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The Messy Optimist

Travel Writer. Lifestyle Blogger. Gift-Guides Curator. Humorist. Storyteller.

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  • Barcelona, Spain – Keeping Pace With Gaudi and Langdon

    Destinations, Travelogues ·

    Barcelona, Spain – Keeping Pace With Gaudi and Langdon

    South Korea – Why So Unfair To Indians?

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    South Korea – Why So Unfair To Indians?

    Bali, Indonesia – And the Glories of Drinking Poo, AKA Luwak Coffee

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    Bali, Indonesia – And the Glories of Drinking Poo, AKA Luwak Coffee

    Heartbreaking Berlin – Where I Found Myself Again

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    Heartbreaking Berlin – Where I Found Myself Again

    Feeling Like a Star in Macau

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    Feeling Like a Star in Macau

    Brussels, Belgium – Mannekin Pis and the Legend of the Boy who Peed

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    Brussels, Belgium – Mannekin Pis and the Legend of the Boy who Peed

    Rome, Italy – And the Myth of Tossing Coins at the Trevi for Good Luck

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    Rome, Italy – And the Myth of Tossing Coins at the Trevi for Good Luck

    Tokyo, Japan – Why I Loved It But Wasn’t Awestruck By It

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    Tokyo, Japan – Why I Loved It But Wasn’t Awestruck By It

    Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sightseeing in 16 Hours

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    Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sightseeing in 16 Hours

    Liechtenstein – Finding India in a Tiny European Country

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    Liechtenstein – Finding India in a Tiny European Country

    Beijing, China – Experiencing the Best and Worst Day of my Life

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    Beijing, China – Experiencing the Best and Worst Day of my Life

    Sydney, Australia – Where Life Came a Full Circle

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    Sydney, Australia – Where Life Came a Full Circle

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