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The true fruit of travel is perhaps the feeling of being nearly everywhere at home.
Freya Stark
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Freya Stark
Age: 100 †
Born: 1893
Born: January 31
Died: 1993
Died: May 9
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Mountaineer
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Dame Freya Madeline Stark
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