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Why geography matters

A while ago, I published a post about the importance of geography in which I described how my passion for geography was ignited by the simple act of receiving a geographic encyclopedia from my parents when I was a child. This week is Geography Awareness Week, the perfect moment for a follow-up post on why [...]

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The importance of geography

I recently wrote a guest post for ‘A Traveler’s Library‘ about how my parents instilled in me a great desire to see and experience the world by giving me a geographic encyclopedia when I was eight. When I wrote this guest post, I began to realise the profound impact this simple act had on me, [...]

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