Although rum is a cocktail staple now, its history isn’t nearly as long as whiskey, vodka, or gin.
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In this issue: A BBC journalist explores all-but-extinct traditions; a 29-year-old Black woman gambols around the globe for poetry and fun, and two middle-aged white dads rant about sports.
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In the cities of Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva, 1,500 years of legends and history intermingle, the grand structures bearing testament to past kingdoms, the spread of Islam, and the first transcontinental trade network.
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Germany's industrial heartland gutted the landscape to build tanks, bombs, and ammunition. No wonder it was a major target in World War II. Today, the valley is transforming into a lush paradise.
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An aging adventurer who has gone through several surgeries faces recovery head-on in the whitewater rapids of Oregon.
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In a dusty town in Gambia that most travelers pass through, one man’s unlikely victory revealed something deeper about belonging, strength and a country finding its footing.
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Music is at the heart of Celtic Colours International Festival. It is music which celebrates heritage, connection, history and present day.
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If you need a quick, drivable, affordable getaway for a mental re-set, you can pack a lot into part of a day, a night, and part of the next day.
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Aberdour Castle, one of Scotland’s two oldest standing castles, is located less than an hour from Edinburgh.
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Established in 1978, family-owned Callahan’s is still going strong in a metropolis that’s known for being a tech hub, not a place where people need farm and ranch supplies (although Rodeo Austin is still one of the city’s big events.)
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Let me preface this post by saying that you can’t go cycling on car-free streets in Bogota, New York, or Ottawa all of the time. However, all three cities close certain streets to cars on particular days of the week or for big annual events.
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When its once-thriving locomotive repair shops began laying off employees in the early 1950s, the Canadian city of Stratford, Ontario, faced a stark choice: evolve or die.
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I spent a lot of years living in Tampa Bay and took regular jaunts to Clearwater Beach and St. Petersburg Beach. The area is still my base when I’m in the USA for a while.
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Cappadocia is a place that almost seems designed to overwhelm you. At sunrise, hot-air balloons drift above valleys sculpted by erosion.
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Interested in learning how to sail on Lake Superior? Or perhaps, build your own canoe? Or learn how to harvest (and later,cook) wild rice near the shore?
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We are at a key moment with AI (Artificial Intelligence) and the issue of trust.
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It’s a strange tale, the way my sister’s broken laptop helped us discover Ballyarr Wood.
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Interested in learning how to sail on Lake Superior? Or perhaps, build your own canoe? Or learn how to harvest (and later,cook) wild rice near the shore?
https://www.rfr.bz/b4980d379

We are at a key moment with AI (Artificial Intelligence) and the issue of trust.
https://www.rfr.bz/b91c4a4ad

It’s a strange tale, the way my sister’s broken laptop helped us discover Ballyarr Wood.
https://www.rfr.bz/b0dc9d836