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Ten Great Travel Twitter Tweets for June

Ten Great Travel Twitter Tweets for June iStockPhoto

What makes a good travel tweet? Here are 10 favorites from the past month.

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‘You’re American? I Should Kill You!’

‘You’re American? I Should Kill You!’ Photo by Cory Eldridge

To most of his roommates at his United Arab Emirates apartment, Cory Eldridge was an exotic American. To one of them, the Iraqi who'd been held at Abu Ghraib prison, he was "President Bush."

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Michael Jackson and Me: Strangers in Moscow

Michael Jackson and Me: Strangers in Moscow REUTERS

Jeffrey Tayler recalls a cold night in 1993 when he took a break from writing his first book to see a performance by the "King of Pop"

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Non-Places and the End of Travel

Non-Places and the End of Travel iStockPhoto

Frank Bures on airports, Dubai and Marc Augé's "Non-Places: An Introduction to Supermodernity"

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Odd Jobs: The Grill Walker

David Farley meets a guy in Berlin who sells sausages from a grill strapped to his body

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How to Lick an Ant in Australia

The Oecophylla smaragdina packs a flavorful punch. Kristin Luna explains how to get a taste.

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Travels in the ‘Real Iran’

Travels in the ‘Real Iran’ REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

On the intersection of place, politics and culture

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Ten Inspirational Women Travelers

Julia Ross celebrates women who have blazed their own trails

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Stranger in Paradise

Stone Town, Zanzibar Photo by Christopher Vourlias

Christopher Vourlias searches for a place to call home in Stone Town, Zanzibar

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Tags: Africa, Tanzania

World Hum Travel Movie Club: ‘Away We Go’

World Hum Travel Movie Club: ‘Away We Go’ Publicity still via IGN

Eva Holland and Eli Ellison debate the summer's hippest road trip flick

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Postcard from Georgia

Contemplating and celebrating the world of travel

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Sideways, Down Under

Margaret River Valley, Western Australia Photo by robertpaulyoung, via Flickr (Creative Commons)

In the Margaret River region of Western Australia, you can just sip wine and nibble on cheese. Or, like Tony Perrottet, you can push the limits of indulgence.

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How to Write a Bad Travel Story

Sure, you could write a compelling story. But why, when you could just as easily write a snoozer? David Farley explains.

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I Want to Chronicle My Travels but not Write a Blog. Any Suggestions?

Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel and the world

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The Morning After: Breakfast at Balmer’s

The Morning After: Breakfast at Balmer’s Photo by Terry Ward

Terry Ward explores a travel rite of passage in Interlaken, Switzerland

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