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I took a solo trip 13 hours away to a country with no Google — here's what went wrong

I took a solo trip 13 hours away to a country with no Google — here's what went wrong

I have never travelled alone or so far away. Here are simple things I did wrong in a country with no Google that even expert travellers should be aware of.

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