Speaker’s Corner

Uruguay is a Land of Contrasts

As Brian Kevin observes, visitors can expect to see flashy import sedans right alongside donkey-drawn rickshaws. !Muy contrastado!

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The End of Wend

The End of Wend Photo: Brian Kevin

The travel mag was like Chicken Soup for the Gnarly Eco-Nomad's Soul. Brian Kevin ponders what its demise says about travelers and travel publishing.

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Confessions of a Travel Snob

Confessions of a Travel Snob Photo by adpowers, via Flickr (Creative Commons)

Amy Williams Bernstein considered herself an intrepid, independent traveler. Then she found herself at an all-inclusive Cancun resort.

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My Guilt-Inducing, Nausea-Provoking Street Photography Obsession

My Guilt-Inducing, Nausea-Provoking Street Photography Obsession Rob Verger

Rob Verger's quest for the perfect travel shot sometimes churns his stomach. But it's a small price to pay for what he's after.

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Backpacker Novels: A Conversation

Rolf Potts and Kristin Van Tassel discuss travel fiction and their essay, Sons of "The Beach"

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Words Are Like Icebergs

Frank Bures on the pleasures of traveling and learning foreign languages

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World Hum Travel Movie Club: ‘Eat, Pray, Love’

A big-screen incarnation of author Elizabeth Gilbert heads to Italy, India and Indonesia. Eva Holland and Eli Ellison go along for the ride.

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Journey to Ithaca

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Jeffrey Tayler offers a lesson on life, travel and writing

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Confessions of a Focus Group Traveler

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When LiAnne Yu visits other countries, she watches people from behind a one-way mirror. She now knows which cultures prefer jeans that accentuate curvy butts.

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Que Lástima, Arizona

Que Lástima, Arizona iStockPhoto

The state's new immigration law puts more at risk than tourism dollars and tacos. Adam Karlin reports from the Sonoran Desert.

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Why I Walk

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No, it's not quick or expedient. But it offers something other modes of transport can't. Bill Belleville on traveling by foot.

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Inspiration, Travel Writing and L’Esprit Frondeur

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What will you do that will be different and worthy of recounting? Jeffrey Tayler on the writer's life.

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Rock the Favela

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In an excerpt from the book "Culture is Our Weapon," Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso explores the power of AfroReggae in Rio

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Jamaica: Playing Chicken with the Jerks

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Roger Rapoport loves Jamaica. But driving on the island's roads? Not so much.

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The Flame of Hope in the European Union

European Union Flag Photo of EU flag by rockcohen, via Flickr (Creative Commons)

Don't take it for granted. Eric Lucas explains why the EU matters to travelers.

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