PURIM SPECIAL: A NEPALESE BATTLE OF COLORS
These are no Charlie’s Angles. They mean business. Equipped for combat, everyone for them is fair game…
…including me.
4 tricks to create a photo that fools everyone
A QUICK GUIDE TO CRAFT REALITY-BUSTING PICTURES
A beautiful ancient grand temple shrouded in mystery and lost in time. Lost to all but a single young Buddhist monk and yours truly who just “happened” to discover it all by mistake.
Bullshit!
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On the spice route to Zanzibar
SAILING ON AN ARAB BOAT THROUGH THE INDIAN OCEAN
Things are much less complicated in Zanzibar. You have a wooden sailboat, a crew of three, few snorkels that saw some seen better days, a clear, turquoise ocean and a few dolphins jumping around to boost. Simple.
Things to do before you die – Item #5
FLY ABOVE THE THOUSAND PAGODAS OF BAGAN
Being 47 – I’ve decided to start collecting all the absolutely “musts” that I had the pleasure of experiencing throughout my adult life (at my age one can never know what a new day will bring, or take)
This is the first of them.
The complete driver’s guide to the Austrian Alps
7 TIPS FOR DOING TYROL REALLY FAST plus 7 AMAZING ROADS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS
“The hills are alive with the sound of music”.
In our case, it’s a live concerto for six cylinders and collection of some of
the loudest exhaust music modern EU regulations allow. As we race our Boxters and supercharged F-Types from one bend to the other, the symphony that echoes from the surrounding mountains is as grand as that old Disney classic.
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Finding Tatooine
A FAR AWAY GALAXY, JUST NEXT DOOR.
“Use the Force Luke!”
That’s all I could think about when I took a picture of this grand vista during Christmas 2016. It was almost dusk and clouds slowly started to dot the sky. A day later these would grow into a fully-fledged desert storm, but right then the whole thing was just pure magic. It was like a scene taken directly from the original Star Wars movie.
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Some say it’s the best corporate day in the world
All I know, It’s called “Palmer”
We’ve got a full tank of gas, brand new semi-slick racing tires, a converted former WWII RAF airfield, seven different race-tuned cars, it’s cloudy and we’re wearing crash helmets.
Let’s hit it!
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Shangri-la is officially found!
THOUGH OFFICIAL CAN BE A TRICKY THING
The hell with mystery, romance & myth. Shangri-La is officially real!
Forget ancient maps, decaying centuries-old scriptures, wise Shamans in decrypted temples, and Indiana Jones-styled adventurers closing rotten deals in dark speakeasies. Ignore history and the inconvenient fact that the whole name was made up less than 80 years ago in a forgettable utopian novel called “Lost Horizons”. The book has died long ago. The fortunes of Shangri-La, however, took a whole different twist.
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10 essential tips for traveling Norway
A GUEST COLUMN BY RONI STERN
Living in Estonia for the past few years, I’ve been fascinated with the 
Scandinavian countries on the other side of the Baltic sea, and particularly
Norway. So one day I packed up the car, grabbed the girlfriend and went on a journey north.
I’m writing this to share some lessons learned through my travels to Norway. Tips on how to travel, where to go, and how to do so without going bankrupt. In case you didn’t know, Norway is one of the most expensive countries in the world.
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Don’t choose a room with a view
SAN GIMIGNANO FROM A COMFY CHAIR
Choose a room with a view. Choose a booking site with lots of annoying popups. Choose a hotel in the center of a corny-looking picturesque Italian town. Choose an overpriced and under-furnished room with a tiny window looking down at an obscure square you’ve never heard about. Choose a continental breakfast featuring yesterday’s leftovers, lukewarm filtered coffee, and a soft, plastic-wrapped croissants. Choose a pair of matching nights chocolates and a welcome bouquet. Choose a room with a view.
I chose not to choose a room with a view.
I chose something else.