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10 great things to do in Croatia besides ogle Dubrovnik
Though word has certainly gotten out on the endless photo opportunity that is Croatia (and with good reason), it seems that far too many visitors are familiar with just one site, …
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The best of Mark Twain’s travel quotes
If all you know about Mark Twain comes from a cursory perusal of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn from way back in your high school days, you’re rather tragically missing …
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Why Taipei 101 is the coolest skyscraper on the planet
In the last decade or two, we’ve seen the rise of the Marketing Tower: Supertall skyscrapers that reach soaring new heights, make headlines all over the world, and bring worldwide …
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10 fun facts about Taiwan that completely surprised me
Cultural quirks are some of my favorite things to explore, as they not only highlight something interesting about whichever country you might be visiting, but they serve to point out …
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10 things I loved about Taiwan
I had never thought much about Taiwan, knowing very little about the people, the culture, the history, or…anything, really. I had heard of Chiang Kai-shek, and seen the Made in …
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36 awesomely awful backpacker pickup lines
So this is what happens when you combine boredom with a bizarre sort of intellectual challenge. I don’t know if I should be proud or ashamed that I came up …
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