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The Mauritania Railway operates one of the longest and heaviest trains in the world — a freight train up to 2.5 kilometers long, pulled by 3-4 American diesel locomotives,…
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The Palacio de Sal sits at the eastern edge of Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia — the world's largest salt flat. Every wall, ceiling, floor, bed, chair, and decorative…
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Hanoi Train Street is a narrow residential alley in Vietnam's capital where the active rail line connecting Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City passes through residential neighborhoods with mere…
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Tromsø sits 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle. From November 27 until January 15 each year, the sun does not appear above the horizon — for 50 consecutive…
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Nagoro is a village deep in the Iya Valley on Shikoku island in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Once home to 300 residents, the population has shrunk to approximately 27…
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Bhutan is the only country on Earth that charges international tourists a substantial daily fee just to be present in the country. The "Sustainable Development Fee" (SDF) — currently…