get your homework for the week to do on the plane. It’s better than nothing, and

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Vatican City

“Are we there yet?” I complained. My foot started to ache, so I hopped on one foot. We were visiting the Vatican. The past hour was a long slog in the heat of Rome. We had seen Nero’s palace and some statues on the way, but the absence of breaks

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USA

I live in the United States: near Washington D.C., to be exact, which means I’ve had my fair share of experiences in America.  Virginia. Virginia is technically my home state, and we’ve explored it extensively. Starting off with the natural beauty of Shenandoah Valley National Park. We visited it years

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Ukraine

Getting there took long enough. Now we had to wait though this. The airport security was as slow as a snail and it didn’t seem to be getting any faster. After about an eon of Soviet-style security we went forward and faced – you guessed it! More security. Thankfully, though,

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