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Hitchhiking to Palmyra Inside an Active War Zone

In December last year, three American soldiers were killed by ISIS in Palmyra. Trump ordered a military response. Over 70 ISIS locations got bombed. And at the time I filmed this, those bombings were still happening. So naturally, I decided to hitchhike there.

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I Spent a Day Inside Kibera, Africa's Largest Slum

I had no plan walking into this one. No guide booked. No itinerary. Just a rough idea that I wanted to get into Kibera and see what was actually there. One matatu ride, 50 shillings, and eight hours later I'd eaten Nubian pilau, chewed khat with locals, visited a self-built music studio, and ended up deep inside a neighbourhood called Scottish 145 with a group of guys who had every reason to be closed off to strangers and were anything but.

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Kenian Girl Shows me Nairobi for a Day

I was only supposed to be in Nairobi for three days. One week later, I still haven't left. Here's what happened when a local friend took me around for a day that included giraffe feeding, a malfunctioning robot café, an hour over the city in a helicopter, and my first taste of crocodile and ostrich at one of the most unique restaurants on the continent.

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