Lost
Blue paperback travel guide
Northwest GA
Lost
listing
Posted
about 1 month
ago
Description
I lost my blue paperback travel guide yesterday around 3pm near the CVS on Broad Street in downtown Rome, Northwest GA. It's a Lonely Planet mass-market edition, about the size of a palm, with a creased spine and a coffee stain on the back cover. A green ribbon bookmark with a tiny guitar-pick charm and a pasted receipt from a gas station are tucked inside, along with some doodles I made. It has sentimental value because those note fragments map out a few family-friendly day trips I was planning, and I really need it back for an upcoming trip.
Approximate last-seen location
Northwest GA
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