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Hard Rock
Ever since, “Tariq's Mountain” has been anything but regular - and never failing to challenge or surprise in most aspects of one's daily life.
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A Desert Mirage
There is a wonder that is the easiest to overlook - Dubai itself, or maybe I should call it “the spirit of Dubai”.
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Fear As An Artform
What happened next was a societal equivalent of what is known in mathematics as “the Paradox of the Turtle” - every development (or piece of reasoning) is perfectly natural and logical but the outcome/conclusion is completely absurd.
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All-Inclusive
Bled's (and, arguably, the whole country's) truly unique focal point - a real jewel in its crown - is a glacial lake of the same name.
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A Pun-Loving Capital
The country's name - it's completely misleading when heard by an English speaker. The first letter does matter, and the actual root of the word is related to “Language” or “Word”
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"I Don't Understand"
The most overlooked wonder in our Universe is Life itself!
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Space-Time Continuum
Such festivals celebrate cultural and culinary traditions brought by immigrants from their old country to the new one - and quite often, several generations participate in presenting those traditions.
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Best Frenemies
It's the risk that shapes the sport's inimitable ambience by creating a unique fraternity of high-divers - and it's the fraternity that is responsible for the rest of the traditions...
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Australia's DNA
The country isn't passionate about a particular sport but rather about the concept of sports as such.
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