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National Geographic: Gordon Ramsay Earns His 'Bubba' License in the Florida Keys, Gets Schooled in Puerto Rico, and Cooks a Shepherd's Pie in Hawaii

August 2, 2026

Gordon Ramsay gets inducted into the Florida Keys 'Bubba system,' rappels down a Puerto Rican

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Altair Tribe: Altair Has No Money for a 4x4 Camper Yet โ€” So She Built a Six-Account System to Get There

August 2, 2026

Altair is 24, self-taught, living between Swedish forests and Spanish cities, and building a six-account

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Altair Tribe: Altair Tribe Is Buying a 4x4 and Building a Life Around It

August 2, 2026

At 24, Altair is leaving the city behind to buy a 4x4, fit it out,

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August 1, 2026

Caesars Rewards is running five Tier Credit multiplier windows across Nevada this fall - including

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Kara and Nate: Kara and Nate Bought a School Bus and Drove It Halfway Around the World for the Mongol Rally

July 31, 2026

Kara and Nate bought a used American school bus at government auction for $4,000, drove

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Drew Binsky: Kim Jong-il's Bodyguard Breaks His Silence Over Raw Fish and Beer in Seoul

July 31, 2026

Kang guarded Kim Jong-il's residence for thirteen years, faced the opposite direction from the man

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Malini Angelica: Albania's Albanian Riviera Is Stunning, Historic, and Still Feels Like a Secret

July 27, 2026

Captain Fodi steered out past the limestone cliffs of Himara and the Albanian Riviera opened

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Avicii: Avicii's 'The Nights' Carries a Father's Words Into Every Corner of the World

July 27, 2026

At 16, a boy heard his father say that a life well-lived matters more than

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Rick Steves' Europe: Rick Steves Travels the West Bank, From Bethlehem's Olive Groves to Ramallah's Campus Energy

July 27, 2026

Rick Steves walks the West Bank from Bethlehem's 2,000-year-old olive terraces to Ramallah's university campus,

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Tourist to Local: Luxembourg Has Free Public Transport, a Palace on a Regular Street, and Almost Nobody Visits

July 27, 2026

Luxembourg holds the highest GDP per capita in the world, yet its grand palace sits

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Mark Wiens: Mark Wiens Eats Timor-Leste's National Dish and Can't Stop Sweating

July 27, 2026

Mark Wiens spends his first full day eating in Timor-Leste, one of the least visited

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Drew Binsky: An 11-Year-Old Magnet Seller in Madagascar Changed Drew Binsky's Whole Trip

July 27, 2026

Christiano is eleven years old, speaks five languages, and has never eaten at the beach

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