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The smoky market where your clothes meet grilled beef
Strolling through the famed 'Pasillo de Humo' (Hall of Smoke) is guaranteed to ruin your clothes and vastly improve your life. Vendors aggressively thrust raw…
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The desert that turns into a sea of flowers
A patch of dirt so dry it resembles the surface of Mars undergoes an annual floral identity crisis, tricking tourists into thinking it is a lush paradise. For…
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The festival where a Viking longship goes up in flames
Forget polite folk dances; the residents of Shetland prefer to celebrate their heritage by setting a giant wooden boat on fire. Every January, the remote…
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In this Mexican town, weaving is the local economy
Why buy a mass-produced rug when you can visit a Mexican town where literally everyone is a textile wizard? In Teotitlán del Valle, nestled in the valleys of…
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Spend the night in a tea plucker’s home above Darjeeling
Drinking your morning Earl Grey hits different when you wake up in the literal clouds where the leaves were plucked. Hidden in the steep, mist-shrouded ridges…
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George Town in Penang features welded iron caricatures and interactive mural installations
Why trudge through a stuffy museum when a Malaysian city has literally welded its history onto the sides of buildings? George Town, the vibrant capital of…
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The Swiss resort where combustion engines are banned
Walking through an elite Swiss ski town usually means dodging luxury SUVs, but Zermatt opted for militant environmentalism instead. To protect the pristine…
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The freighter that brings supplies—and tourists—to the Marquesas
Luxury cruising is dead; long live the hybrid freighter. The Aranui 5 is a working supply ship that serves as the only vital lifeline to the Marquesas, an…
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The Croatian resort where war-ravaged hotels meet the sea
Strolling through a luxury resort usually involves dodging overeager towel boys, but in Croatia’s Kupari, you dodge shattered glass and overgrown vines. Once…
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The train ride where the sun never sets
Forget chasing the sunset; on Norway's Nordland Railway during the peak of summer, you are actively running away from it. Crossing the Arctic Circle at 66…
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The abandoned railway tunnels lit by glowworms
Nature has a funny way of reclaiming our forgotten infrastructure and turning it into a spectacular, albeit damp, light show. The Old Helensburgh Station in…
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Traversing swaying suspended rope bridges above the massive Danum Valley rainforest canopy
Staring straight down a 130-foot drop through the wooden planks of a violently swaying suspension bridge is undoubtedly the quickest way to cure your fear of…
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Wake up to Mount Fuji from Japan’s overnight train
Sleeping on a train usually involves terrible neck cramps and questionable hygiene, unless you manage to book a carpeted floor space on Japan's last regularly…
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The hotel made of ice that melts every spring
Paying a premium to freeze your tail off on a solid block of ice is the ultimate flex of winter luxury. Every year, the iconic ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi is…
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The floating islands that need constant repairs
Booking a peaceful homestay with the Uros people means sleeping on a massive, squishy sponge made entirely of totora reeds. To evade the aggressive Inca…
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The post office at the end of the world
Reaching the absolute southernmost tip of Argentina is an exhausting logistical nightmare that deserves serious bragging rights. To prove you survived the…
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The desert beauty contest judged by Wodaabe women
Flipped gender dynamics make this nomadic gathering the ultimate spectacle of human vanity in the best way possible. Deep in the Nigerien desert, young…
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At this Spanish cross, pilgrims leave their burdens behind
Lugging your emotional baggage across northern Spain gets highly literal at this unassuming iron cross. For centuries, pilgrims have carried a single stone…
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You can eat haggis on the train to the Scottish Highlands
Chugging out of London’s bustling Euston station, this overnight locomotive aggressively ditches stale airplane peanuts for proper aristocratic indulgence.…
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Medieval manuscripts are hiding beneath the Sahara
Stumbling through the blistering Mauritanian desert brings you to an ancient stopping point for trans-Saharan caravans holding a mind-bending historical…
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You can scuba-dive through a sunken Roman resort
The Las Vegas of the ancient Roman Empire did not burn down; it was unceremoniously swallowed by the sea due to volcanic bradyseism. Today, aquatic sightseers…
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The German town built from asteroid-made diamonds
Driving along the Romantic Road in Bavaria leads you directly into a cosmic crime scene from fifteen million years ago. The town of Nördlingen was unwittingly…
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A Soviet spa town now reclaimed by moss
Once the absolute crown jewel of Stalin-era wellness retreats, this Georgian town hosted thousands of loyal communists seeking radioactive radon water cures.…
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The volcanic island where saunas use underground heat
Sure, you could stay at a luxury resort, but why not sleep in a Class-C active double caldera instead? Aogashima is literally a crater within a crater,…
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