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Living in Dubai: 20 Reasons Not to Move to Dubai (In No Particular Order)
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20 Reasons Not to Move to Dubai

Living in Dubai is not wonderful and glamorous, as many would have you believe. Forget about what you’ve read, seen, and heard; those shiny buildings and man-made islands are all just smoke and mirrors. There are so many things wrong with this place that I have decided to compile a list, a must-read if you are considering a potential move to Dubai.
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PUSH – The Love Motels of Panama
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PUSH – The Love Motels of Panama

Checked, 11 September 2026. The one checkable claim in this piece holds: prostitution is legal and regulated in Panama. Everything else here is personal observation rather than fact, so there…
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The Underbelly of South Korea: A Woman’s View
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The Underbelly of South Korea: A Woman’s View

Perfect bodies, diamante-trimmed thongs, contortionist-like moves… This was the initial visual picture that my mind generated when I heard about the 7 Club in Korea – a Russian strip club.…
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