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Anna Ward is a writer for All Work All Play Podcast, where she covers sports, education, and tech. She's a lifelong fan of the Red Sox who enjoys playing tennis and running when she can. She lives in Boston with her husband and two children.

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“My driver is a woman and my rickshaw is electric”: Meet the changemakers of Varanasi

Writer Charukesi Ramadurai has been to Varanasi, the holy city in India’s north, several times. But she’s never experienced the spiritual epicenter from the back of an electric rickshaw driven by a team of changemaking local women. This is Holy City Rickshaws, and they’re here to empower. It’s pea soup weather the morning I step […]

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ABC WINDOW TINT Continues to Raise the Bar for Quality Window Tinting Services in Phoenix

ABC WINDOW TINT Continues to Raise the Bar for Quality Window Tinting Services in Phoenix

ABC WINDOW TINT sets new standards in Phoenix with expert window tinting and exceptional customer service. Phoenix, AZ, May 26, 2025 / LinkDaddy News / – In a city known for its relentless sunshine and rising temperatures, ABC WINDOW TINT has quickly become a trusted name in automotive, residential, and commercial window tinting across Phoenix.

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Rose City Homes Redefines Real Estate in Pasadena with Passion, Precision, and Purpose

Rose City Homes Redefines Real Estate in Pasadena with Passion, Precision, and Purpose

Rose City Homes transforms Pasadena real estate with unmatched passion, precision-driven strategies, and purpose-led service excellence. Pasadena, CA, May 26, 2025 / LinkDaddy News / – In a competitive and constantly evolving housing market, one real estate agency stands out for its unwavering commitment to excellence, community, and client care: Rose City Homes, Pasadena’s go-to

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Finally, good news! Wild camping wins in the UK as US public lands dodge sell-off

How did we get here? Up until 2023, Dartmoor was the only place in England where people were allowed to ‘wild camp,’ or backpack, as we’d say in the US. Unlike national parks in the United States, English and Welsh national parks are not owned by the government. There are whole towns inside their boundaries

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If we love a place, let’s visit it ‘better’: From Cát Bà Island to Hội An, how is Vietnam tackling rising visitor numbers?

With surging international arrivals and robust domestic travel, 2025 will be a record-breaking year for Vietnam’s tourism industry. But as Hanoi-based travel writer Joshua Zukas meanders through the busy streets of Hội An, he asks: Can—and should—anything be done about the swelling crowds? Or are the spoils of overtourism simply too tempting? The post If

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The people’s park: Activists in Australia are creating a national park… government approval or not

It’s wild enough that it just might work. And it’s not entirely unprecedented.  In England, groups like Right to Roam organize trespassing events to protest restrictions on hiking, camping, and swimming. Just this week, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dartmoor National Park to assert backpackers’ rights to ‘wild camp’ on private property within

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Rainforests and volcanoes: What’s it like to hike Australia’s new four-day 26-mile hiking trail?

In the Australian state of New South Wales, Sarah Reid hits a long-awaited new trail that connects her to the world’s oldest and largest subtropical rainforest—in more ways than one. With its sweeping views across Wanganui Gorge to Goonengerry Falls from its cliffside yarning circle, the third-night Weeun Weeun Campground is a place I could

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Governments shouldn’t chase growth at all costs. The harms of overtourism show why

This highlights the deep complexities of controlling visitor numbers. And it also suggests that the economic benefits that come with the growth of London’s airports may come with societal and environmental costs. These will be felt by London and its residents, and cannot be solved with local policies. Rather than going further and faster with

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Some mushrooms ‘smoke’, others glow in the dark: Fungi lessons in the South Carolina backwoods

Our tour includes a stop at Mushroom Mountain’s lab, where a couple of technicians— affectionately referred to as ‘labbies’—are working. Around them, shelves are lined with bottles full of mushrooms stewing in alcohol to create extracts, and bags packed with substrate [the surface on which an organism, like a plant, fungus, or animal, lives] impregnated

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Maid in the Shade Elevates Home Cleaning Standards in Bradenton with a Personalized Touch

Maid in the Shade Elevates Home Cleaning Standards in Bradenton with a Personalized Touch

Maid in the Shade raises Bradenton’s home cleaning standards through detailed service and a personalized approach. Bradenton, FL, May 19, 2025 / LinkDaddy News / – In a world that’s constantly in motion, few things offer the comfort and clarity of a clean, well-maintained home. For residents of Bradenton, Florida, Maid in the Shade has

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