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Sat 09 Sep 2009Don't be a stranger
ETHICAL TRAVELLER: CATHERINE MACKon responsible tourism
I HEADED TO PARIS for a three-year stint in the early 1980s, knowing nobody and feeling very much the stranger in town. Someone recommended that I post an ad for digs at the city’s American church, where English-speaking expats congregated to exchange information. It worked: I found a flat, some cool flatmates, a bike, a futon and a few party invites to boot. Social rather than spiritual guidance, it has to be said.
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