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The above map is the result of a painstaking and admittedly quixotic effort to catalog the country as it has been described in the American road-tripping literature. It includes every place-name reference in 12 books about cross-country travel, from Mark Twain’s Roughing It (1872) to Cheryl Strayed’s Wild (2012), and maps the authors’ routes on top of one another. You can track an individual writer’s descriptions of the landscape as they traveled across it, or you can zoom in to see how different authors have written about the same place at different times. Most interestingly of all, for me at least, you can ruminate about what those differences say about American travel, American writing, American history.

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Thinking about moving abroad? These are 20 of the best countries for American expats.

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No planes in Spain, just mainly on the train

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Were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay really the first to conquer the world’s highest peak? We searched for a camera that could rewrite history.

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Croatia has joined the Eurozone, replacing its kuna currency with the euro. On January 1, it also joined the Schengen Area, making it the 27th country in Europe to drop all border checks within the area.

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The Eastern Oriental Express is an unusual and luxurious way to visit Bangkok from Singapore. Read all about it here.

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Could the company's latest play to own the experience economy transport me virtually around the world? I made sangria with drag queens in Portugal, meditated with sleepy sheep in Scotland, and visited stray dogs in Ukraine to find out just how far Zoom-powered travel could take me.

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From far-flung destinations to places closer to home, these are some of the most beautiful cities in the world.

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Snag some of the best spots to pitch a tent during peak season

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Shot with clarity and thoughtfulness, these striking photographs not only provide a glimpse of the Gurung honey hunters’ unique lifestyle, but also serve to chronicle the death of this old tradition. Honey hunting is threatened by several things: the decreasing number of honeybees due to climate change; the dwindling number of honey hunters, as more and more young people in the tribe are reluctant to learn the craft; the growing medicinal reputation of Himalayan honey, which has resulted in the government opening honey-harvesting rights to contractors instead of indigenous tribespeople so that honey can be exported and sold to people in other nations; and the increasing commercialization and offering of “honey hunt tours” to tourists, which leads to the depletion of resources for traditional honey hunters.

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Santa Cruz del Islote, Colombia (CNN) — From a distance, it's hard at first to determine what Santa Cruz del Islote actually is. Rising from the sea, the island -- one of the most densely populated in the world -- appears to be floating. In fact, Santa Cruz -- located in Colombia's San Bernardo Archipelago in the Gulf of Morrosquillo -- sits on a combination of raised sea bed and coral. It's one of 10 islands in the archipelago. Legend has it that fishermen from the nearby islands spent the night on Santa Cruz and decided to stay there permanently when they realized there were no mosquitoes. Locals attribute the mosquito-free environment to the absence of mangroves and beaches. Santa Cruz isn't a traditional island retreat. There's nowhere for visitors to stay. Tourists often spend the night at the neighboring Punta Faro hotel on Múcura Island, and travel to Santa Cruz by speed boat to explore for a few hours. It's like stepping into a Gabriel García Márquez novel. Santa Cruz features a dreamlike, innocent way of life (there are no police on the island), and the colorful houses are passed down through generations, so there are no non-native residents. Some estimates put about 1,200 inhabitants on the tiny island that's about the size of two soccer fields. But some say the community is smaller.

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Oct 27, 2019- This Pin was discovered by Hannah Brady!. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest.

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These are the 50 coolest neighbourhoods in the world right now: a definitive list of the planet’s hottest cultural and culinary destinations in 2019.

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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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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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One of my first video footages from DJI Mavic AIR (and one of my first aerial videos ever) shot in the Southern Koh Chang, Thailand.In the southern part of K...

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Peyote comes from northern Mexico and southern Texas, and has a long history as a hallucinogenic drug. Here's everything you need to know.

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Stretching a whopping 1,140 meters (3,740 feet) long, the ride snakes through the undergrowth at Penang's ESCAPE theme park is claimed to have smashed the previous record for world's longest waterslide held by Action Park, a theme park in Vernon, New Jersey. Unlike the New Jersey version, which is inflatable, ESCAPE's new slide is made of fiber-reinforced polymer and is a permanent structure attached to steel poles. ESCAPE's massive new slide takes riders on a four-minute journey through the jungle. "Breaking the world record was never our intention," said Sim Choo Kheng, CEO of ESCAPE operator Sim Leisure Group, in a statement. "I'm always baffled by how rides are made so short and quick. I wanted to build rides that last a good few minutes." The slide offers a four-minute ride that meanders its way down a 70-meter slope, passing through jungle scenery.

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Lost in Manboo was created by 99. Learn more here - https://www.99.media/ A four-square-metre box with a screen and computer. This is what Japanese cyber-caf...

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Somewhere near the border of California and Arizona, in the predawn light, two men are talking about cabbage. One is tall, tan, a strapping guy in a flannel shirt with the look of a rancher. I’ll c…

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"Do not lie to yourself. Be who you want to be. You cannot ignore your past or where you come from. It's only when you accept yourself that you can move on." - Michel Dancoisne-Martineau Michel grew up in a large family and being the last born, was not wanted by his parents. He left home at thirteen years old and started a life on his own. He has since written a book about his childhood experiences, and through this creative process, has reached a point of healing and acceptance.

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Islander Sheridan Turner created this digital story of her island home - Lord Howe Island.

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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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Olivier Levasseur lived one of the longest and most adventurous pirate careers. A Knight of Malta(according to legend) turned Privateer, turned pirate, he sa...

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A tour of the remains of some of the Japanese land-based installations at Truk Lagoon, including Airport Island and Dublon seaplane base. The fish factory is...

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The castles dotting the are each worthy of their very own fairytale. These magnificent structures have survived wars, fires, dozens of generations, and stood the test of time. From the Greek Islands to the rocky cliffs of Scotland, each castle brings with it hundreds of years of human history, and perhaps a ghost story or two. And while most are built with brick and stone, their individual stories are all unique and intriguing for visitors from the world over to enjoy.

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Gone are the days when a hotel meant simply a bed, a desk and perhaps a minibar. A new wave of accommodations has bumped traditional lodging out of the way by offering unique experiences that are endlessly, irresistibly Instagrammable. Want to cozy up in a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights? Or hang on for dear life from the side of a cliff in a transparent capsule? You can do all that these days — for a price, of course.

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I’ve traveled almost everywhere in Cuba: growing up on the island I spent my summers traveling from Havana to Pinar Del Rio to discover all of its treasures: Cayo Jutias, Vinales Valley, Cueva del Indio, Las Terrazas and much more.

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11.1k Likes, 130 Comments - Living Destinations (@living_destinations) on Instagram: “How magical is Japan in winter?

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