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Holy Week in the Philippines: visit churches like the Jaro Catherdral

Flights for Holy Week in the Philippines: Your Semana Santa Homecoming Guide

A particular kind of quiet settles over the Philippines during Holy Week. TV stations scale back to reflection and prayer. Whole towns slow down. And across the country, something else...

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Flying home for Meskel: ceremony illustration

Flying Home for Meskel: Why the Diaspora’s Demera Isn’t Always Enough

You built the Demera yourself this year. Somewhere in a DC parking lot, a church courtyard in Minneapolis, or a community hall in LA. You and your neighbors stacked the...

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Heritage Day is also Braai Day

One Nation, One Fire: Inside South Africa’s Heritage Day (Braai Day)

It starts with a match. In a Cape Town township, a Johannesburg suburb, a Free State farm. And in backyards in London, Toronto, and Sydney. Every September 24, South Africans...

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Homowo Festival Ghana

Homowo Festival 2026: Ghana’s “Hooting at Hunger” Celebration and How to Get There

Every year, as summer fades, the streets of Accra come alive with drumming, dancing, and the smell of freshly made kpokpoi. This is the Homowo festival, one of Ghana’s most...

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The Odyssey Filming Locations

The Odyssey Filming Locations: The 6 Real Countries Behind Nolan’s Epic (and How to Fly to Each)

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey didn’t just open. It made a loud entrance. The $250-million retelling of Homer’s poem pulled in $124.5 million at home on its opening weekend (July 17)....

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Middle East Travel Alternatives: Where to go in 2026

Middle East Travel Alternatives: Where to Fly in 2026

If you had a trip to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or Doha on your 2026 itinerary, you’re not alone in rethinking it. Since the outbreak of a conflict in late February...

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