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Shark Bait – Muiron Islands, Western Australia

Scuba diving is a sport that has its dangers. But how would you feel diving a mile away from a dead whale being feasted upon by tiger sharks?

Steve Bond

Traveling: The World’s Greatest Endurance Sport – Europe …

If overnight bus riding was an Olympic sport, Lynn Holmgren would have the gold medal.

Lynn Holmgren

Mozambique’s Game Reserves Revisited (1 of 5)

Mike Slater went back to Mozambique on assignment and had a great time in the Game Reserves.

Mike Slater

Solo Tango in Buenos Aires

Travel story about the dance that infuses Buenos Aires, the tango.

Cherie Magnus

Bolivia’s Day of the Sea – Bolivia

A war with Chile claimed Bolivia's coastline 125 years ago, but that doesn't mean the people have forgotten their love of the sea.

Aidan Doyle

The Last Line – DMZ, South Korea

As Philip Blazdell left the barbed wire and mine filled DMZ that separates two countries, he felt a little less safe and secure, and hopes never to return.

Philip Blazdell

Guide to Lake Iseo – Lombardy, Italy

Follow Karen Bryan as she takes you on a guided tour of Lake Iseo, in the Lombardy region of Italy. You'll find out how to get there, where to stay, …

Karen Bryan

The World’s Biggest Lake, the World’s Biggest Travel Deal …

In Siberia, Lake Baikal is thousands of miles from the nearest airport. But Joshua Hartshorne, and a host of volunteers from around the world

Joshua K. Hartshorne

WWOOF’ing It in the UK

Travel story about the experience of working as a volunteer on an organic farm ni exchange for room and board in the UK.

Scott Hertzberg

Weathering the Changes – the Irish Countryside – Ireland …

Robyn Dwyer says forget the rain, she's taking in the countryside around Dublin before more housing developments do.

Robyn Dwyer

Roy’s Offbeat London – London, England

Roy A. Barnes has found new and out of the way places visitors don't see. Plus, they all include free admission except for the last destination, …

Roy A. Barnes

Canadian Tulip Festival (1 of 2) – Ottawa, Canada

Think Ottawa. Now think tulips. Think they don't go together? Think again, says Fred Perry.

Fred Perry

Biking Oregon’s McKenzie River Trail – Willamette National Forest

Scott Churchill rides the finest the Pacific Northwest has to offer. So far.

Scott Churchill

Climbing Mt. Meru (1 of 2) – Tanzania

Mt. Meru lacks a lot of the things Kilimanjaro has in abundance: high price, altitude sickness, droves of tourists. No wonder it’s so worthwhile.

Graydon Hazenberg

Oudtshoorn’s Ostriches – Garden Route, South Africa

Allan Taylor raps philosophical about the many uses of an Ostrich while visiting a farm in South Africa.

Allan Taylor

Finding the "Lost Treasure" of Tranquillity in Huanchaco …

Randell Lee appreciated and understood the true value of 'wasting time' and doing absolutely 'Nothing!' in the beach town of Huanchaco.

Randell Lee

10000 feet and Smoking – a Flight on Cubana Airways – Cuba

Aaron O’Sullivan is really afraid of flying. Imagine his reaction as he flys with an airline with the worst safety record in the entire industry.

Aaron O'Sullivan

Festival Internacional de Benicassim (1 of 2) – Spain

Being a festive fibber only cost Anne Austin 110 euros, and that even came with a camping spot near the train tracks.

Anne Paige Austin

Casco Viejo – Panama City, Panama

Mike Heavers is awed by resilient, sensual, enticing Casco Vieja.

Mike Heavers

A Winter’s Journey to Harbin – Harbin, China

In the Paris of Asia, the tiger stretched towards Matthew Gill, who wondered if his travel insurance would cover this.

Matthew Gill

The Overnight Train to Budapest – Hungary

It wasn't uncomfortable beds, rough train rides or a snoring sleeping companion that made Lee Abbamonte's life miserable: it was body odor.

Lee Abbamonte

Women & Islam: Tales from the Road – Islamic Countries

Melissa Vinitsky discusses what it's like to be a western woman travelling through Islamic countries, based on her own experience.

Melissa Vinitsky

In Search of Savages – Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia

Outside Gamo-Gafa, K searches for members of the Mursi tribe, despite their rep for being, well, a bit mean.

K

New Year’s Eve in Edinburgh – Edinburgh, Scotland

Nothing was going to stop Jennifer Morawiecki from celebrating New Year's Eve in Edinburgh, Scotland. Nothing, that is, except maybe the weather.

Jennifer Morawiecki