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Letter from the Editor
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- Written by: Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Verge's Contributing Editor reflects on more than a decade of travel with purpose.
Letter from the Editor
Verge's Contributing Editor reflects on more than a decade of travel with purpose.
A Guide to Community Tourism Experiences
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- Written by: Carolyn B. Heller
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
What is community tourism, why are local communities embracing it and where can you go to join a community tourism project?
Keeping the "Wild" in Wildlife Tourism
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- Written by: Chloe Berge
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
With wildlife tourism, the distinction between what's ethical and what’s not isn’t always obvious. Here are some guiding principles for your next trip.
Q & A: The Last Tourist
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- Written by: Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Canadian filmmaker Tyson Sadler set out to explore the impacts of travel on the communities we visit. He hopes to spark difficult conversations about the way we travel.
Top Study Abroad Destinations for 2022
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- Written by: Diane Selkirk
- Category: Study Abroad
Sometimes the biggest challenge is deciding where to go.
Top Study Abroad Destinations for 2022
Sometimes the biggest challenge is deciding where to go.
The Ultimate Guide to Au Pairing
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- Written by: Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Work Abroad
How to find work—and thrive—as an au pair abroad.
The Ultimate Guide to Au Pairing
How to find work - and thrive - as an au pair abroad.
Tackling Uncomfortable Conversations Abroad
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- Written by: Janet Ngo
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
How do you navigate sensitive topics respectfully when local attitudes and beliefs are far different from your own?
Uncomfortable Conversations Abroad
How do you navigate sensitive topics respectfully when local attitudes and beliefs are far different from your own?
Understanding and Navigating Privilege While Travelling
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- Written by: Carolyn B. Heller
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Being able to travel is a privilege we sometimes take for granted. How can we develop a keener awareness of how we’re perceived abroad?
Understanding and Navigating Privilege While Travelling
Being able to travel is a privilege we sometimes take for granted. How can we develop a keener awareness of how we'sre perceived abroad?
Regenerative Travel: A Step Beyond "Do No Harm"
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- Written by: Diane Selkirk
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Reimagining the idea of travel to one that actively improves the places that people visit.
Regenerative Travel: A Step Beyond "Do No Harm"
Reimagining the idea of travel to one that actively improves the places that people visit.
The Future of Travel
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- Written by: Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Has the global pandemic hit the tourism reset button? Industry insiders weigh in on what post-pandemic travel could—or should—look like.
The Future of Travel
Has the global pandemic hit the tourism reset button? Industry insiders weigh in on what post-pandemic travel could - or should - look like.
The Future of Tourism in Bali
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- Written by: Chloe King
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Gone are the days of bustling beach crowds, surfer-saturated waves, and bumper-to-bumper motorbike traffic in Bali. Is this how tourism should be?
Stepping Stones to Safety: Volunteering in Mexican Migrant Shelters
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- Written by: Sean Power
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Driven by gang violence, crop failure and poverty, Central American migrants head northward in search of a better life.
Yoga For Sale
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- Written by: Ruchi Ahuja
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
A native of India weighs in on the cultural appropriation and commodification of an ancient Hindu spiritual practice.
Essential Guide to Responsible & Ethical Travel
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- Written by: Jessica Lockhart
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Overtourism and the problems it creates may make you feel like giving up your passport. But responsible travel experts say there's a better way.
How to Eat Planted-Based While Travelling
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- Written by: Shrita Pathak
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Your guide to making ethical eating choices while on-the-go.
How to Decrease Your Travel Footprint
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- Written by: Karin Murray-Bergquist
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Planning your trip for zero-waste travel.
How to Decrease Your Travel Footprint
Planning your trip for zero-waste travel.
Are You Living Abroad Like the Locals, or Displacing Them?
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- Written by: Bella Peacock
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
In cities around the world, exploding tourism and expat cash are driving prices up, and locals out.
Ayahuasca Tourism: Shamans, Charlatans and Thousand-dollar Retreats
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- Written by: Ariana Crisafulli
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
Whether it's a quest for self-awareness, a cure for mental maladies or just the next big high, travellers are turning a traditional Amazonian healing ceremony into a multi-million dollar industry.
Why It's Time for Me to Leave Mexico (For Now)
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- Written by: Kate Buckle
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
How to recognize when it's time to move on.
The Highs and Lows of Learning a New Language Abroad
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- Written by: Kate Buckle
- Category: Work Abroad Blogs
Navigating the rocky road to fluency.
