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My husband Victor and I are travel writers, which means when we get to a destination, we explore every aspect, constantly seeking out stories. Until we got to BVI capital Tortola, with a population around 15,000. That didn’t happen. And it was…

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The female security guard discreetly slips me through a side door and gestures for me to sit at the table in the corner. The Arabic music is pulsating and the room is reverberating with the nervous energy of 400 women. Suddenly, the lights dim and everyone turns to watch. A bride, dressed in a Western-style long white wedding gown with matching trailing veil has a death grip…

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