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Freeze Frame in Luang Namtha
August 11, 2009

Freeze Frame in Luang Namtha

Photographer Kees Sprengers captures a moment in time for North West Lao cultures in transition.
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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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August 10, 2009

Random Acts of Curiosity

A chance meeting with an Indonesian farmer teaches Shane Barter that everyone has a story.
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The Kilometro Ocho School of Art
August 6, 2009

The Kilometro Ocho School of Art

Colin Wiseman goes to Ecuador looking for political enlightenment—but finds that teaching kids to paint may be as much as he can handle in one trip.
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June 29, 2009

Bigger and Better: An International Trading Game

Toilet rolls, poisoned darts and Dead Sea muck: Humanitarian NGO volunteer, Verge correspondent and veteran traveller Mike Fuchigami on his version of international trade.
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Study, Work and Volunteer in Extreme Environments
June 20, 2009

Study, Work and Volunteer in Extreme Environments

The lowdown on studying, working and volunteering in the world's most geographically extreme environments.
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Must-See Global Eco Hotspots
June 19, 2009

Must-See Global Eco Hotspots

Attention eco-conscious travellers! This special destination section scans the map for the planet's top biological hotspots. From historical landmarks to reefs and forests, here are 13 eco hotspots you need to see—and ways you can make your travels contribute to their conservation.
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Pumpin' the Volume: District Six Records
June 19, 2009

Pumpin' the Volume: District Six Records

Former development studies student and District Six Records founder, Dave Guenette, has introduced North America to some of Africa's hottest musicians. It's not about charity: it's about music.
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Be-witched in Ghana
June 19, 2009

Be-witched in Ghana

For North Americans, witchcraft is the stuff of books and movies. But in Ghana, its existence is undisputed. The question is what to do about it.
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The Road to Lukomir: The Effects of Tourism on a Rural Bosnian Village
June 18, 2009

The Road to Lukomir: The Effects of Tourism on a Rural Bosnian Village

A remote Bosnian village is marketed as an undiscovered throwback to the Middle Ages. At what cost? asks Sean Brander.
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Women on the Edge
June 17, 2009

Women on the Edge

Jen Buck and Josee Auclair lead an all-woman expedition team to the North Pole.
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