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We Plan, God Laughs: Our Visit to Vatican City
I’m not the first person who has felt ripped off by the Catholic Church, and yet what we did manage to see was amazing.
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Visiting the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta
A geopolitical oddity. A sovereign entity that claims neither statehood nor territory.
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The Republic of Nauru, or Making the Most of What You’ve Got
I love learning new things. The other day I got curious as to what is the smallest country in the world aside from Vatican City. It turns out that it’s the Republic of Nauru, an island in the South Pacific that is only 8.1 square miles in area, with a population of about 9,378. Never…
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My Gift to Myself
I want Italy to soak into my skin.