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Do you remember watching
the TV show, “Where on
Earth is Carmen Sandiego?”
It was this really popular children’s TV show
from the ‘90s, where two teenage detectives
went on a worldwide manhunt, to find an elusive
jewellery thief, Carmen Sandiego. Bear with me
for a moment, and let’s pretend that for some
reason we were on the trail of Ms. Sandiego.
Say Carmen was hiding somewhere that
you could visit the Colosseum, wave hello to
the Pope and eat gelato for dessert. Or perhaps
Carmen decided she wanted to commit a
heist of the Crown Jewels, ride on a double-
decker bus and have tea for two at Harrods.
You’d probably find Carmen quicker than
you could say “final boarding call!”, right?
How about if Carmen were hiding out
somewhere with white, sandy beaches and
crystal-clear waters? Well, you could probably
rule out Russia, but otherwise you might need a
bit more information if you were ever going to
find Carmen. Okay so more clues? No problem!