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Barcelona: I Came for Gaudí and Stayed to Kill Aliens
A solo traveler follows her late mother’s guidebook through Sagrada Família and Park Güell as alien ships turn Barcelona into an unlikely resistance headquarters.
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Three excellent ways to begin, selected for the curious and the skeptical.
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Molise Road Trip: Staying in Shape With No Gym
In Italy’s least-visited region, one man discovers every ancient ruin, wine bottle, and hill town can double as a gym.
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Julian: A “Real” Fairy Tale Town In Southern California?
A pie stop in Julian becomes an investigation into enchanted apples, suspicious wolves, and a town that may take fairy tales literally.
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Uruguay, a Bus Ticket, and the Last Time I Was a Free Man
Four days with his fiancé’s family in Montevideo send one terrified groom toward Colonia, a ferry ticket, and a very late realization.
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Buenos Aires Museum Sends Tourist to Parallel Dimension
One touch of a modified piano at Buenos Aires’ oddest museum sends a tourist somewhere the authorities insist does not exist.
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Gdansk: I Came to Disappear but the Italians Objected
A laid-off American comes to disappear in Gdańsk. An Italian volleyball team, Polish sushi, and one impossible table have other plans.
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Annecy, France: A Killer Should Retire Somewhere Beautiful
A killer arrives in Annecy for one final job. Then the lake, the canals, and a better life make retirement look surprisingly appealing.
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