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How to Buy Drugs While You're Abroad

How to Buy Drugs While You're Abroad

Even with a copy of your prescription, it's not always easy to buy much-needed medication abroad. Here's how we did it.
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How to Use a Squat Toilet

How to Use a Squat Toilet

Keeping spiffy in the trailside biffie—the (literal) lowdown and dirty.
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Mourning the Loss of Travel

Mourning the Loss of Travel

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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A billboard in Liberia during West Africa's 2015 Ebola outbreak.

Ebola & COVID: Communities Rising to the Challenge

A veteran of Doctors Without Borders' Ebola mission in Uganda sees some surprising similarities in our behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID Across Cultures

COVID Across Cultures

Returning home from Tanzania, I realized my need to travel was putting others at risk.
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What To Do When The “Honeymoon” in Your New Country Ends

What To Do When The “Honeymoon” in Your New Country Ends

Experts share their top tips for surviving culture shock and thriving in your new country. 
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A Vegetarian's Guide to Eating in China

A Vegetarian's Guide to Eating in China

A Mandarin-speaking vegetarian shares her secrets for navigating a meat-heavy land. 
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The Therapy that Allowed Me to Quell My Fears & Travel Solo

The Therapy that Allowed Me to Quell My Fears & Travel Solo

I wanted to fulfill my dream of teaching abroad but struggled with anxiety. This tool helped me take control. 
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How to Travel with a Pre-existing Condition

How to Travel with a Pre-existing Condition

A pre-existing medical condition need not stop your travels. Here's what you need to know.
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The writer in Cambodia.

The Realities of Managing a Chronic Health Condition Abroad

I was born with cystic fibrosis. Here's what that means for travel. 
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Kelly Iverson (centre) post-surgery with her sister and a friend.

Facing a Serious Medical Diagnosis Abroad

Receiving an unwanted health diagnosis is never easy. But what if you're living overseas?
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Hazardous Environment School

Hazardous Environment School

Things have gone badly wrong. Is it time to summon your inner warrior, or call up Mr. Nice Guy?  
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