Edinburgh’s Hogmanay doesn’t just celebrate the New Year—it consecrates all of them, past and present.
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Terror and Piety in Iceland
Australia’s not the only island in the world that wants to kill you.
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Three Days in Rio de Janeiro
It’s difficult to deny the amazingness of Rio de Janeiro, whether you’re looking down onto the city from Corcovado mountain, sipping caipirinhas on Ipanema Beach or traipsing through colonial Santa Teresa.
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Pura Mayonesa
Disclaimer: This article is not so much an indictment of Costa Rica as it is of my failure to properly ascertain the challenges of traveling there.
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Japanese Gothic
The Japanese have perfectly reconciled their past with their present—I need to learn how to do this.
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Oops…I Did it Again!
Amazing Thailand, as the marketing slogan goes, always amazes me, no matter how many times I go.
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Three Splendid Days in Shanghai
Whether you’re going as part of a larger trip to China or just because, three days in Shanghai is all you need for a proper introduction.
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Three Tremendous Days in Taipei
The ratio of awesome things to see and do in Taipei—they approach infinity—to its delightfully finite urban limits makes it a very easy city to love.
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The World’s Most Majestic Road Trip
Think you can’t drive through heaven? Think again—and point your GPS to Alberta, Canada.
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The Purple California Beach That Wasn’t
Does California really have a purple-sand beach? The answer may surprise you.
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