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  • Travel Tales
    Like Locals Do: Explore a City With a Greeter Guide
    Like Locals Do: Explore a City With a Greeter Guide
    April 18, 2012 05:19 PM
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    Kareem Yasin
  • Destination Spotlight
    Split! Eight Quirky Border Towns
    Split! Eight Quirky Border Towns
    March 14, 2012 06:58 PM
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    Kareem Yasin
  • Amsterdam, Going Dutch
    Travel Inspiration
    Going Dutch
    In Amsterdam, Chris Colin asks why the locals are so friendly, so relaxed, so … tall. A search for the untranslatable.
    October 4, 2011 04:47 PM
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    Chris Colin
  • Photo Essays
    These Stunning Photos Take You On a Trip Across the Globe and Through Time
    Albert Kahn’s photographic archive is a mesmerizing record of human history.
    May 24, 2012 06:40 PM
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    Mimi Zeiger
  • Food + Drink
    The New Taste of South Africa
    In wine country, a group of innovative chefs have ignited a culinary renaissance–and restored cultural pride.
    July 3, 2012 08:02 PM
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    Douglas Rogers
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    Where Amsterdammers Eat: Local Favorites
    Locals take a casual attitude toward food in the Netherlands. Service is mellow if there at all, but Dutchies don’t mind. Unlike Americans, they linger over food at informal joints with high-quality food or grab street snacks like herring, fries smothered in sauce, or brodjes (sandwiches). Many Amsterdammers will claim they’ve never bought a kroquet at a FEBO, but you’ll find them in the wee hours at these coin-operated eateries.
    August 28, 2023 08:16 PM
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    Melissa Adams
  • Longreads
    What It’s Like to Train with Runners in Kenya
    Far above the plains where lions roam, there’s another Kenya, where life moves slowly and the people run fast. Writer Matt Gross tries to keep up.
    June 20, 2012 05:42 PM
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    Matt Gross
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    San Cristóbal Hill
    Atop towering Cerro San Cristóbal, there are two municipal pools where many families go to cool off during the summer: Tupahue and Antilén. Conveniently, these all have fabulous views of the city below. However, they do come with a price tag of US$12 for the lower-elevation Tupahue, and US$15 for Antilén, which keeps crowds to manageable levels in January and February.
    April 20, 2021 04:04 PM
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    Antilla Shipwreck
    Aruba
    History buffs and expert divers score big at this site just 10 minutes off the coast of Aruba. A German freighter during World War II, the 400-foot-long ship is one of the largest wrecks in the Caribbean. Today, its starboard side is blanketed in coral, serving as a home for sponges, anemones, lobsters, and a kaleidoscope of fish. Visibility at the ghost ship is generally 30 to 50 feet, and thanks to virtually zero currents, viewing is easy for both snorkelers and scuba divers. Still, it’s best to explore with a guide, who can lead you through the labyrinth to the most worthy points of interest.
    April 20, 2021 03:44 PM
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    Patrick Bennett
  • The Best Things to Do in St. Croix

    It’s one of the three isles that make up the U.S. Virgin Islands, and though St. Croix is the largest—measuring 218 square kilometers (84 square miles)—it’s the least visited of the trio. Perhaps that’s because much of the island has been set aside as parkland, which means fewer tourist hubs and more space dedicated to natural wonders, including pristine beaches and primo snorkeling and diving. But St. Croix also boasts many excellent historical sites. At various times it was controlled by Spain, Britain, France, the Netherlands and Denmark; the latter’s influence is the most visible in the architecture of St. Croix’s charming capital city of Christiansted, on the northern coast. Frederiksted, on the western point of the island, is a busy port surrounded by some significant colonial attractions, with a restored sugar estate and an 18th-century fort being among the most noteworthy. Here you’ll also find a family-run rum distillery and many restaurants and shops.

    December 16, 2020 01:21 PM
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    Staff
  • Where to Tap the Essence of Belgium
    Bars + Nightlife
    Where to Tap the Essence of Belgium
    Start by seeking out the country’s beer-brewing monks.
    October 4, 2011 04:32 PM
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    Nicholas Schmidle
  • Founder’s Note
    Founder’s Note: Travel Like an American
    Founder’s Note: Travel Like an American
    January 2, 2010 05:38 PM
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    Greg Sullivan
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    The Hague
    According to a popular saying in Holland, “Money is earned in Rotterdam, divided in Den Haag and spent in Amsterdam.” To see where financial division happens in the Netherlands, head for the country’s seat of government: The Hague or Den Haag, as the Dutch call it. Den Haag is a cultured city with just under 500,000 people―less edgy than Amsterdam but more sophisticated than Rotterdam. Amsterdam may be the capital of Holland, but you’ll find the Dutch Parliament, Supreme Court and Council of State in Den Haag. In addition to being the seat of government, the Netherlands’ third largest city (after Amsterdam and Rotterdam) also is the locale for 150 international courts, foreign embassies and international organizations. As home to the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court, it’s among six major cities that hosts the United Nations, along with New York, Vienna, Geneva, Tokyo and Nairobi.
    April 20, 2021 03:47 PM
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    Melissa Adams
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    Utrecht University Library
    Utrecht, Netherlands
    The Utrecht City Council originally established the Utrecht University Library in Saint John’s Church in 1584 as one of the first public libraries in the Netherlands. After the foundation of Utrecht University, this collection became the university library in 1636. In 1820, it moved from Saint John’s Church to the Wittevrouwenstraat complex, which still acts as the University Library’s city center location—though much of its collection moved to the Uithof campus in 2004.—Miranda Smith
    April 20, 2021 04:58 PM
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    Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
    Lange Poten 4, 2511 CL Den Haag, Netherlands
    Tweede Kamer (literally, Second Room), serves as the Dutch House of Representatives or lower house of Holland’s Parliament. It has 150 seats, filled through democratic election. Meetings take place in this building in The Binnenhof courtyard, geographic center of Dutch politics. After legislation is approved by a majority in the Tweede Kamer, it moves on to the Senate. In addition to functioning as a place for debate about Dutch legislation, The Tweede Kamer also is responsible for selecting the first round of judges when vacancies occur in the Netherlands’ Supreme Court.
    April 20, 2021 03:47 PM
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    Melissa Adams