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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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This video shows the borders and populations of each country in Europe, for every year since 400 BC. Vassal states and colonies are not included in the count...

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A laundry list of lessons learned from a lockdown summer spent grinding gravel and exploring trails in the Great Northwest

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From quaint farm stays to over-the-top treehouses, these were the most wishlisted Airbnbs in each state in 2020.

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SONEVA, THAILAND. Captivated by the passionate green initiatives and the surrounding beauty of this eco-resort in Thailand.

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Creative ideas and art transport Tirana, Albania’s lively capital city, far from its Communist past.

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25th September 2017 The wind shrieks, its fury unmistakable. The rain pounds a tumultuous percussion on silk-thin fabric. Beyond, outside, just...

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In many countries in Southeast Asia, such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, the arrival of spring also marks the beginning of the new year. Songkran (สงกรานต์), as the festival welcoming in the new year is called in Thai, is often celebrated with playful water fights on city streets over the course of three chaotic days. Over these days, cities turn into playful battlegrounds. Children emerge armed from their houses and bands of revelers gather on the sides of the roads ready to waylay passersby. This, though, is a war with water. [The Conversation]

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Move over Paris, Rome and Madrid and make way for some lesser-known capitals and regional European cities which are ideal for short break in the winter months and beyond

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From underwater exhibits, a giant chocolate fountain to displays of items from failed relationships, we rounded up the most unique museums in the world to add to your bucket list.

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Not all multi-day trekking experiences are created rugged; some allow you to conquer challenging terrain by day and luxuriate in utter comfort (and maybe a hot tub) by night.

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Here they are: the state-defining experiences to check off as you visit every one of our 50 grand states.

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Fans from around the world can explore the faraway lands of The Lord of the Rings films with an exclusive overnight stay at the original Hobbiton Movie Set.

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

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6,795 Likes, 13 Comments - EIGER - TROPICAL ADVENTURE (@eigeradventure) on Instagram: “Kopi bisa memberikan manfaat sebagai stimulan yang mampu meningkatkan daya kerja otak, mengatasi…”

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Despite the endless political turmoil, England surged into number two spot of the best countries to visit in 2020… but who topped the list?

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This Spanish town is perched on a cliff formed of hundred-thousand-year-old lava flow, has a medieval church, and is known for its sunsets.

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Kit and Greg Porter arrived on Rota September 4, 1967 and began teaching English at Rota School the next day. The audio is from Kit. Following is what Greg...

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Large energy or infrastructure projects that are intended to benefit one region, country, or people usually go hand-in-hand with big sacrifices. Sometimes the sacrifice is the alteration of the configuration of huge swathes of terrain, like cutting down an ancient forest, destroying fertile land, or flooding old

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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. Statues which once decorated luxury abodes in this beachside resort are now playgrounds for crabs off the coast of Italy, where divers can explore ruins of palaces and domed bathhouses built for emperors. Rome's nobility were first attracted in the 2nd century BC to the hot springs at Baiae, which sits on the coast within the Campi Flegrei -- a supervolcano known in English as the Phlegraean Fields. Seven emperors, including Augustus and Nero, had villas here, as did Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. The poet Sextus Propertius described the town as a place of vice, which was "foe to virtuous creatures". Read more https://www.barrons.com/news/diving-among-ancient-ruins-where-romans-used-to-party-01629524407

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The paranoid worldview of Enver Hoxha, the leader of Albania during the Cold War, led to a massive 'bunkerization' project that resulted in the building of nearly 175,000 concrete bunkers across the country.

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From safaris in Botswana to a Kengo Kuma–designed resort in Japan, these are the spots you must have on your radar this year

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After traveling to 60+ countries, these are my Top 15 Favorite Places for solo travel, budget travel, food, romance, surfing, partying, beaches and relaxatio...

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I was lucky enough to spend almost a month exploring Sri Lanka with friends. These are some of my favorite Sri Lanka Photos from our trip!   We had the most epic sunset at Sigiriya Rock, which is the most popular tourist destination in Sri Lanka. The elephant safari in Kaudulla National Park was a … 60 SRI LANKA PHOTOS TO INSPIRE YOUR TRAVELS

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The essential travel guide to Cuba, including food, travel, culture, and what you'll need for your trip.

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Greed, gringos, diesel, drugs, shamans, seaweed, and a disco ball in the jungle. What happened to Tulum has happened before. Ibiza gave itself over to the DJs, and Mykonos fell prey to the Instagram hordes, but both places had a good run before the fall. Tulum, however, completed the full evolution of a trendy destination in record time: the arrival, in order, of backpackers, hippies, rich hippies, scenesters, and eventually bachelor parties. In January, one of the organizers of a conference called Summit — “a TED–meets–Burning Man–type learning festival for entrepreneurs” — described Tulum to me as the ideal spot for the “intimate 400-to-500-person event” spread over 21 hotels on the beach. Paradise first opened for renovation in 1970, when the Mexican government converted mostly empty land on the Yucatán Peninsula’s northeasternmost point into a vacation destination. Cancún now welcomes 6 million visitors a year with its gorgeous beach, a strip of all-inclusive resorts, and Señor Frog’s serving tequila shots. That success led the government to rebrand 80 miles of beachfront to the south as the Riviera Maya, including what was once a quiet fishing village called Playa del Carmen, where there are now four Starbucks within ten blocks. Tulum, meanwhile, was little more than a truck stop a few hours south, with a Mayan fortress on the beach where tour buses disgorged visitors for an afternoon. Unless you were looking to get off the grid, there wasn’t much reason to stay. Beachfront hammocks went for $10 a night, or you could sleep at the ruins, under the stars.

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