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Travel Movie Watch: ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Trailer

by Michael Yessis | 03.18.10 | 2:43 PM ET

The movie version of Elizabeth Gilbert’s blockbuster travel book “Eat, Pray, Love” comes out this summer. The trailer was just released:

In December, World Hum contributor Liz Sinclair reported from the set in Bali.

Lover’s Moon

by Pico Iyer | 03.15.10 | 11:21 AM ET

Pico Iyer on the power of travel to make a forgettable Glenn Frey song last forever

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World Travel Watch: Chile Earthquake Aftermath, Rallies in Bangkok and More

by Larry Habegger | 03.03.10 | 11:01 AM ET

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

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World Travel Watch: Weather Delays Across Europe, Elections in Sri Lanka and More

by Larry Habegger | 12.23.09 | 11:23 AM ET

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

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An Extra in Ubud: On the Set of ‘Eat, Pray, Love’

by Liz Sinclair | 12.02.09 | 10:43 AM ET

Liz Sinclair gets her Hollywood moment in Indonesia, but the job is far from glamorous

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Photo You Must See: On the Mosque’s Threshold

by World Hum | 11.12.09 | 11:38 AM ET

A child steps inside a brightly lit mosque in Pelalawan, Indonesia.

The Worst Hotel in the World

by Frank Bures | 10.02.09 | 10:47 AM ET

Frank Bures reflects on the hotels we love to hate -- and the book celebrating one of them

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Photo We Love: The Scarves of South Sulawesi

by World Hum | 09.14.09 | 12:36 PM ET

A woman tries on a headscarf at a market in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Bombs Hit Two Jakarta Hotels

by Eva Holland | 07.17.09 | 10:38 AM ET

Grim news from the Indonesian capital, where a pair of apparent suicide bombers attacked the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton hotels last night. According to the BBC, nine people are confirmed dead, and around 50 injured.

It’s a Reality TV World, After All

by Julia Ross | 05.26.09 | 12:49 PM ET

Is reality television a viable conduit for cross-cultural understanding? It’s an interesting question now that the world has gone reality TV-mad.  Global versions of “Big Brother” have sparked discussions on everything from racism to AIDS, and wacky game shows continue to fascinate foreigners trying to understand Japan.

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Magelang, Indonesia

by World Hum | 05.07.09 | 12:20 PM ET

Indonesian Buddhist monks collect holy water ahead of a Vesak Day procession in Magelang, central Java. Vesak Day honors the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha more than 2,000 years ago.

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Eight Great Stories on the Travel Writing Life

by World Hum | 04.30.09 | 4:01 PM ET

To mark our eighth anniversary, we've collected eight favorite stories from our archives that explore the wanderlust-inspired literary life

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Eight Great Stories of Beaches, Islands, Travel and the Tropics

by World Hum | 04.30.09 | 10:31 AM ET

To mark our eighth anniversary, we've collected eight favorite stories from our archives that celebrate and explore travel at land's end

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Eight Great Road Trip Stories

by World Hum | 04.29.09 | 10:21 AM ET

To mark World Hum's eighth anniversary, we've collected from our archives eight favorite travel stories that heed the call of the open road

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Jakarta, Indonesia

by World Hum | 04.22.09 | 10:30 AM ET

Workers plant mangrove trees at a conservation garden in Jakarta to mark Earth Day

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