Category: Travel
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Rental car insurance is one of the great consumer scams of our time
Rental counter insurance preys on travel anxiety and confusion. In most cases, you’re already covered three different ways before the agent finishes the pitch.
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Travel insurance is theater for almost every trip
Travel insurance feels prudent, but for most trips the math doesn’t justify it. Here’s when it actually pays off and when it’s just expensive comfort.
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A restaurant that serves food on toilets… on purpose
Modern Toilet in Taiwan turned bathroom kitsch into a global franchise. The story of how a novelty concept became surprisingly durable in restaurant culture.
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A town where it’s illegal to die (yes, that exists)
Several towns around the world have technically banned dying through quirky local ordinances. The stories behind these laws are stranger than the laws themselves.
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Study abroad is tourism with a transcript
Study abroad sells itself as cultural transformation, but most programs are heavily curated tourism wrapped in a few credit hours. Here’s the gap between pitch and reality.