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The shuttle dropped us off. We were an unassuming group of tourists– a scientist couple, two EFL teachers (Emma and I), and one braggadocios female backpacker with a distaste for guidebooks and other Keep Reading
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My heart aches. I feel as if I cannot breathe. I'm halfway through a tour of the Kigali Genocide Memorial Center, which opened in 2004 on the site where 250,000 victims of the Rwanda genocide Keep Reading
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St Thomas, a sparkling jewel in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is world renowned for its gorgeous beaches. Many mainstream travelers are drawn to the island simply for its white sand and palm trees. But Keep Reading
How to Get the Most For Your Kruger National Park Entrance Fee
Considering the impressive array of wildlife you can see there, the Kruger National Park entrance fee is a mere pittance. During our visit a few weeks ago with Discover Corps, admission to Keep Reading
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Back Where We Started Revisiting the Place That Changed My Life It’s a strange feeling to return to the place where your life’s dream was born. Reflections of the past, observations of the Keep Reading
Our Epic Fjords of Norway Road Trip
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The Top 7 Things to Do in Bolivia (This guest post on Things to Do in Bolivia is from Matthew Bailey, the world traveling writer behind Live Limitless. He's passionate about trying new Keep Reading
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The African continent is home to two species of increasingly endangered elephants. The elusive African Forest Elephant, which lives in the forests of the Congo, is the smallest of the world’s three Keep Reading
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The Belize Barrier Reef may not have the worldwide recognition of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. But the UNESCO World Heritage Site stretches over 190 miles, comprising more than a third of the Keep Reading
