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Malini Angelica: Jordan Is Quietly One of the Most Beautiful Countries in the Middle East

August 26, 2026

Jordan sits at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, and the reality of the

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August 25, 2026

Over 100 hot air balloons lift off free of charge from Rancho San Rafael Regional

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After Skool: The Alchemist's Real Lesson: Why the Treasure Was Never the Point

August 25, 2026

Paulo Coelho's shepherd boy crosses the Sahara and nearly dies multiple times to discover the

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Malini Angelica: Inside Diocletian's Palace and the Dalmatian Islands That Made Croatia Impossible to Leave

August 25, 2026

Inside a Roman emperor's retirement palace in Split, a nearly 4,000-year-old Egyptian sphinx stands in

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Angelica & Aileen Wanders: 10 Cheap Luxury Hacks in Tokyo That Actually Deliver (A5 Wagyu for $35, Omakase for $30)

August 24, 2026

A13-course omakase lunch in Tokyo for $30, A5 Wagyu for $35 per head, and a

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Angelica & Aileen Wanders: A Full Week in South Korea for Under $600: Angelica and Aileen's Budget-Proof Seoul Itinerary

August 24, 2026

Angelica and Aileen Wanders spent a full week in South Korea on a total budget

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MrBeast 2: MrBeast Spent a Week Building a Village in Ghana, Making a Deal with Shakira, and Surprising a Teacher Who Just Wanted to Feed Her Kids

August 24, 2026

MrBeast documented a single week that included a blindfolded World Cup surprise, an impromptu partnership

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Malini Angelica: Montenegro Is Europe's Best-Kept Coastal Secret and Malini Angelica Just Blew Its Cover

August 24, 2026

A local fisherman pulled an octopus from the Adriatic near Queen's Cove as Malini Angelica

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Xavier Rudd: Xavier Rudd's 'Part of Life' Is the Pep Talk You Never Got from Your Dad

August 23, 2026

Xavier Rudd's 'Part of Life' delivers the kind of plain, warm, and unflinching advice that

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August 23, 2026

Shaboozey's 'Good News' finds its footing in a specific kind of exhaustion: not the dramatic

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Hangtime: He Stayed at the Worst and Best Rated Vacation Spots in America. The Gap Was Smaller Than Expected.

August 23, 2026

Mikey from Hangtime booked the worst rated resort in Myrtle Beach and the royal suite

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World Wild Hearts: The 10 Most Beautiful Places to Visit in Madagascar, Ranked by Two Travelers Who Spent Three Weeks There

August 23, 2026

Zac and Ine of World Wild Hearts spent three weeks crossing Madagascar and came back

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