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MIREILLE BOTROS

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CROATIA

Southern Croatia.

Dubrovnik,

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CROATIA WAS A STUNNING SURPRISE MY

PARENTS PLANNED. EVERY TIME I MISS

SUMMER I REMEMBER CROATIA'S

STUNNINGVIEWS, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER,

KIND PEOPLE AND THE OVERALL DREAM

EXPEIRENCE I HAD THERE DURING MY

VISIT. I COMPARE EVERY TRIP I TAKE

AFTER THAT ONE TO CROATIA.

A COUNTRY THAT WITHSTOOD WARS AND

DESTRUCTION, IT'S PEOPOLE HAVE DONE

AN AMAZING JOB AT RESTORING AND

PERSERVING IT'S HISOTORY AND BEAUTY.

ALONG WITH IT'S OBVIOUS VISUAL

AESTHETIC, I LEARNED SO MUCH

ABOUT IT'S HISTORIC BEAUTY, STORY AND

PEOPLE. I CAME TO APPRECIATE AND LOVE

IT FOR MUCH MORE THAN ITS VIEWS.

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TORONTO

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Queen Street West

& Yorkville

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GOING TO TORONTO WITH MY FRIENDS HAS ALWAYS

BEEN A GO-TO ESCAPE FROM THE BORING QUITE LIFE WE

HAVE BACK AT HOME. A QUICK 45 MINUTE TRAIN LATER,

WE BECOME OUR MOST CONFIDENT SELVES. DRESSING UP,

GOING TO THE CITY AND OUT TO EAT AT RESTAURANTS LIKE

SOFIA'S, CANOE, JACOB'S, THE CHASE OR SOTTO SOTTO

THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN SOME OF MY BEST MEMORIES.

PLANS LIKE THESE BRINGS ALL MY FRIENDS TOGETHER

WHERE WE'RE ALL GLAMMED UP AND HAVING A GOOD TIME

IS AN OPPORTUNITY I DON'T WANT TO EVER MISS.

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LEBANON

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Hadath, Lebanon

Hasroun, Lebanon

LEBANON WAS MY MOST SPONTANEOUS ADVENTURE.

ON A PLANNED TRIP TO EGYPT I MET UP WITH MY

MOM'S HIGHSCHOOL FRIENDS WHO THEN INVITED

ME TO GO TO LEBANON WITH THEM IN 2 DAYS. I HAD

NEVER SAID YES SO EASILY, AND I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE

HOW LUCKY I AM TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BEAUTY

OF LEBANON. EVERYWHERE WE WENT WAS FILLED

WITH CREATIVITY LOVE AND CARE.

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EGYPT

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Sahel, Cairo, Giza, Luxor

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HOME. MY HERITAGE AND MY

CULTURE. I AM SO LUCKY TO BE

ABLE TO CALL EGYPT MY HOME,

MY ORIGINS. I VISIT AT LEAST

ONCE A YEAR, NOT ONLY TO SEE

MY FAMILY, WHO ALL STILL LIVE

THERE, BUT ALSO TO ENJOY THE

BEST BEACHES I HAVE EVER BEEN TO,

THE AMAZING FOOD, VIBRANT PEOPLE,

AND BEAUTIFUL CULTURE.

VISITING HOME HAS ALWAYS BEEN

A LUXURY AND PLEASURE THAT I

LOOK FORWARD TO. EVERY VISIT

I TAKE I EXPERIENCE SOMETHING NEW,

OLD, HISTORIC, MODERN OR TOURISTIC.

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THE PYRAMIDS, NEW MUSEUMS,

BEACHES, HISTORIC ARTIFACTS AND

STATUES, THE SECRET CLUBS AND

ATTENDING BRAND EVENTS IN HIDDEN

BEACH COMPOUNDS, EGYPT IS A NEVER

ENDING WONDERLAND. I CAN'T WAIT

FOR MY NEXT VISIT HOME TO SEE WHAT

NEW THINGS I WILL EXPERIENCE,

NEW PEOPLE I WILL MEET, AND

BEAUTIFUL PICTURES I WILL TAKE,

ALTHOUGH THEY CAN NEVER CAPTURE

IT'S REAL BEAUTY.

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GREECE

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santorini & athens

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EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT HOW GREECE IS A

PLACE YOU HAVE TO VISIT AT LEAST ONCE

IN YOUR LIFETIME, AND I AM OFTEN SKEPTICAL

ABOUT WHAT OTHERS SAY, I MEAN LOOK HOW

THE PARIS ROMANTICIZATION TURNED OUT. BUT

GRECE REALLY WAS EVERYTHING PEOPLE SAID IT

WAS, AND MORE. EXCEPTIONAL VIEWS, FOOD AND

MOST IMPORTANTLY PEACE. I HAD NEVER FELT SO

RELAXED. IT WAS SUCH A PERFECT VACATION,

AND I HOPE I GET TO GO AGAIN AND SOON,

ESPECIALLY SANTORINI & ATHENS.

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