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We cycled 2,000 miles from Cornwall to Portugal – with surfboards in tow | Cycling holidays

When I wheeled my bike off the ferry at Roscoff,...

A 10 Day Itinerary Down Sweden’s Coast

There’s nothing like Sweden in the summer. Light hangs...

Mont Faron Memorial in Toulon, France

Operation Dragoon, known in French as the Débarquement...

Founding Fathers Pub in Buffalo, New York

Stepping inside the Founding Fathers Pub feels like stepping straight into the pages of an American history syllabus–only this one comes with beer, free nachos, and popcorn.  In every...

Steam baths and seaweed safaris on Sweden’s spa island | Sweden holidays

If you came to stay on the tiny island of Styrsö (steer-shuh) in the Gothenburg archipelago in the late 19th or early 20th century, there was a good chance...

Study of Ramón Gómez de la Serna in Madrid, Spain

Ramón Gómez de la Serna, a prominent figure in Madrid’s literary and artistic avant-garde in the 1920s and ’30s, created a unique artistic legacy through his study in...

Six of the best late-summer getaways in southern Europe and Morocco | Beach holidays

Puglia, Italy The summer has left the water deliciously warm. We paddle into sea caves as stunning as cathedrals The huge Pizzomunno rock, in the Puglian town of Vieste, feels...

Redwoods Shouldn’t Be So Tall. Here’s Why They Are.

This is a transcript of an episode of Untold Earth, a series from Atlas Obscura in partnership with Nature and PBS Digital Studios, which explores the seeming impossibilities behind...

‘It landed like an alien spaceship’: 100 years after Bauhaus arrived, Dessau is still a magnet for design fans | Heritage

The heat hits me as soon as I open the door, the single panes of glass in the wall-width window drawing the late afternoon sunlight into my room. The...

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Great Pollet Sea Arch in Doagh Beg, Ireland

The Wild Atlantic Way is a 2,500km route stretching along Ireland's West coast, from County Cork to County Donegal. Along the way, travelers...

Leveling Up in the Vibe Coding Video Game

While “vibe coding” was a catchy phrase when I first heard it, something about it felt like a head fake to me. And, now...

A Midday Lunch of 29 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (October 13, 2025)

Workweeks are so long and weekends are so short. Imagine how amazing it would be if it were the opposite? With 5 days of...

Best Free People Gifts For Any Budget

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