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The Experiential Traveler

Interior of a bazaar Dohuk Iraq

WAY OFF THE BEATEN PATH

A column on adventure travel and great travel adventures. Let’s start in Iraqi Kurdistan…

SNAKE ROAD

It’s exactly what you think it is… A road full of snakes

Christmas Markets in Europe Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

BEST CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN EUROPE

Whatever your seasonal and religious preferences, these are the original pop-ups, and they are magical

WHEN AI PLANS YOUR TRIP, HERE IS YOUR COMEDY OF ERRORS

Is this real, or is AI having a laugh?

AI Travel Quaritiere Coppedè Rome

I CAN’T WAIT TO GO TO TURKEY

Dental tourism is a thing. Read on

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ANIMAL FARM

It takes some getting used to, and I haven’t yet, but the animals in the countryside of Puglia come and go as they please

PORTFOLIO

Mark Edward Harris is one of the world’s best photographers, has been to over 100 countries and has an extraordinary body of work. Here’s some of it

HIDDEN ITALY

There are two Italys — the one everyone knows, and the one almost no-one knows

Night of the Living Dread

John LaFlamboy wants to scare the pants off you at his HellsGate Haunted House

HellsGate

House of Horrors The 10 Best Haunted Attractions in America

Picked by an expert, who knows his scary monsters….

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THE VAMPIRE OF TANZANIA

The strange tale of an unsuspecting traveler who was mistaken for a mythical demon and inadvertently terrorized an entire country

Fields buring in Vikindu

THE GREAT INDOORS

Hotel Californian, Santa Barbara

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