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Al Maktoum International has already been open for 13 years, but Dubai Airports says it plans to transform it into the biggest, busiest airport in the world by far.

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Since the birth of the USA on July 4, 1776 with the Declaration of Independence, the country has been at war for 93% of its existence. It all started with the American War of Independence from 1775 to 1783. Now, to most Americans that conflict was more than necessary. Had it not taken place it is doubtful that King George III of Great Britain and his Parliament would have simply waved goodbye to the Thirteen Colonies and wished them well for the future.

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The clouds are lifting and the sunlit uplands are finally in the view. With the vaccine being rolled out, we can all breathe a sigh of relief and start planning for the gradual return of normal life. With our adventures put on hold last year, at MR PORTER we definitely feel like we need a bit of a breather. But where to go? The scientists still advise us to avoid crowds, for the time being. And we are sticklers for the rules. There is a solution: go where there are no people. Or at least where there are very few. To help you choose a spot on the map, we have scoured the earth to bring you a list of the most interesting and most remote places on the planet. Off we go!

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For our November/December 2019 issue, AFAR editors journeyed to every continent and returned with tales of waterfalls in the jungle, helicopter flights in the mountains, and martinis in the bar car of the world’s most famous train. Read on to be inspired for your next adventure.

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Fans of "The Simpsons" now slurp a Squishee and gulp Lard Lad Donuts at the world's first real-life Kwik-E-Mart in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It's designed like a favorite location from the long-running animated TV series, and it opened Friday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Other items for sale include memorabilia associated with Bart Simpson, his parents, Homer and Marge, sisters Lisa and Maggie and the rest of the globally known characters from the town of Springfield. Those include Apu, owner of the show's convenience store, Kwik-E-Mart, who is of Indian descent. The show received criticism recently from viewers troubled by the stereotypical characterization, like Apu's accent provided by actor Hank Azaria. "The Simpsons" is known for its many catchphrases, including one from Apu that is painted on a wall inside the store: "Thank you, come again!" it says. Mark Cornell, of SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment, one of the developers, said the first visitors included three generations of a family, all arguing playfully about who was the bigger "Simpsons" fan. "To see three generations walk through the door that all love 'The Simpsons,' how can you say that about anything else?" he told CNN affiliate WBTW. The store is next door to a "Simpsons"-themed Aztec Theater expected to open later this year.

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In Easton, Maryland, Bluepoint Hospitality is bringing the best of big city service and hospitality to a charming town that represents the best of America.

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Compared to the ultra-high-speed bullet trains of Japan, the breakneck speeds allowed on Germany’s autobahn, and the efficiency of the Swiss rail system, getting around the U.S. is often slow, inefficient, and often pretty dull. That’s thanks in large part to our reliance on decades-old freeways to get everywhere. Whether driving to and from work, across town, or between the coasts, most of the country’s traffic is restricted to the same 50,000 miles of Interstate Highways. But, buried amid the four million total miles of marked roads criss-crossing the country are some of the most amazing drives in the world. If you’re looking for stunning, Instagram-worthy scenery and, most importantly, as few other travelers as possible, these are some of the quietest, loneliest scenic roads in America.

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Tales of mysterious ruins have long enchanted travellers from afar, but those stories may hide something even more fascinating – and adverse.

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Fish dart across mosaic floors and into the ruined villas, where holidaying Romans once drank, plotted and flirted in the party town of Baiae, now an underwater archaeological park near Naples.

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With the coronavirus bringing global travel to a halt, take this time to pare down your dream destinations to the ones that really matter to you

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Including a dive that dates back to 1926, where happy hour starts at 8 a.m.

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The bar, which for a long time had been known as “dead,” was reborn by the efforts of Gonzalez as a non-farm cooperative, a type of business arrangement for the self-employed promoted by Raul Castro’s government beginning in 2012. In just under six years, more than 420 Non-farm Cooperatives (CNA) have been authorized in the country, with more than 12,000 members, the vast majority of them dedicated to food service, commerce, other services, construction and industry. Although the cooperatives are going through uncertain times because of the fear of an announcement of measures that would restrict their autonomy, that of the González brothers had the wind in its sails. With its 15 seats around the bar in the shape of a knife on the fashionable corner of Vapor and Principe, the establishment attracted a parade of announcers and actors from nearby Radio Progreso, regulars from the surrounding neighborhood, and even ecstatic foreigners who came looking for the real authentic touch that Silvia’s still retains. The corner was renewed. The facades etched by humidity received new paint and the wooden bar, polished by the elbows of its customers and their glasses, was restored. In a videoclip of the song Más Macarena*, recorded by Gente de Zona and Los Del Río, the transformation that was beginning was already visible. Above the bar is a tourist accommodation with large windows that rents through Airbnb.

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With hundreds of Caribbean islands out there, it can be daunting to decide on a destination. Here are 10 of the best choices for a variety of travel appetites.

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Break out your hiking boots.

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inner tubing thru old irrigation canals and tunnels built in Kauai'i for the sugar cane plantations. ride was 45 minutes, 3+ miles and passed thru 5 tunnels,...

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We’ve arrived in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, in the north eastern part of Europe.We’re here for at least a month, with no return tickets booked and we...

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The company was the brainchild of Mel Ziegler, a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, and his wife Patricia Gwilliam Ziegler who worked as a courtroom artist for the same paper. Inspired by a surplus Bush jacket Mel brought back from a work trip to Australia, the couple eventually left their jobs and began buying bulk surplus vintage clothing–often altering it with new buttons or elbow patches and the like–and selling them at the Marin County Flea Market. When a large purchase of Spanish military shirts turned out to have unnaturally short arms they turned disaster into fortune by concocting the fictitious story of Generalissimo Franco’s “Short Armed Paratrooper Shirts”. A catalogue soon followed with similarly creative copy written by Mel and illustrations of the clothing by Patricia. Opening in 1978, a shop in their hometown of Mill Valley, California prospered thanks to their hard work and creative energy; but there were limits to how far they could grow: In 1983 they sold BR to Donald Fisher of the Gap who wisely insisted they remain as the heads of the company with a “hands off” agreement that promised total creative freedom. The infusion of money and manufacturing power of the Gap led to explosive growth: Lavishly decorated safari stores opened across the country, a team of writers and artists were hired to produce full color illustrated catalogues, and a flood of original clothing was designed and produced in factories across the world.

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Three years ago, I decided that I wanted to go on a weekend road trip by myself for the first time. I settled on a...

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A relic of early roadside commerce, built in the late 1920s and shaped like a Goliath-size industrial-strength Indian teepee.

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Guide to plan your visit to the fun village of Setenil de las Bodegas and with troglodytes houses (Andalucia) - Tips + map + photos + video

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There's more to do out there than visit pumpkin patches and pick apples (but those are fun, too).

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We dug into the visual archives of yore to bring you this brief video on the history of American road trips. From the first coast-to-coast car voyage in the USA to today's new wave of vanlifers, this fast-paced collage of vintage footage is a reminder that whenever you hit the road, you might just be making history yourself. Read more here www.trunqd.com/post/7499

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Oct 12, 2021 - Explore Jess Manley's board "future vision" on Pinterest. See more ideas about outdoors adventure, trip, a frame house.

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Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.Help us make mor...

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Six Life-Changing Travel Experiences at andBeyond As the world re-opens, travellers are not waiting any longer to tick off dream destinations on their bucket lists. So, what makes a trip truly life-changing? Award-winning luxury experiential travel company andBeyond has curated several outstanding experiences in unique destinations, for holiday-starved travellers. From up-close encounters with big cats

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Grab your scuba gear, because we're about to go deep—unless you suffer from thalassophobia.

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Over the past 15 months of travelling from Europe to Asia and beyond have I been taking some cinemagraphs (or commonly known as ‘gifs’). In other words; created compositions of a still image and a video.

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Why a tiny mushroom-shaped dome in the California redwoods outperforms millions of other Airbnb listings.

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It's five o' clock somewhere, right? There's no doubt that a tasty cocktail can serve as the perfect escape after a long, hot day. It's even better when the bar atmosphere makes it really easy for you to chill out. That's why tiki bars are little…

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