20 Discoveries You Make When You Study Abroad
| March 29, 2017
The Best Places Are Well-Hidden
When you leave the tourist-track and start to explore, you often find the best secrets. My friend who studied in Ireland discovered an abandoned castle during a walk one day. I loved ducking through holes in hedges as I wandered the British countryside — I never knew when there would be an amazing view on the other side.
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