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Tanzania

Tanzania, Done Right: Safari, Spice Island and the Mountain in One Trip

How to plan a first trip that hits the Serengeti, Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro without spending half of it in transit.

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Europe

Lisbon Doesn't Care About Your Step Count

Seven hills, slick stone sidewalks and a custard tart every few blocks. The city rewards anyone willing to walk it slowly.

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Kyoto Before 8 A.M.

The famous sights are crowded by mid morning. Here is a simple early start plan that gives you the city at its quietest.

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Why January Might Be the Best Month to Be in the Serengeti

Everyone talks about the river crossings. The calving season is the part of the Great Migration nobody prepares you for.

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Serengeti, Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro. We are on the ground this January for our first big feature from Africa.

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