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If you’re specifically looking for places in the US that look like England rather than generic “European-looking” towns, start with Carmel-by-the-Sea, Boston’s Beacon Hill, Princeton…
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If you want one book purely to understand how Dubai developed, I would start with A Detailed History of Dubai. If you are actually planning…
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Turks drink so much tea because çay has become the default drink of everyday social life: it appears at breakfast, at work, after meals, when…
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Arab men in Gulf countries wear white robes mainly because the long, loose clothing suits the hot climate, but that is only part of the…
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If you’ve ever wondered why Turkish people love cats, the answer is much more interesting than most articles make it seem. Almost every website immediately…
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If you have ever wondered why are there so many Indians in Dubai, the short answer is that India and the Gulf have been connected…
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When people ask Why Is Everyone So Angry in Malta?, I don’t think the answer is that Maltese people are naturally angry or unfriendly. After…
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Yes, many Lebanese people speak French, although not everyone does. French became deeply rooted in Lebanon through schools, religious institutions and later the French Mandate,…
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Why is Dubai so hot in summer? The short answer is that Dubai sits in a subtropical desert under almost constant sunshine, receives intense solar…
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If you’re asking is it safe to be a digital nomad in India, the short answer is: it depends far more on where you stay…
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