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Affordable Island-Hopping in Croatia? What Could Go Wrong?

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Small ports After the frenzy of grocery shopping and moving into the bunk-bedded cabin Kim and I shared, we experienced the Zen of sailing as the ship set off on a sunny morning for 43-mile-long Hvar , the longest and purportedly sunniest island in Croatia. The post Affordable Island-Hopping in Croatia? What Could Go Wrong?

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The Maya Train Will Get You to All of Yucatán’s Best Spots. But Not Yet.

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All I needed was a taxi to take me there, a trip of about 30 miles away. There are no taxis, said the stationmaster, as we stood on the polished limestone floors of the high-ceilinged station, which was cool and breezy despite the brilliant late-morning sun outside. Wrangling a taxi has never been a problem in Mexico.

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Bans, Fees, Taxes. Can Anything Stop Overtourism?

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For years, Dubrovnik, Croatia, has been a poster child for overtourism, with summer visitors vastly outnumbering the local population and the municipal government repeatedly introducing measures to diminish the size and impact of a flood of tourists that turns the historic center into a crowded parking lot of selfie-snappers. He persevered.

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top 20 electric car startups around the world

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They aim to deploy self-driving electric taxis for urban mobility. Rimac Automobili (Croatia): Product: Rimac specializes in high-performance electric hypercars. Cruise (United States): Product: Cruise, backed by General Motors, is developing autonomous electric vehicles.