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The Divine Money Grab
May 10, 2012

The Divine Money Grab

We'd been had!
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October 4, 2011

Bugged Out

One of the first questions I would receive, no matter where I was in Tamilnadu, was if I could speak any Tamil. My reply was always good for a laugh. I’d start with the three words I knew well – vannakkam (hello), nandri (thank you), aamaa (yes) – and whomever I was talking to would let out a chuckle. These were the words any tourist knew, and even though I’d been in the southern Indian state for a nearly month, I hadn’t managed to pick up much more.
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June 21, 2011

A Look at Going Abroad from Outside the West

It's easy to think about studying or volunteering abroad in terms of people from the West going away.
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May 12, 2011

Top 5 Cities with Terrible Reputations

The age-old adage 'find out for yourself'' is utterly obligatory.
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Haldwani Enrichment: Facing Poverty in India
August 12, 2009

Haldwani Enrichment: Facing Poverty in India

I am sitting on a bench outside Haldwani bus station, a rural chicken stop in the far north of India. 
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Mumbai's School on Wheels
August 11, 2009

Mumbai's School on Wheels

In a city where street kids don't often make it to school, a bus brings learning to their doorsteps.
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Cool kids love the camera. Kids in the slums of Mumbai.
August 10, 2009

A Slice of Reality: Mumbai Slum Tours

A gap year gig turns into a quest to show travellers a hidden side of urban India.
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June 29, 2009

Backgrounder: Kashmir

Kashmir, located high in the Himalayas where India and Pakistan guard their borders, has been a flash point between the two countries for more than fifty years.
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Get Stuck: A Guide to Travel Vaccinations
June 21, 2009

Get Stuck: A Guide to Travel Vaccinations

Why you should consider a pre-trip shot in the arm.
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Travel Light: 10 Essential Items
June 18, 2009

Travel Light: 10 Essential Items

Tired of schlepping dead weight across the planet? Albert Koehl packs only ten things.
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