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Road Trip with The Cranky Traveler – Louisville, Kentucky to New Harmony, Indiana, USA

Armed only with her sardon

Julie Parker

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.

Worth Laflin

Goats With Death Wishes – Malawi

Driving in Malawi comes with a unique set of challenges and yummy fried chippies.

T. Remley

Reliving the Past – Auschwitz, Poland

Ash Jurberg wanted to

Ash Jurberg

Dirty Underwear, Stinging Whores, Would-be Suicide Bombers, and Eddie Munster – Iraqi Kurdistan

Andrew Cote recounts

Andrew Cote

Budget Travel in France – France

Suzanne Scala offers money-saving tips for travel in France.

Suzanne Scala

Two Kilometers Past The Point Of No Return – Mexico

Sleeping on the warm pav

Marilyn Moss

It Happened One Night (Again) – Japanese Alps

Seperated from his lover, Philip Blazdell wanders the streets of Japan, half a world away.

Philip Blazdell

Apartheid in South Africa – South Africa

It saddens Seleze Oosthuizen to read that so many tourists encounter apartheid in SA and that they still believe that most white people are racist.

Seleze Oosthuizen

Yak Butter Tea – Tidrum, Tibet

While “hot” and “cold”

Solbeam

The Eclectic Social Scene of Hostels – The World

Julie Dunn wonders why hostelers make ‘insta-friends’. The secret, she thinks, is in the common ground.

Julie Dunn

Manihiki Atoll: A Survival Story – Northern Atolls, Cook Islands

As the first visitor to an island of less than 300 people in three years, Rich McIntyre discovers the scars left in the wake of the 1997 cyclone have not faded.

Rich McIntyre

Escape From Yangzhou – Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

Gary Pollitt flees his English class, bad food and the nightmare that is China.

Gary Pollitt

Adventure Travel For Dummies – The World

Adventure expert Donovan Pacholl answers common questions and addresses fears in Adventure 101.

Donovan Pacholl

Don’t Go to Andorra la Vella – Andorra la Vella, Andorra

To say that Andorra la Vella, the capital city of Andorra, was a huge let down would be a disservice to all of the other things Leif Pettersen have called a “huge letdown.”

Leif Pettersen

Socialists Need High-End Electronics Too – Sri Lanka

Conor Grennan enters a country where the first things he reads on the Embarkation Card are: USE BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS…..ONLY BLUE OR BLACK INK…..DEATH PENALTY.

Conor Grennan

Tsunami Junction, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka

Laurie Weed visi

Laurie Weed

Planning a Trip – Planning a Trip: How Much is Your Time Worth?

Allison Babcock argues that using a travel agent may offer the best savings of all – your time.

Allison Babcock

NAFSA: Association of International Educators Annual Conference – Seattle, Washington, United States

If you’re interested in educational touring, volunteering or studying abroad, there’s a company that can help you do it.

Courtney S. Ries

The Painful Shore: Among the Dead and Dying of Kalaupapa – Molokai, Hawaii

Barukh Shalev ventures to an town of lepers, unable to shake the heavy sadness and cold embrace of death.

Barukh Shalev

Tsunami Up Close and Personal – Bande Ache, Sumatra, Indonesia

Jamie Kohler recounts trials, tribulations and hope after the Boxing Day tsunami.

Jamie Kohler

El Camino de Santiago – Northern Spain

Pilgrim, leave what you are able; take what you need when trekking the El Camino de Santiago route.

Kate Cypcar

Dusk In The Moslem Quarter – Xi’an, China

Moslem Xi’an is a world apart from the rest of the city – and nation.

Barukh Shalev

The Bus Trip of Despair – Xian, Shannxi Province, China

Twenty-four hours into his fifteen-hour bus trip, Robert Flawith knows he’s in hell.

Robert Flawith