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David Farley

New York-based David Farley writes for The New York Times, National Geographic, Food & Wine, and the Guardian. He is the author of An Irreverent Curiosity: In Search of the Church’s Strangest Relic in Italy’s Oddest Town. You can find him online at https://www.tripout.online/ and http://dfarley.com/i

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EAT SHEET

Our Tips on Where to Eat in Belgrade, Serbia

Partying might be what brings most tourists to this Balkan capital, but there’s plenty of good food to go around.

David Farley

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Undercover

The CIA Spy Who Reinvented the Travel Guide

For decades, Eugene Fodor wrote and edited the travel books that introduced middle-class travelers to the world—when he wasn’t moonlighting as a spook.

David Farley

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Happy Holy Circumcision Day!

For centuries, Jesus’ foreskin has been counterfeited, stolen, and banished by the Vatican. David Farley searches for it in the remote Italian town where it’s still worshipped every January 1st.

David Farley

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