Meet the Locals
You only truly get to know a country through its people, right? Well, we love leaving the beaten path and getting a more authentic impression of the places we visit, so the logical step is talking to locals. We meet all sort of cool people on our travels, like an American expat in charge of a rescue centre in Panama, or the person working on the border control of a tiny republic in the heart of Lithuania. And since we love sharing what we know with you, we decided to interview them and post it here.
These mini-interviews are a great way of learning more about your next destination in a different way. So pick your favourite one and get a better impression of how other people live around the world.
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