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Trip Reads2026-03-11 13:41:422026-08-20 14:24:52Napule È, The Song that Captures a City | Naples, Italy
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Trip Reads2021-06-10 01:42:472026-08-04 14:08:47World’s Oldest Olive Tree | Ano Vouves, Crete
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Trip Reads2020-09-16 02:45:072026-08-04 14:16:53Tomb of Tu Duc | Hue, Vietnam
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Trip Reads2020-08-19 09:49:132026-03-29 17:18:57Grk Wine Grape on Korcula
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Trip Reads2020-08-18 11:07:322026-08-06 19:43:51Goethe on Lake Garda
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Trip Reads2020-08-06 09:51:122026-08-04 14:26:19Jordan’s Madaba Map of Jerusalem
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Trip Reads2020-07-26 10:15:232026-03-29 17:18:57Cape Dutch Architecture in South Africa
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Trip Reads2020-07-13 07:32:392026-03-29 17:18:57The Curious Case of the Expression “Now” in South Africa
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Trip Reads2020-04-09 02:03:462026-03-29 17:18:58Taj Mahal Architecture: Origins in Humayun’s Tomb (Video)
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Trip Reads2020-04-07 14:35:002026-08-03 18:46:35The Buddhist Stupa: Architecture & Symbolism
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Trip Reads2020-03-28 06:36:112026-03-29 17:18:58The Currents of South Africa
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Trip Reads2020-03-25 01:27:292026-03-29 17:18:58The Hindu Temple Explained
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Trip Reads2019-11-09 11:56:552026-08-04 14:36:30Music of the Seychelles
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Trip Reads2019-07-28 17:11:342026-03-29 17:18:58A Guide to Greek Olives & Olive Oil
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Trip Reads2019-05-13 09:36:172026-03-29 17:18:58King Decebalus (Video)
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Trip Reads2019-05-03 08:27:522026-08-06 19:45:48AUM: Symbol, Sound and Silence
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Trip Reads2019-05-02 07:59:562026-03-29 17:18:59Livingstone and Victoria Falls
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Trip Reads2018-03-14 13:51:102026-03-29 17:18:59The Flowers of Cartagena Colombia
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Trip Reads2017-10-31 10:34:422026-08-06 19:20:13The Story of St Mark’s Mosaics (Video)
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Trip Reads2017-10-03 13:38:122026-03-29 17:18:59Cast Iron Architecture in SoHo and TriBeCa (Video)
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Trip Reads2017-07-29 12:39:092026-08-03 18:41:10Borobudur: Relief Scenes from the Life of the Buddha (Video)
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Trip Reads2017-07-25 08:39:452026-03-29 17:18:59Eastern Influences on St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy (Video)
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Trip Reads2017-07-23 15:58:492026-03-29 17:18:59Off the Beaten Path in Sicily: Palermo’s Qanats
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Trip Reads2017-07-02 18:59:272026-08-03 18:52:17Guide to the Islamic Call to Prayer (Adhan) with Explanation
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Trip Reads2017-06-24 09:29:312026-08-06 19:19:11Eat Slow Food in Italy
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Trip Reads2017-06-16 18:38:552026-03-29 17:18:59London Architecture: Wren’s Churches (Video)
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Trip Reads2017-06-05 13:25:522026-08-06 19:14:55Dome Mosaics of Martorana (Palermo, Sicily)
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Trip Reads2017-05-15 18:53:262026-08-06 19:16:39Cultural Insight: Buddhist Prayer Beads
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Trip Reads2017-05-15 18:31:302026-03-29 17:19:00Hidden Gem in Istanbul: The Deesis Mosaic in Hagia Sophia
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Trip Reads2017-05-15 18:26:442026-08-06 19:16:27Downtown NYC Gem: SoHo & TriBeCa’s Cast Iron Architecture
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Trip Reads2017-05-15 18:02:222026-08-06 19:16:09The Oldest Mosaics in Venice’s St Mark’s Basilica
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Trip Reads2017-05-15 16:21:082026-03-29 17:19:00Visiting Varanasi (Benares): History, Sunrise, and the Ghats
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Trip Reads2017-05-15 16:07:272026-08-06 19:45:23A Guide to Eating Thali in India
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Trip Reads2017-05-15 07:41:002026-03-29 17:19:01Cosmology Shapes Design of Angkor Wat Temple
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Trip Reads2017-05-14 10:38:572026-08-04 14:29:03Sri Lanka: Dambulla Cave Temple (Video)
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Trip Reads2017-05-10 15:45:302026-08-04 14:28:33Sri Lanka: Polonnaruwa Vatadage (Video)
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Trip Reads2017-03-01 12:38:342026-03-29 17:19:02Wooden Chariot Builders in Puri, India (Video)
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Trip Reads2017-01-25 19:39:592026-03-29 17:19:02Istanbul Skyline: A View from the Golden Horn (Video)
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Trip Reads2017-01-17 08:18:162026-08-03 18:40:09The Faces of Angkor (Video)
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Trip Reads2017-01-06 14:19:292026-03-29 17:19:02Morocco Architecture: What to See in Morocco’s Imperial Cities (Video)
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Trip Reads2016-11-06 15:27:192026-08-04 15:53:00Call To Prayer in Fez, Morocco (Video)
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Trip Reads2016-08-20 08:15:482026-03-29 17:19:02Mosque of Córdoba, Spain | A Walk to the Mezquita’s Mihrab (Video)
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Trip Reads2016-07-26 13:47:282026-03-29 17:19:02Maya Cosmology & Symbols: The Ceremonial Serpent Bar
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Trip Reads2016-05-16 07:32:422026-03-29 17:19:02Famous Mosques in Cairo: Mosque of Ibn Tulun
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Trip Reads2016-05-15 16:29:232026-03-29 17:19:02Moses’ Mountain: Climbing Mount Sinai
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Trip Reads2016-04-28 05:01:262026-03-29 17:19:02The Tale of Kiêu – A Vietnamese Epic Poem
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Trip Reads2015-05-15 16:16:212026-03-29 17:19:03Touring the White Desert in Egypt
