This is one of my favorite articles I’ve read all year.

… some unnerving situations while circumnavigating the globe on foot as a young vagabond and writer. On a journey that began on April 1, 1983 — because people said he was a fool to do it — and ended on the same day four years later, he saw British troops patrolling the streets of Belfast in armored vehicles, narrowly escaped a robbery by machete-wielding bandits in Thailand, and was arrested and beaten by Turkish police as he made his way toward the Iranian border.
“We Don’t View You as Americans. That’s the Bottom Line”
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Jul 18, 2020
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This is one of my favorite articles I’ve read all year. Thanks for writing. Saved it for future reference.
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Written by Matt Lillywhite46K Followers
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Storyteller and part-time procrastinator. Writing to inspire, entertain, and avoid doing laundry. Substack: https://mattlillywhite.substack.com/subscribe
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