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Why Europeans and Americans Keep Going Back to the Philippines

Why Europeans and Americans Keep Going Back to the Philippines

The question isn't why people visit the Philippines. The question is why so many Europeans and Americans visit once and keep coming back. 1. No Language Barrier The Philippines has two official languages: Filipino (Tagalog) and English. English h...

Bangladesh: The Country You're Overlooking and Probably Shouldn't

Bangladesh: The Country You're Overlooking and Probably Shouldn't

Bangladesh receives fewer than half a million international tourists per year. For context: Bali alone receives over five million. The country is not on most radar screens, and it's worth asking why — because what Bangladesh has is genuinely remarkab...

Oman: The Middle Eastern Country That Nobody Talks About Enough

Oman: The Middle Eastern Country That Nobody Talks About Enough

Most people planning a Middle East trip think of Dubai's towers or Jordan's Petra. Far fewer think of Oman — and that's one of the things that makes Oman so extraordinary. It's a country that hasn't been over-explained, over-touristed, or turned into...

How Long Would It Take to Walk Every US State? (And Who Has Actually Done It)

How Long Would It Take to Walk Every US State? (And Who Has Actually Done It)

The continental United States is roughly 2,800 miles wide and 1,600 miles tall. Walking it — really crossing every state on foot — is one of those challenges that sounds like a thought experiment but has, in fact, been done. Several times. By people ...

Wyoming: 10 Things Most Americans Don't Know About the Cowboy State

Wyoming: 10 Things Most Americans Don't Know About the Cowboy State

Wyoming is the 10th largest state in the US by area and the smallest by population — with just 580,000 residents, it has fewer people than the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Most Americans know it as the home of Yellowstone and maybe a cowboy hat or two...