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The last thing I remember my dad howling at me before I left for my year-long solo backpacking adventure around Europe was, “Please stay sober on your trip – say no to alcohol!” At the age of 18 and with an itinerary kicking off in the red-light district of Amsterdam, this was clearly not going to happen, so I just lied through my teeth as I embarked on a year where many of my “cultural pursuits” were centred around the bars of Paris, Barcelona, Rome and more.
3 months ago