One of these buildings changes color with the moon. Another has a 28-second echo. A third is slowly losing a war with the Atlantic Ocean. These ten …
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Las Lajas: the Most Beautiful Church You’ve Never Heard of
Almost a million people visit this church every year. Nearly all of them are Colombian or Ecuadorian. The rest of the world has barely noticed. Every …
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The Maldives Glows at Night. But Not Where the Internet Says
In 2013, photos of a glowing beach appeared online. Blue lights scattered across wet sand like fallen stars. Waves rolled in, each one illuminating the …
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Why Verona Deserves More Than a Day Trip
People come to Verona for a love story. That's fair. Shakespeare set his most famous tragedy here. A 14th-century house in the old city has a balcony where …
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Europe Isn’t One Place (And Planning Like It Is Will Ruin Your Trip)
Here's the itinerary I see at least once a week: Day 1-2: Paris. Day 3-4: Rome. Day 5-6: Barcelona. Day 7-8: Prague. Day 9: Amsterdam. Day 10: Fly home …
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This Beach in Spain Has Popcorn Sand (and Why That’s a Problem)
You've seen white sand beaches. Black sand beaches. Maybe even pink sand beaches in the Bahamas. But a beach covered in what looks like just-popped …
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10 Best Places to See Fall Colors (And Exactly When to Go)
Before the word “autumn” existed, English speakers simply called this season “harvest”. The blunt acknowledgment that this was the season you gathered …
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The World’s 10 Greatest Lagoons – From Aitutaki to Rangiroa
A lagoon forms when a shallow body of water becomes partly or completely separated from the sea by a natural barrier – a sand spit, barrier island, coral …
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