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I was very lucky as a boy when we moved into an old house with tons of copies of National Geographic in the basement. Boxes and boxes going back to the early 20th century.

I read about exotic places like Ceylon, Siam and the lure of blank spaces still left on the map. Finding a stash of Soviet Life magazine opened Russia up to me and broadened my horizons about other ways of living. Every time I curled up with one of them I felt like I was on an expedition in my mind. Those were the days! :)