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The 15 most scenic, colorful, and photo-worthy skateparks in the world

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By Baxter Jackson Verified
| Matador Network Verified
In 1987, at age 15, a crappy movie changed my life. The skateboarding in Police Academy IV inspired me to grab a board, head to cool skateparks, and practice the tricks I’d seen on the theater’s screen. My passion for skateboarding developed from there, and I soon started my own zine about the local skate/art/music scene in Denton, Texas, where I moved from Anchorage, Alaska, to skate year-round. My dream was to get sponsored and skate the world.
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What can travelers wear and not wear in Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Dubai

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By Baxter Jackson Verified
| Matador Network Verified
Because of seemingly overwhelming cultural differences, the prospect of traveling to the Middle East is often not considered a viable travel option to many. Those who do take the plunge often opt for an easier, softer intro to the area with a brief layover in Dubai or an all-inclusive vacation package, where the cultural milieu of the Arab world is kept at bay and you can parade in your bikini and speedo without worrying about cultural sensitivity.
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What it’s like to experience a genie exorcism in Oman

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By Baxter Jackson Verified
| Matador Network Verified
If you think sorcery is dead and gone, a trip to the Arabian Peninsula — where people are still charged with this crime punishable by prison, lashing, and sometimes death by decapitation — is very much in order. While Saudi Arabia has an anti-witchcraft unit of the religious police, the longstanding epicenter of all things that go bump in the night — including, genies, exorcisms, and voodoo — is the Sultanate of Oman. Historically, Oman was a slave destination country.
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In Jordan, forget Lonely Planet, bring a bible

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By Baxter Jackson Verified
| Matador Network Verified
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in traveling to the Middle East but aren’t sure where to begin, kick-start your trip through the holy land in Jordan. With its welcoming people, small size, and manageable number of sacred sites, Jordan is the place to go biblical. Start at piney Mt. Nebo, where Moses first beheld the Promised Land of the Canaanites.
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Dallas, Texas Travel Guide

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By Mark Duncan, Ed Adams, Lauren Redmond, Jarrod Snell, Yogic Traveler, Jason Groom, Baxter Jackson Verified, Frances Nguyen Ha, Rudy Grant, Tricia Stephenson, Tyler Huang, Brittney Tyson, Angie Peoples, Craig Weichmann
| gogobot.com
Dallas is one of those cities that you just can't help having mixed feelings about. It is the 9th largest city in the US with the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area having a population of over 6.5 million. The first thing you will notice about the city is its iconic skyline filled with modernist (Reunion Tower, JFK Memorial, I.M. Pei's Dallas City Hall) and postmodernist (Fountain Place, Bank of America Plaza, Renaissance Tower, JPMorgan Chase Tower, Comerica Bank Tower) buildings.
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