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Malawi Beginnings - Blantyre, Malawi
One girl's experience packing, leaving, and arriving in the tiny nation of Malawi.

Goats With Death Wishes - Malawi
Driving in Malawi comes with a unique set of challenges and yummy fried chippies.

Life in an African Village - XOFA Eco-Village, Ghana
Brenda Whetstone struggles with teaching in an African village, gathering her students as she prepares for a day of class.

And Then I Fell In Love - XOFA Eco-Village, Ghana
Brenda Whetstone prepares to teach in an African village.

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The two sides of the coin...Crossing into Laos - Laos and Thailand
There are sides to the story of going from Chiang Mai, Thailand to Luang Prabang - the romantic side and the realistic side. Joann Peach thinks you need both sides to really understand the adventure she's been on.

Reading Material - Beijing, China
For sixty bucks an hour, Jason Barbacovi will do a lot of things - even if it means reading from a dictionary.

Get your Kicks in Bangkok - Bangkok, Thailand
Muay Thai, or Thai Boxing, the national sport of Thailand and ancient martial art, is both devastatingly violent and mystical at the same time.

The Altai Mountains? Where the h#** is that? - Ust-Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan
At 3 a.m. at an airport in Kazakhstan, a 16-year-old girl and her chocolate chip cookies break the ice.

Er shi jiu ri (29 day) - Shanghai, China
As Aric discovers the dark side of China's progress - and the human face of its people - his view of the country suddenly changes.

Werlins and the King of Siam Part Two - Northern Thailand
After trekking through North Thailand, Bill Werlin finds the country to be a wonderful place.

Werlins and the King of Siam Part One - Southern Thailand
Bill Werlin and family embark on leech-filled treks and water adventures.

Wedded to Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyzstan
Stephen Munnion explores a country with only 4.5 million people.

Sukulent Sukhumvit - Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, Thailand
Andrew Mason suggests the best dining in Sukhumvit.

Circumnavigating Puerto Rico By Car - San Juan, Puerto Rico
Susan Allen soon realizes why all the cars have dents in Puerto Rico.

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Tips for Dublin - Dublin, Ireland
Mandie Diez offers tips to enjoying Dublin.

Jetlag, Beer and Boys
Erin Ross discovers a lot about drinking in Ireland from two Irish guys but never can figure out if her companions have girlfriends.

Walking Wounded - Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's days as a budget detour from the wallet stomping clutches of western Europe are officially history.

What Goes up, Must Come Down - the Return Home - United Kingdom
Abi Herron discovers that returning home after a year long RTW is as much of a culture shock as the rest of her travels.

Taking the Train to Naples - Rome, Italy
Michael Cornn learns that when traveling by train, the Board giveth, and the Board taketh away.

Road to Europe: Georgia - Tbilisi, Georgia
Teenagers, beggars and children, fluently speaking European languages, are indicative about seriousness in intentions of Georgians to establish contacts with Europe.

Chasing Waterfalls - Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Fiona Honor Hurley vows to see the Plitvice Lakes National Park - even if it means dealing with Croatian buses.

Scruffy's Pub and Fun in Killarney - Killarney, Ireland
Erin Ross discovers that in Ireland, smiling faces await, but leave your shorts at home.

Is Saving Two Euro Really Worth It? - Western Europe
Being flexible within your budget is essential to your overall happiness and satisfaction as a backpacker.

Reliving the Past - Auschwitz, Poland
Ash Jurberg wanted to see the concentration camps with his own eyes to try and gain some understanding of what his family had lived through. To learn about the past.

A Tourist at Olympia - Olympia, Greece
Eric D. Lehman tests out the training grounds of olympic athletes.

How to Survive, and Escape from, Edinburgh's Fesivals - Edinburgh, Scotland
Darren Craig gives his take on navigating Edinburgh in August.

Bathing With the Locals - Budapest, Hungary
After a few days of wandering the city, Ash Jurberg is ready to give the local baths a try.

Rotterdamned - Rotterdam, Netherlands
If the world's cities were guests at a party then Rotterdam would probably, after gate crashing the party with half a dozen stoned mates, be found sniffing lines of coke from the crutch of your sisters soiled underwear or stealing the family silver to finance its next drug deal.

Dirty Underwear, Stinging Whores, Would-be Suicide Bombers, and Eddie Munster - Iraq
Andrew Cote recounts his adventures - from driving with armed guards to translation faux pas - working in Iraq as a beekeeper.

The Keys To San Miguel de Allende - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
In San Miguel, you can cram every minute with activity or just loll about in a culture that rejuvenates body and soul.

Road Trip with The Cranky Traveler - Louisville, Kentucky to New Harmony, Indiana, USA
Armed only with her sardonic wit and desire to buy souvenirs, Julie Parker hits the road with an old friend.

Food Temples of New York - New York City, New York, USA
BootsnAll intern Suzanne Scala wanders the streets of NYC, checking out the cheap eats meccas.

Five Boroughs, Five New Yorks - New York City, New York, USA
Suzanne Scala breaks down the boroughs.

Right Hand Man - Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
Kyle MacDonald and his girlfriend steal a Canadian flag from under the nose of the Prime Minster of Canada.

How to Tour NYC on the Cheap - New York City, New York, USA
Suzanne Scala shows you how to save money in the Big Apple.

10 Places Tourists Miss - New York City, New York, USA
Suzanne Scala goes beyond the guidebooks for things to see in NYC.

Message in a Barrel - Postcards # 3-6: New England Toque Trick - New England, USA
Kyle MacDonald delivers postcards he picked up from the Galapagos all around New England.

How to Take the Subway in NYC or, Learning the Art of the Swipe - New York City, New York, USA
Suzanne Scala provides helpful hints for navigating NYC.

Clubs on the Lower East Side - New York City, New York, USA
Suzanne Scala scopes out nightlife on the Lower East Side.

San Francisco Beaches - San Francisco, California, USA
Although not for swimmers, San Fran's beaches are still worth a visit.

A Midwestern Breathe of the Exotic - Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jennifer Jennings knows that whenever she gets a traveler's itch or spring fever, she can always visit Devon Avenue, "Little India".

Zombies Take a Holiday - Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Jessie J. Ellis has an unfortunate run-in with shampoo and a gassy man in Canada.

Shagadelique - New York City, New York
Kyle meets a pop icon on the streets of New York City.

Weekend Escapes from New York City - Northeast U.S.A.
Suzanne Scala raves about the Catskills, the Hamptons and the Berkshires.

Why fly to Alice Springs? - Cairns to Alice Springs, Australia
Rachel Nena Krasno thinks the journey into the Outback is probably one of the most fantastic parts of Australia. Some may say there is nothing for miles, but she says, "why fly?"

I Lost My Cynicism in Sydney - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
On a whole Australia is very much like being in the States, or more appropriately England, but there are small things that confront you each day that jar you out of a general sense of normalcy.

I Survived a Coup in Fiji (and I have a t-shirt to prove it) - Fiji
Thwarted by the 1987 coup, Worth Laflin refuses to shorten his trip to Fiji in 2000.

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Lima: A Bargain-Hunter's Wonderland? You bet! - Lima, Peru
Jill Rayna finds the best shopping guide in town in Lima.

The Passion of the Carioca - Rio de Janiero, Brazil
No matter how old or how young, how big or how small, males and females proudly compete to see who can have the worst wedgie at Rio's beaches.

A Tour Etched in Heaven - Nazca, Peru
Lito Galvan believes that because of the unusual climate in Peru and because of historical antecedents of being hoodwinked by politicians, people tend to be on the cold and apathetic side, but that doesn't overshadow his trip to the Nazca Lines.

Message in a Barrel - Postcard # 2: Montevideo , Uruguay
Before getting to Uruguay Kyle MacDonald knew only three things about Uruguay: 1. Uruguay is not Brazil. 2. Uruguay is not Argentina. 3. Homer Simpson once pointed at a map of the world and said "Hee hee! Look at this country!:'You are gay.'"