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hemi culture
travel essay
FeelsLikethe
FirstTime
On the joysof beingaperpetual tourist
inyour hometown
BYCHRISWRIGHT
R
ecently,awomanwith aRussian accent approachedme
inLondon’sWestEndandasked fordirections toCovent
Garden.“Go straightdown there,”I said,pointing in the
opposite direction of Covent Garden. “Walk as far as
you can,then takea left andkeepgoing.”Godonlyknowswhere
