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Residents of Turkiye’s Flooded, 5,000-Year-Old Town Struggle to Reinvent Their Lives
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Residents of Turkiye’s Flooded, 5,000-Year-Old Town Struggle to Reinvent Their Lives

May 20, 2026May 21, 2026

In July, 2020, rising waters from a newly constructed dam in Anatolia flooded a small historic town that had…

Go and Experience Turkish Kurdistan, the Crossroads of Tolerance in Eastern Turkey
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Go and Experience Turkish Kurdistan, the Crossroads of Tolerance in Eastern Turkey

May 4, 2026May 3, 2026

From the prophecies of Sanliurfa to the stunning Lake Van, Turkish Kurdistan is like visiting a country in and…

It’s Not Easy Running a Private Night Train in Europe – a Year of Operations at European Sleeper
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It’s Not Easy Running a Private Night Train in Europe – a Year of Operations at European Sleeper

June 6, 2024June 7, 2024

While thousands of nocturnal trains depart and arrive at stations across Asia every day, the idea of a train…

The Men Who Live Unknown Beyond the Caspian Sea
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The Men Who Live Unknown Beyond the Caspian Sea

December 26, 2023

There are many famous mountain ranges across the world, and many famous groups have called them home. But the…

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…

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…

Pozzuoli — Not Naples Might be the Best Place to Stay in Naples
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Pozzuoli — Not Naples Might be the Best Place to Stay in Naples

August 10, 2020June 29, 2023

Pozzuoli is not a city many people outside of Italy will have heard of, and if someone told you…


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Iran Defeats the Americans: Text of MoU Confirms Tehran’s Total Victory

Andy Corbley June 18, 2026

There could have been fewer clearer signs that the Trump Administration had accepted major concessions in advance of Thursday’s…

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Iran War Reaches Critical Juncture in May

Suzanne Latre April 28, 2026

Nearly two months after the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran, the conflict is entering a…

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EU Citizens Gather 1 Million Signatures for Referendum to Repeal Israel’s European Relations

Andy Corbley April 19, 2026

It’s been reported to be the fastest that any petition to the European Commission has gathered 1 million signatures,…

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