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How to Arrive at Machu Picchu With Some Context
Machu Picchu does not need help being dramatic. It sits at 2,430 meters in the Peruvian Andes, stone terraces folding into green…
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Rajasthan in Pink and Blue
Jaipur and Jodhpur are regularly reduced to colors. Jaipur is pink. Jodhpur is blue. The labels are useful on a map and…
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The Colosseum Beyond the Gladiators
The Colosseum is so familiar that arriving can feel like meeting somebody you have seen in photographs for years. The shape is…
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Wadi Rum Is More Than Mars on Earth
Wadi Rum is often introduced as “Mars on Earth,” partly because filmmakers have repeatedly used its red desert to stand in for…
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Angkor Is Bigger Than Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is the image everyone knows: towers reflected in water, often with a sunrise behind them. It is also only one…
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Giza Is More Than Three Pyramids and a Sphinx
The Pyramids of Giza are so familiar that seeing them in person can feel strangely unreal. They have been flattened into logos,…
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The Treasury Is Only the Beginning of Petra
Petra’s most famous reveal is almost unfairly good. You walk through the Siq, a narrow corridor of stone, and the Treasury appears…
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Five Nepal Treks, Five Different Commitments
Calling something one of the “best treks in Nepal” sounds useful until you ask: best for whom? A person with four days,…
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What to Eat in Jordan Beyond Hummus
Jordanian food is inseparable from hospitality. Meals are shared, portions are generous, and an invitation to eat usually means you should arrive…
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Five Pakistani Dishes That Belong to Different Places
Pakistani food is often discussed as if the country shares one enormous menu. It does not. The cooking changes from Karachi to…