Visiting Petra Without a Guide: Two Days on Our Own

Can you visit Petra without a guide? Our two unguided days: when to arrive, the Monastery climb, the Treasury viewpoints and a hotel by the entrance.

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Is Maasai Mara Worth It? Our Fly-In Safari From Nairobi

Is the Maasai Mara worth it on a short fly-in safari from Nairobi? Our two days of game drives, a tented camp with hippos outside and the costs the all-inclusive rate left out.

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Sleeping in a WWII Maginot Line Bunker: What a Night Is Really Like

What a night in a real WWII Maginot Line bunker in France is like: cold concrete, jug water, a sawdust toilet, solar power, a surprisingly good sleep and whether one night is enough.

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Sleeping in a WWII Maginot Line Bunker: What a Night Is Really Like

What a night in a real WWII Maginot Line bunker in France is like: cold concrete, jug water, a sawdust toilet, solar power, a surprisingly good sleep and whether one night is enough.

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Little Havana Food Tour in Miami: What We Ate

Our Little Havana food tour in Miami: a Cuban sandwich, picadillo, a very strong coffee, guava pastelitos, a cigar shop, churros and an honest verdict.

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Little Havana Food Tour in Miami: What We Ate

Our Little Havana food tour in Miami: a Cuban sandwich, picadillo, a very strong coffee, guava pastelitos, a cigar shop, churros and an honest verdict.

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Ruby Lake Trail Hike From Rock Creek: Mosquito Flat

Our hike from Mosquito Flat at Rock Creek to Ruby Lake in the Eastern Sierra: a busy weekend, a long climb, a freezing swim, and what to know before you go.

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Ruby Lake Trail Hike From Rock Creek: Mosquito Flat

Our hike from Mosquito Flat at Rock Creek to Ruby Lake in the Eastern Sierra: a busy weekend, a long climb, a freezing swim, and what to know before you go.

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Hilton Hawaiian Village Review: Waikiki’s Giant Resort

Our honest review of Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach: checking in, a standard Rainbow Tower room, the pools and saltwater lagoon, where to eat without resort prices, and who this giant resort suits.

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Hilton Hawaiian Village Review: Waikiki’s Giant Resort

Our honest review of Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach: checking in, a standard Rainbow Tower room, the pools and saltwater lagoon, where to eat without resort prices, and who this giant resort suits.

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