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Tourism And The “Preservation” Of Culture: A Rebuttal

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I find the loss of traditional cultures distressing, but I don’t think that allowing traditional cultural practices to be commercialized and purchas  More »

Photo Essay: Travels In Bolivia and Peru

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A girl who attended a non-profit funded school, in Cusco, Peru.  More »

On Blogs Of The World, Intercultural Marriage, and Travel Writing: An Interview With Liz Chatburn of Pocket Cultures

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Liz Chatburn, managing editor of Pocket Cultures, shares her perspective on being part of a cross-cultural couple, how blogs could change travel in th  More »

11 Things I Learned In Buenos Aires

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5. Give the people the right to smoke pot in public and they will, with gusto.  More »

Metric Map: Which Countries Don’t Belong With The Others?

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An outmoded system of measurement means Americans are often at a loss abroad.   More »

Pies, Puddings, And Pints: A Foodie Guide To London

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London for foodies.  More »

Traveling As A Mixed-Race Couple In Asia: No, Sir, I Did Not Buy My Wife

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There is a lot of subtext crammed into the nine-word question “Where in the Orient did you meet your wife?”  More »

A Mexican Road Trip: Reading Sugar Cane Landscapes

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Sometimes, I thought, all you really need to do is see; sometimes the political and social and economic realities are there laid out in everyday life   More »

Luxury Cruise Ships Still Stopping At Haiti’s Private Beaches

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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines continues to dock luxury cruise liners at private beach resorts in Haiti, where tourists jet ski while the earthquake dis  More »

India, Poverty, And The Fear Of Traveling To Poor Places

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Whether you go and actually see the poverty of India up close, it will be there nonetheless. Every night as you fall asleep in your warm, comfortable   More »

Gringos In Mexico And That Elusive Quest for Authenticity

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We got out of the bus in Mitla, blinking, stumbling, little swirls of dust rising around our feet, plunk, plunk, plunk, one gringo after another plunk  More »

What Is Ethical Travel?

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What makes a place ethical or unethical, and should this influence the way we travel?  More »

Culture Shock: When, Where, And How Has It Hit You?

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The inevitable and varied experience of culture shock.  More »

Existential Migration: Is Travel An Existential Need?

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As more and more of us are expected to have mobile lives, a kind of global ‘homelessness’ may be on the horizon; perhaps we are heading towards a   More »

Has The Internet Destroyed The Spontaneity of Travel?

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Has the Internet permanently altered the way we travel and if so, what are the consequences?   More »

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