Iceland aptly-nicknamed “Diamond Beach” is not one in the same with the glacier lagoon, even if both share the same icebergs.
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Three Tantalizing Days in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is one of only a few cities in the world I’ve visited during every phase of my travel life.
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Three Blissful Days in Bangkok
My recommendations for three days in Bangkok are not exhaustive—how could they be, in a city as vast and ever-changing as this?—but they are exceptional.
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How to Get a China Visa in Hong Kong
The good news is that there’s a workaround to this: Obtaining a China visa in Hong Kong.
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30 Pictures That Will Make You Want to Visit Nepal
“Don’t jump,” I mouthed through the window of the taxi, my hand pressed on the glass.
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Three Days in Havana
The best long-weekend trip in the Americas: Three days in Havana, Cuba’s colorful capital.
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Ashoka the Bystander
Compassion for a being whose servitude I depend on is fruitless.
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The World’s Most Amazing Two-Week Trips
None of the trips I’m about to highlight take more than two weeks to complete.
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The Best Day—and Weekend—Trips from Tokyo
Whether you enjoy views of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi, bask in the warm sea breezes in Shizuoka or the straddle the boundary between past and future in Kanagawa, these excursions from Tokyo are trips through time, space and the very bounds of reality.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Ethiopia Edition
My Ethiopia transport guide helps you navigate the good, the bad and the ugly of traveling through the birthplace of humanity.
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