What is Connecticut Known For? 19 Things CT is Famous For!

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8 of the best things to do in Benin

Benin is the birthplace of voodoo – a religion that worships natural spirits and reveres ancestors. It was also a significant source for transatlantic slave traders. A history you’ll learn more about at its museums.  This small West African country is blessed with luscious natural surroundings, beautiful beaches and unique markets. It's a popular destination…

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How to visit India with kids

India loves kids of all ages. Its lively tumult, which can be overwhelming for adults, is manna to children. The sights, sounds, and smells mean they’re never bored. And their actions, exclamations, and even tantrums, which may raise eyebrows elsewhere, are easily absorbed by India’s accommodating culture. While the country may throw up challenges for…

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Copy My Trip: Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit

I’m a traveler who embraces stark contrasts. Take, for instance, my recent trip to Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit. Just north of Puerto Vallarta, this 200-mile stretch of coastline is home to some of the most luxurious beachfront resorts in the world. Yet just down the road, you’ll find lower-key, more bohemian-feeling villages with a decidedly local…

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This is why you need to visit Cilento

A Unesco site in its entirety, Cilento is a vast and varied area in the southernmost part of Campania, Italy. Often overshadowed by its showy neighbors, Naples and the Amalfi Coast, the underrated Cilento enjoys more relaxed rhythms. Beyond its most popular attraction, the Ancient Greek town of Paestum, there are many natural and man-made…

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The 14 best things to do in Tokyo

Toyko is the megacity that other world capitals look up to. Nowhere else has quite the same mix of timeless history and space-age tech, of strict tradition and up-to-the-second fashions, of bewildering crowds and moments of utter serenity. It's the past and future wrapped up together into one thrilling package – and understandably, it's one…

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6 of the best things to do in Mongolia: festivals, history and adventure

A land that mesmerizes with its natural beauty as much as it enchants with its traditional culture, Mongolia is an adventure like no other. Here you’ll follow in the footsteps of Chinggis (Ghengis) Khan is the very same landscapes that captivated the great emperor as you travel through a boundless expanse of grassy steppes where nomadic…

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When’s the best time to go to Pakistan?

The terrain in Pakistan ranges from sea level deserts to the second highest point on earth at the summit of 8611m (28,251ft) K2, so it shouldn’t be surprising that the country sees a huge range of climatic conditions. The best time to visit will depend largely on whether you are drawn by the dramatic mountain…

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