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Danish Traveler “Thor” Visits Every Country Without Ever Taking a Flight
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Danish Traveler “Thor” Visits Every Country Without Ever Taking a Flight

May 29, 2023June 28, 2023

A now-44-year-old Danish traveler named Torbjørn Pedersen believes he is the first person to have ever visited every country…

Military Hardware from D-Day Litters the French Normandy Coast Road all the Way to Omaha
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Military Hardware from D-Day Litters the French Normandy Coast Road all the Way to Omaha

May 19, 2023June 29, 2023

If you decide this June to take off along the 514 departmental road from the ferry port at Ouistreham,…

Some Unlikely Countries That Have Digital Nomad Visas
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Some Unlikely Countries That Have Digital Nomad Visas

April 21, 2023July 12, 2023

With East Asia reopened for tourism, the COVID-19 travel insanity is well and truly over, and there are going…

Choosing Ancienne Over Avantgard With a Journey Through the Dahar, Tunisia
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Choosing Ancienne Over Avantgard With a Journey Through the Dahar, Tunisia

January 24, 2023July 17, 2023

In southeast Tunisia lies a landscape marriage between generations of subsistence human activity and the desert ecosystem; as artificial…

Europeans Go Mad For Skiing—at Cervinia it’s Easy to See Why
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Europeans Go Mad For Skiing—at Cervinia it’s Easy to See Why

January 9, 2023June 30, 2023

Of the 20 regions of Italy, Valle d’Aosta is among the lesser-known components for everyone who doesn’t like to…

Date Palms Built the Modern Adventure Captial of the Tunisian Sahara
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Date Palms Built the Modern Adventure Captial of the Tunisian Sahara

January 4, 2023June 30, 2023

Tozeur, a city in the south of Tunisia is probably one of the most unique to be found anywhere…

Le Mans Hosts a Hundred Years of Endurance Motor Racing After a Thousand Years of History.
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Le Mans Hosts a Hundred Years of Endurance Motor Racing After a Thousand Years of History.

December 19, 2022June 30, 2023

The 1971 movie Le Mans, featuring Steve McQueen, had no scripted dialogue for the first forty minutes as it…

The New Cycle Route From Paris to Mont-Saint-Michel is Fueling Dreams of Escape
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The New Cycle Route From Paris to Mont-Saint-Michel is Fueling Dreams of Escape

November 21, 2022June 30, 2023

There has been something of an exodus from Paris following the pandemic in France. A migration. Not that the…

Lake Garda is Pure Italy and a Treasure House Destination of the North
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Lake Garda is Pure Italy and a Treasure House Destination of the North

October 5, 2022July 3, 2023

Northern Italy is famous for many things, her lakes not least of all. As part-time residence of George Clooney,…

Everything to Know About Traveling to Malaysia’s Perhentian Islands
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Everything to Know About Traveling to Malaysia’s Perhentian Islands

August 17, 2022July 5, 2023

Story at a glance… Malaysia’s Perhentian Islands are an inexpensive and remote paradise for snorkeling and beach-going. Just a…

There Are 4 Million More Digital Nomads Since Last Year, and Another 24 Million Are Getting There
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There Are 4 Million More Digital Nomads Since Last Year, and Another 24 Million Are Getting There

May 17, 2022July 20, 2023

Digital nomads—people who spend the majority of their working year traveling the world, working remotely from their computers, are…

Rissani: The Little-Known City of Kings, Dates, and Caravans in the Moroccan Sahara
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Rissani: The Little-Known City of Kings, Dates, and Caravans in the Moroccan Sahara

May 5, 2022July 5, 2023

Go to a bus station in Fes after dark. Tell them you want to go to Rissani, and then…

Legislation Creating the Nation’s 64th National Park Passes Senate
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Legislation Creating the Nation’s 64th National Park Passes Senate

April 1, 2022July 20, 2023

Introduced by Senator Mark Kelly (D – AZ) a resolution creating the nation’s 64th National Park: Chiricahua National Park…

Glimpse Traditional Moroccan Life with These Three Non-Tourist Destinations
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Glimpse Traditional Moroccan Life with These Three Non-Tourist Destinations

November 29, 2021August 12, 2023

Story at a glance… As the most-visited African country, it can be hard to dodge the tourist traps in…

Literature and Character Pulls Africa and Europe Together in Tangier
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Literature and Character Pulls Africa and Europe Together in Tangier

November 15, 2021July 20, 2023

The city of Paul Bowles; the city of Mohamed Choukri; and a city that has been used numerous times…

Glory, God, and Horses — Uncovering The Secret Societies of Siena
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Glory, God, and Horses — Uncovering The Secret Societies of Siena

June 10, 2021July 14, 2023

Many people know what to think of when they hear the word “Pamplona”. But how many people familiar with…

Two Days in Siena — According to Artist Sandra Petreni
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Two Days in Siena — According to Artist Sandra Petreni

June 7, 2021September 7, 2023

This is neither the best guide to Tuscany, nor the most thorough. It is however the kind of guide…

At the Center of Everything, Ukraine Is a World Treasure and a Shame if Lost
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At the Center of Everything, Ukraine Is a World Treasure and a Shame if Lost

May 17, 2021December 11, 2023

Long-time reporter on the as-of-yet war of words between the Kremlin and NATO figureheads, Rick Rozoff, must have hardly…

L’viv in a Day — According to World at Large
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L’viv in a Day — According to World at Large

April 30, 2021September 7, 2023

In a country not known for making positive headlines, a light of modernity, culture, and beauty in Ukraine shines…

Kyiv’s ‘Podil’ Neighborhood is a Kind of Brooklyn on the Dnieper
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Kyiv’s ‘Podil’ Neighborhood is a Kind of Brooklyn on the Dnieper

April 22, 2021September 7, 2023

Only the largest cities in Europe have the honor of being reviewed neighborhood by neighborhood, and Kyiv, the seventh-largest…

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UN’s ‘Genocide Chronicler’ Issues New Report on Mass Corporate Facilitation of Israel’s War on Palestine

Andy Corbley July 4, 2025

From civilian machinists like Hyundai and Caterpillar, to tourist platforms like Airbnb and Booking, to more obvious culprits like…

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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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