Tag: Prague
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Time for Reflection
I have always regarded travel as a chance to learn about myself by seeing the reflection of who I am through the eyes of strangers. So, for me this has been a time of self-awareness. And, also a time to see what it means to be an American at this particular moment of history. I…
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An Eye-Opener
I have certainly heard about Radio-Free Europe, but in Prague, I learned how very little I understood about that service. Right up front, RFE, as it is often called, does not even broadcast to Europe. Instead, it aims its signals, its journalism to Asia. I and 12 other journalists were given the chance to…
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Don’t Head to ATM without your Friends
Our group of 13 journalists arrived in Prague rather early for check-in. Which meant some of the group got rooms, most did not. And so we set out in small groups for a quick lunch and a bit of exploring. “I”m going to a cash machine to get my Czech Koruna” (the euro likely works…