So I'm preparing for this Europe backpacking trip. I leave this weekend, will be in the UK and Ireland for two weeks (much of it with family) before setting out to the continent on my own.
( I'm pretty sure this won't interest you, so I'm putting it behind a cut )

I used to think (a) all cities were like New York City, and (b) I hated cities. Now I've lived in other cities enough to know that I was wrong on both counts.
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