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Chinese labourers napping at lunchtime.

Chinese Workplace Culture: What to Expect

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Daily reports, long speeches and lunchtime naps? Getting to know Chinese culture as an employee is a whole new learning curve.
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Why I Travel: To Foster Empathy in My Children

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Cross-cultural immersion at a young age can be a lifelong gift.
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COVID-19 Forced Us to Abandon Our Life in Costa Rica

COVID-19 Forced Us to Abandon Our Life in Costa Rica

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What life is like six months later.
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Emma measuring elephant prints.

Why I Travel: Defending the Wild Dogs of Namibia

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My biology degree taught me to work with wildlife; the local community taught me to work with people.
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How to Bounce Back from Rock Bottom on a Working Holiday

How to Bounce Back from Rock Bottom on a Working Holiday

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Working as a labourer is one of the most lucrative jobs for working holidaymakers in Australia. Here's how to get started. 
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Tori at Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.

What I Learned Backpacking Overseas as a 17-Year-Old

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My advice for high school graduates about to head out on their gap year adventures. 
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Francesca poses with a bowl of "halusky."

Surviving as a Vegetarian With My Host Family in Ukraine

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Being flexible with my diet helped me learn more about Ukrainian culture.
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Mourning the Loss of Travel

Mourning the Loss of Travel

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For many people, not being able to travel is a profound loss and the grief is real. Here's how to deal.
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The Future of Tourism in Bali

The Future of Tourism in Bali

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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?
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Stuck in Limbo: From Full-Time Student to Free Agent

Stuck in Limbo: From Full-Time Student to Free Agent

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With my university classes finished, I was finally free to experience Taiwan on my own terms. But the transition period was not easy.
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A Cherokee street sign in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

A is for the Atlas of Endangered Alphabets

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Two-thirds of the world's written scripts are in danger of disappearing—and with them, the unique cultural knowledge they convey.
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Asylum Seekers in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco

Stepping Stones to Safety: Volunteering in Mexican Migrant Shelters

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Driven by gang violence, crop failure and poverty, Central American migrants head northward in search of a better life.
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