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Blue hardcover travel guide found near Barnes & Noble
Greensboro
Found
listing
Posted
5 months
ago
Description
Found a blue hardcover travel guide this afternoon around 3:15 PM in the parking lot behind Barnes & Noble at the Shops at Friendly Center on West Friendly Ave in Greensboro. It’s Lonely Planet’s Europe edition from 2015, with a slightly worn spine and a coffee stain along the bottom edge. Inside, there’s a red ribbon bookmark with a small silver heart charm, and a few dog-eared pages marking a travel route. The pencil notes and highlighted sections look like someone used it recently. If someone recognizes it, I’d be glad to help return it.
Approximate found location
Greensboro
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