For this humble fishing village in Yemen, a tumbledown grouping of barely-there huts nestled between the water and an imposing mountain range, stands sentinel over one of the world’s most vital waterways.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Sep. 2026
Treatment huts are—of course—lovely, and my massage was performed by an incredible therapist who clicked my bones in all the right places and left me feeling light as air.
Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa’s poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of big cities.
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Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Sep. 2026
Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa's poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of many big cities.
Lido House has 130 guest rooms, one presidential suite, various executive suites, and five three-story cottages that are a great option for families and larger groups.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Oct. 2026
Camp de Base Gaspésie has beachfront cottages just outside of town, each with kitchen facilities and spacious verandas for sunset viewing.
Alaska is far from the first carrier to remodel its cabins, but that might work to its benefit when the fresh product hits the market.
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Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2026
The walking path leads past the animals to the property’s three cabins, giving larger groups the option to stay close while still having their own space.
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Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2026
Abdul Hadi spent his days hiding in hovels in distant parts of Syria, turning his mind obsessively over the old days of revolution, over fleeting encounters and terrible choices.
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Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
During the rainy season, their hovels turned into hovels on stilts.
The resort, just north of Roseville’s city limits, would be built around a 5-acre surf lagoon and is planned to include a 100-room hotel, 22 bungalows and a 28,390-square-foot surf center.
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Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2026
Spacious, secluded and dressed like an exclusive private residence, the bungalows and private villas are nothing short of spectacular.
The bill will also allow restaurants to weatherproof and winterize their sheds and require restaurateurs to keep them from becoming trash- and pest-filled shanties.
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Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
13 Aug. 2026
In Leland, historic Fishtown provides a glimpse into the area's fishing roots, with old shanties, smokehouses, and docks still lining the riverfront.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Midwest Living,
30 June 2026
Even local landmarks can have a part in shameful history, with de Courcy noting that Memorial Auditorium was a staging area for the shipment of Japanese American residents to internment camps for during World War II.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2026
Hayes has regularly scheduled the senior and U-23 camps to run concurrently in hopes of extending the growing fluidity between their rosters.
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