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Our Better Together series brings fresh and diverse voices to iBestTravel, offering engaging stories and travel advice from destinations, perspectives, cultures, and communities near and far. Understanding the different ways we see the world, Better Together helps us realize how connected we all truly are.

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A pair of photos one showing a street in Havana and the other cocktails on a terrace.

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Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby riding camels, in front of an airplane and waterfall

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A collage of family photos from Jon Bailey

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Composite image of Thomas Panek traveling

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A mural on the side of a building with an antique shop in the Black Belt of Alabama

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KR Liu on trip with family

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Asian elephants foraging in the forests of the northern part of Thailand in Lampang Province

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A collage of three photos of Hunter Woodhall on his travels

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Lit up grounds at the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

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Exterior of the MS Spitsbergen

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Guests on a Paddle Excursion in Antarctica with Quark Expeditions

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Paraplegic person skiing down a hill

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Skiers going down a mountain with the pride flag during Aspen Gay Ski Week

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Safari Guide, Sharon

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Aurora Borealis over Kluane Lake in the eponym National Park of the Yukon

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Pair of photos from Costa Rica, showing a plated shrimp dish, and shrimp cooking in a skillet

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Luxury Mexican Resort

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