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Feli from Germany: Feli from Germany Takes on the First Day of Oktoberfest 2026 and It Did Not Disappoint

September 25, 2026

Feli from Germany arrived at Theresienwiese at 8:00 a.m. on the first day of Oktoberfest

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MOLLY DIXON: Fishing With 8 Crocodiles Watching: Molly Dixon's Wild Nights in Kakadu National Park

September 23, 2026

Molly Dixon spent two nights alone in Kakadu National Park, home to more than 10,000

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MOLLY DIXON: Molly Dixon Explores Nitmiluk Gorge Alone and Almost Doesn't Want to Leave the Northern Territory

September 23, 2026

Molly Dixon spends several days alone in Nitmiluk National Park, swimming thermal hot springs at

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Malini Angelica: Gozo: The Wild, Unhurried Mediterranean Island Most Tourists Never Stay Long Enough to Know

September 23, 2026

A 25-minute ferry ride from Malta lands travellers in Gozo, where a farm shop owner

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Rick Steves' Europe: Rick Steves Tosses a Coin Into the Trevi Fountain Every Year and Swears It Works

September 23, 2026

Rick Steves has lost entire tour groups inside St. Peter's Basilica, a 600-foot-long basilica where

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Malini Angelica: Malta Is the Mediterranean's Most Underrated Country and This Journey Proves It

September 22, 2026

Malta packs thousands of years of Phoenician, Arab, Norman, and British history into a small

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Malini Angelica: Belize Has Rainforests, Mayan Pyramids, and the Best Fried Chicken Malini Angelica Has Ever Eaten

September 21, 2026

From a hand-cranked ferry to a 130-foot Maya pyramid to the best fried chicken of

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Peter Buka: Pianist Plays Despacito at Nizza Airport and Stops the Terminal Cold

September 20, 2026

Peter Buka sat down at the public piano in Nizza Airport and played Despacito with

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Peter Buka: A Pianist Played 'Fix You' at a Busy Airport and the Terminal Went Silent

September 20, 2026

Between a Frankfurt boarding call and a Milan departure announcement, pianist Peter Buka played 'Fix

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Kara and Nate: Inside Transnistria: The School Bus That Rolled Into a Country That Technically Doesn't Exist

September 19, 2026

A retired Colorado school bus carrying nine Americans rolled past a Russian tank into Transnistria,

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Drew Binsky: Drew Binsky Got Stung by a Jellyfish on the World's Narrowest Island and the Locals Saved Him

September 19, 2026

Bilang-Bilangan is a strip of sand in the Philippines so narrow you can see both

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Sandtastic Travels: Crystal Mountain's Silver King Backcountry Run Is Not for the Faint of Heart

September 18, 2026

Reaching Silver King at Crystal Mountain means hiking above the resort boundary before dropping into

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