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For months, I have travelled through the United States, first by bus, then by train and from time to time by bike (but only within cities). In this blog series, I am composing my travel stories and observations on major cities and states.
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I recently worked a summer job picking a niche berry called “camerise”, or haskap in English. They are a faded blue when still plumply attached to its branch, but turn a deep purple once touched (or pink to light purple, if they are not yet ripe). Sometimes, after hours of picking, they begin to remind…
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At my hostel in New Orleans, as I sat huddled against the brisk evening winds clutching a cheap beer in my right hand and listening to the sweet sounds of jazz emerging from the impromptly put together stage to my left, I begun to question whether I had ever actually thought about the realities of…
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To give you an idea, here is how the first day of owning a bike went. It started off well when, on my first proper travel day from New Orleans to Birmingham, I almost lost my bike completely. I had arrived at the station 30 minutes in advance, instead of the 60 minutes recommended on…
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Aiden Correia
Writer, photographer, bike-enthusiast, passionate about interdisciplinary perspectives and U.S. studies
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