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A resident writer in Japan follows one of the country's few untamed rivers, the Shimanto-gawa, across Shikoku island by foot, bike, train, and canoe. Country, Travel, Canoe, River, Island, Untamed, Resident, Writer
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Tracing the Shimanto River on an Island in Japan
A resident writer in Japan follows one of the country's few untamed rivers, the Shimanto-gawa, across Shikoku island by foot, bike, train, and canoe.
Investigating the questions about the megalithic jars from the Iron Age and fallout from the Secret War in Laos. War, The Secret, Investigations, Mystery, Secret, Laos, Jar, Iron Age, Age
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Mystery of the Laotian Plain of Jars
Investigating the questions about the megalithic jars from the Iron Age and fallout from the Secret War in Laos.
A travel writer invited to experience diving and resorts in the Maldives tries to peel back the luxurious exterior to learn about attitudes and daily life for the Muslim workers making it all possible. Resorts, Exterior, Tours, Maldives, Maldives Island, Maldives Resort, Resort, Beach
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A travel writer invited to experience diving and resorts in the Maldives tries to peel back the luxurious exterior to learn about attitudes and daily life for the Muslim workers making it all possible.
On the muddy dirt roads of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, two travelers discover that help is never far away. The Far Side, Dirt Road, Republic Of The Congo, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Congo, Dirt, Democratic Republic, Chauffeur, Bogs
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Butterflies and Bog Holes: Crossing the Congo by Jeep
On the muddy dirt roads of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, two travelers discover that help is never far away.
A travel writer invited to experience diving and resorts in the Maldives tries to peel back the luxurious exterior to learn about attitudes and daily life for the Muslim workers making it all possible.
A Peek Behind the Fantasy Resort Life in the Maldives Islands
A travel writer invited to experience diving and resorts in the Maldives tries to peel back the luxurious exterior to learn about attitudes and daily life for the Muslim workers making it all possible.
A travel writer invited to experience diving and resorts in the Maldives tries to peel back the luxurious exterior to learn about attitudes and daily life for the Muslim workers making it all possible. Diving, Indian Ocean
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A Peek Behind the Fantasy Resort Life in the Maldives Islands
A travel writer invited to experience diving and resorts in the Maldives tries to peel back the luxurious exterior to learn about attitudes and daily life for the Muslim workers making it all possible.
A visitor trying to navigate New Orleans amidst sticky heat and challenging streets gets the pulse of the city from drivers taking her from A to B. New Orleans, Bourbon Street, Orleans, Parades, Business District, Drivers, City
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Getting Around in New Orleans, With a Side of Stories From the Uber Drivers
A visitor trying to navigate New Orleans amidst sticky heat and challenging streets gets the pulse of the city from drivers taking her from A to B.
A contest win of a hostel stay in a small village in the Swiss Alps turns a long-time dream that seemed unattainable into a ski bum reality. Travel Guides, Travelling Tips, Bern, British, Adventure Travel, Winter, Switzerland Hiking, Switzerland In Winter, Switzerland Travel
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Switzerland Skiing on a Budget? Hostel Life in the Alps
A contest win of a hostel stay in a small village in the Swiss Alps turns a long-time dream that seemed unattainable into a ski bum reality.
A writer joins 12 other passengers for a week of island hopping in the easternmost islands of Greece between Rhodes and Kos. Islands, Rhodes, Luxury Yachts, Kos, Island Hopping Greece, Island Hopping, Yacht Cruises, Yacht, Small Yachts
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Island Hopping Greece on a Small Yacht Cruise
A writer joins 12 other passengers for a week of island hopping in the easternmost islands of Greece between Rhodes and Kos.
A visitor arriving by rental car bakes in the New Mexico sun in exchange for experiencing the great structures of the Chacoans alone in the evening quiet. Mexico, Great House, Canyon, Greats, New Mexico, Rental, Structures, Quiet
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Listening to Ravens' Cries in the Great Houses of Chaco Canyon
A visitor arriving by rental car bakes in the New Mexico sun in exchange for experiencing the great structures of the Chacoans alone in the evening quiet.
On a trip through Pilsen and the spa towns of Marianske Lazne and Karlovy Vary, a writer experiences the region’s essence through beer, biking, and a few long soaks. Beer, Brewery, Montenegro, Trip, Pool, Hotel, Towns
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Beer and Bubbles in the Czech Spa Towns
On a trip through Pilsen and the spa towns of Marianske Lazne and Karlovy Vary, a writer experiences the region’s essence through beer, biking, and a few long soaks.
A writer joins 12 other passengers for a week of island hopping in the easternmost islands of Greece between Rhodes and Kos. Greece
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Island Hopping Greece on a Small Yacht Cruise
A writer joins 12 other passengers for a week of island hopping in the easternmost islands of Greece between Rhodes and Kos.
A writer returns to her childhood nature paradise, this time with her own family, to find out if the landscape she remembers and writes about is still the same. Nature, Sierra Nevada Mountains, National Forest, Sierra Nevada, Sierra, Lake Lodge, Alpine Lake, Lake, Nevada
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Revisiting Childhood Roots Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California
A writer returns to her childhood nature paradise, this time with her own family, to find out if the landscape she remembers and writes about is still the same.
In one of the more beautiful areas of southern Ethiopia there is an ancient tribal culture of the Konso people overlooked by most visitors. King, People, Africa, Ethiopia, Ancient, World Heritage Sites, African, Culture, Southern
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The Konso King and the Wakas of Ethiopia
In one of the more beautiful areas of southern Ethiopia there is an ancient tribal culture of the Konso people overlooked by most visitors.
A dedicated folk art collector heads south on several occasions to a major fair in Morehead, Kentucky, but a change in plans leads to a more personal connection. Art, Folk Art, Kentucky, Outsider Art, Morehead Kentucky, The Outsiders, South, In Pursuit, Folk
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In Pursuit of Outsider Art in Morehead and Berea, Kentucky
A dedicated folk art collector heads south on several occasions to a major fair in Morehead, Kentucky, but a change in plans leads to a more personal connection.