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on a summer’s day in July, where a helicopter awaits to take us to our final destination, the Principality of Monaco. While it took me a moment to take in this rather surreal moment, I’m told that it’s a pretty common mode of transportation around here. “There’s actually an Uber app for choppers; it’s quite a regular commute here,” the pilot says as we prepare to take off. I nod, slightly self-conscious that I may have shown a bit more enthusiasm than they’re accustomed to seeing in this part

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