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Even if you’re reading this post in 2022 and the coronavirus pandemic is a distant nightmare, I imagine—I hope—you’ll find its contents of use.
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There are as many ways to visit the Great Wall as there are kilometers of the ancient fortress.
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The word “japow” is firmly in my vocabulary—I know it exactly what it means.
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Whatever answer I provide over the next few paragraphs is going to enrage as many people as it engages.
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Next year is when travel—and life—will really get back to normal.
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