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Virtual Reality Could Change the Way We Travel
Innovations in virtual reality could change how we travel
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Want to Run a Marathon in North Korea? Here’s Your Chance
For the first time, the Mangyongdae Prize Marathon in Pyongyang, North Korea, is open to amateurs
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Egypt Building a Fake Version of King Tut’s Tomb for Tourists
The original tomb is being damaged by constant visitors, so authorities are building another
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Even Caves Need a Spring Cleaning
Volunteers removed two tons of detritus from Lehman Cave in Great Basin National Park
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In a Few Small Countries, Tourists Massively Outnumber Locals
To attract enough tourists to overwhelm its population, a country needs something special to attract them.
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Booking Your Vacation At Work? Bad Idea
Study finds that booking a vacation at work tends to lead to purchasing more expensive hotels and being less satisfied with your trip
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Somewhere Lets You Travel To Amazing Places Online
Somewhere takes you instantly to some of the most photogenic places on earth
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France Is Fighting for Its Fungi
With rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns threatening truffle supplies of France and Italy, Chinese truffles are moving in
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What Are the Best Wilderness Areas in America?
The Wilderness Society is putting together the “Great American Backyard Bucket List”
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Careful: These Gorgeous Video Postcards Will Inspire Instant Wanderlust
Take a minute-long trip to a faraway land
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In British Columbia, There Are Amazing Waves No One’s Ever Surfed Before
Nootka Island is a surfer’s paradise for enthusiasts who don’t mind water temperatures hovering around 50 degrees Fahrenheit
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Two Men Are Heading to the North Pole, On Foot, As Fast As They Possibly Can
They’re attempting to break the speed record for traveling unsupported from Ellesmere Island to the North Pole
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For Russia, Annexing Crimea Means Reclaiming “Paradise”
Crimea’s idyllic scenery has drawn Russian tourists for years
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This Former Salt Mine Is Now a Theme Park With a Ferris Wheel
368 feet below ground, the mine is home to basketball hoops, mini golf, a ferris wheel, an underground lake, a spa and more
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You Can Ride the Paris Metro for Free Right Now
But if you have a car with an even-numbered license plate, you’re not allowed to drive
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National Parks More Than Pay for Themselves
It turns out there are some very practical reasons to keep the parks going
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Ireland’s Wild Atlantic West Is the Longest, Uninterrupted Coastal Route in the World
The Wild Atlantic Way skirts the entire west coast of Ireland
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Take a Mini-Tour of the Lenten Station Churches of Rome
During Lent, some Romans make an annual pilgrimage to churches all around the city, visiting one each day
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Google River View Comes to the Colorado River
Google’s street view is now available for off-road destinations
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