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Socotra: Scientists Call It the Most Alien Place on Earth - And They Are Not Wrong

Socotra: Scientists Call It the Most Alien Place on Earth - And They Are Not Wrong

If someone showed you a photograph of Socotra Island without telling you where it was, your first instinct would probably be that it is either a science fiction movie set or an image of Mars with a filter applied. The trees look like enormous ups...

Poland's Economy is Growing Faster Than Almost Anyone in Europe - Here's Why

Poland's Economy is Growing Faster Than Almost Anyone in Europe - Here's Why

There is a statistic that stops people cold when they first hear it. Since 1990, Poland has grown its GDP by over 900 percent in real terms. No other country in Europe comes close. Germany grew by roughly 90 percent in the same period. France by a...

Why Texas is the Fastest-Growing Economy in America Right Now

Why Texas is the Fastest-Growing Economy in America Right Now

If you pull up a map of where US economic growth is concentrated right now, one state stands out from the rest. Texas has been on a run that economists are still trying to fully explain - faster job creation than California, faster population grow...

Is Uganda Good for Tourists? Honestly, Yes — Here's What to Expect

Is Uganda Good for Tourists? Honestly, Yes — Here's What to Expect

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda When most people think of East African safaris, they think of Kenya or Tanzania. Those are fantastic countries — but they are not Uganda. Uganda is different. It is greener, wilder, less touristy, and of...

Guam: America's Tropical Secret in the Pacific — Who Lives There, What's Going On, and Why You Should Visit

Guam: America's Tropical Secret in the Pacific — Who Lives There, What's Going On, and Why You Should Visit

Quick quiz: What is 30 miles long, sits in the western Pacific Ocean, has stunning tropical beaches, World War II history everywhere you look, a unique indigenous culture, and belongs to the United States? If you said Guam, congratulations — y...

Everyone Loves Americans — They Just Can't Stand Our Government: How the World Really Sees Us

Everyone Loves Americans — They Just Can't Stand Our Government: How the World Really Sees Us

If you have spent any time traveling outside the United States, you have probably noticed something interesting. People will tell you — sometimes to your face, always politely, occasionally with a beer in hand — that they love Americans but canno...

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