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This Is Why I’m Not Taking My Phone To India Tomorrow

Matt Stabile — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:08:43 +0000

Technophobe: To Be or Not To Be I’m leaving for India tomorrow, and one thing that I’m not packing with me is my iPhone. Yes, that very same phone that I use to take pictures with and to then upload to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The same phone I use [...]

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Living In The Face Of South Africa’s Apartheid

Jon Wick — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:40:55 +0000

After two weeks in the bounty of Cape Town, South Africa, I can safely say I’ve arrived home. The depths of jet-lag got me out of bed just before dawn. I’ve fired up my laptop and I find myself typing amidst a flickering orange hue of a fire to my [...]

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10 Places You Will Never Visit: A Challenge?

Luke Armstrong — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:38:25 +0000

I burned my hand pretty bad when I was at an age when I was longer dirtying my diaper but still believed that the Easter Bunny sometimes went on picnics with Santa Claus and Batman. I scorched it while helping my mom cook in the kitchen (if I was a [...]

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Is There A Right Path To Travel?

Brit Weaver — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:02:47 +0000

And, I quote, “Getting there is half the fun when you’re on a cruise ship that left Brisbane on Saturday afternoon and won’t dock at Noumea until Tuesday afternoon, and you’ve got four new books from the library.” That was from a recent article in The New Zealand Herald by Ewan McDonald [...]

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Hostel Situations: Are Backpacker Hangouts Finally Branching Out?

Brit Weaver — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:33:50 +0000

Increased connectivity is in the contemporary buzzfeed. Along with social media and networking platforms, travelers are discovering that the way we travel should, naturally, also be social and fun, which makes the rise in popularity of hostels make perfect sense. A recent NYT article introduced the Mexico City-based hostel Downtown Beds, a hostel located in [...]

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One Country Away From Seeing Them All: Q&A With Roaming Entrepreneur Chris Guillebeau

Matt Stabile — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:36:11 +0000

Still in his early thirties, Chris Guillebeau is one country away from completing a tour of every country on earth — all 193 of them — all while never having a “real job.” In his fight for eradicating conventional beliefs, he proves time and time again that “The Art of [...]

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My Encounter With The Invisible People Of Guilin

Matt Stabile — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:57:46 +0000

Our small bus was approaching the center of Guilin, China, and we were headed for one of the local highlights called Fubo Hill. An emperor from the Tang Dynasty had erected a temple there to commemorate the life of one of his top military leaders, a general named Fubo. Mr. [...]

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How Many Americans Have A Passport?

Matt Stabile — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:00:33 +0000

How many Americans have a passport? This was the question I once received from a British friend who, like many of her fellow countrymen, had the impression that the majority of Americans do not have passports, and therefore cannot travel outside its borders. I had no idea as to the answer, [...]

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Luke In Kenya Part 3: The Happiest Man in Mombasa

Luke Armstrong — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:48:46 +0000

Luke in Kenya: Part 3 “Luke in Kenya” is a travel series from Managing Editor Luke Armstrong as he travels to Kenya to visit the homeland of his adopted brother. He’s always going, but never arrives. They call him “The Traveler.” He’s a familiar face along the sunny streets of [...]

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Luke In Kenya Part 2: Nairobi’s Kibera Slum [Photo Essay]

Luke Armstrong — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:27:57 +0000

Luke in Kenya: Part 2 “Luke in Kenya” is a travel series from Managing Editor Luke Armstrong as he travels to Kenya to visit the homeland of his adopted brother. Nairobi’s Kibera slum is Africa’s second largest. Most families subsist on less than $1 a day. Though present (and often [...]

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