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Happy birthday, Vermont! Today, the Green Mountain State recognizes its 223rd anniversary of becoming a state, and we’re celebrating with these four reasons we love Vermont. 1. The Green Mountain State certainly lives up to its name — a lush 76 percent of Vermont is forest. Plus, you can enjoy the scenery firsthand on any of Vermont’s 1,000 miles of hiking trails or 100 campgrounds.

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Marissa WillmanMarissa Willman earned a bachelor's degree in journalism before downsizing her life into two suitcases for a teaching gig in South Korea. Seoul was her home base for two years of wanderlusting throughout six countries in Asia. In 2011, Marissa swapped teaching for travel writing and now calls Southern California home.

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