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Caution: Funny Signs Ahead

Caution: Funny Signs Ahead Photo by Sarah Eriksen

Doug Lansky picks his favorite photos from a new "Signspotting" book

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Nicolas Bouvier: the Great Swiss Travel Writer

On one writer's immense generosity of spirit and openness to experience

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How to Eat Fried Tarantulas in Cambodia

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The crunchy exoskeletons are a favorite snack. Darrin DuFord explains where and how to chow down. (Think drive-thrus!)

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Model Behavior

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Karl Taro Greenfeld didn't even want to sit next to the supermodel on the flight. But to his fellow passengers, he was the pervert.

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Interview With Loreena McKennitt: Musical Travel Writing

Jim Benning asks the singer-songwriter about her most powerful travel experiences

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World Travel Watch: Fees and Visas in India and Argentina, Maoists in Nepal and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

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Top Five Songs We Wouldn’t Want to Hear in Space

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Thanks to Virgin Galactic, Spandau Ballet could become the first band to perform in space. That got us thinking.

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The Fate of Christiania

On conformity and creative spirits in Denmark and beyond

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19 Great ‘Up in the Air’ and Airworld Links

The movie is hitting theaters worldwide and generating Oscar buzz. Eva Holland rounds up some can't-miss links.

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Interview with Jason Reitman and Walter Kirn: ‘Up in the Air’

Michael Yessis asks the men behind the book and its movie adaptation about Airworld

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Beyond Airworld

Beyond Airworld Photo by Jim Benning

"Up in the Air" illuminates the bittersweet challenge of the traveler's life. Rob Verger explains.

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A Tourist’s Afghanistan

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Cullen Thomas recounts an independent traveler's time in the war-torn country

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World Travel Watch: Safari Robbers in Tanzania, the ‘Real IRA’ in Belfast and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

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Labor Day (Japanese Style)

On an ethereal November day in Kyoto

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One Night in Palestine

One Night in Palestine Photo by Cory Eldridge

Cory Eldridge only smokes when he's drunk or in the West Bank. During one tense night in Jenin, he goes through a whole pack.

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