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Eight Great Travel Twitter Tweets for September

Eight Great Travel Twitter Tweets for September iStockPhoto

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

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The Worst Hotel in the World

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

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The Sleaze of ATM and Credit Card Fees

Exploring Europe, exploring travel as a political act

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National Parks Travel Posters, Resurrected

National Parks Travel Posters, Resurrected By Doug Leen

Doug Leen helped rescue some WPA travel posters from oblivion. Here's a look at 11 of his stunning originals and re-creations.

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Interview With Doug Leen: The Lost National Parks Travel Posters

Eli Ellison learns how the former National Park ranger resurrected a long-forgotten series of Depression-era prints

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Interview With Richard Hammond and Jeremy Smith: ‘Clean Breaks’

Joanna Kakissis talks green travel, greenwashing and experiential journeys with the authors of a new book

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Cycle Killer

Cycle Killer iStockPhoto

In his new book, "Bicycle Diaries," David Byrne reflects on his travels on two wheels. Herewith, an excerpt.

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Reviving Brand America

Reviving Brand America REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz

Exploring Europe, exploring travel as a political act

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Interview With John Rasmus: ‘The New Age of Adventure’

Jim Benning asks the National Geographic Adventure editor about a new travel anthology, and about how technology is changing our sense of adventure

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Interview With Andrew Zimmern: Travels in a ‘Bizarre World’

Interview With Andrew Zimmern: Travels in a ‘Bizarre World’ Credit: Travel Channel, L.L.C.

Joshua Berman asks the Travel Channel host about his new show, his book, and the impact of globalization on culinary diversity

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Judging India

Delhi rail lines Photo by The Wandering Angel via Flickr, (Creative Commons)

In New Delhi, JD Roberto deemed much of what he encountered backward and barbaric. But his moral compass was about to be reset.

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Post-9/11 Airport Security: Do You Know Where Your Dignity Is?

On the intersection of place, politics and culture

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The Two Sides of Tenerife

The Two Sides of Tenerife Photo by Tom Swick

Contemplating and celebrating the world of travel

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Turn Up the Tunes, Break Out Your Phrasebooks

Elyse Franko wonders: Is the United States at the beginning of a linguistic musical revolution?

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European Flesh and the American Prude

European Flesh and the American Prude Alexandra Beier/Reuters

Exploring Europe, exploring travel as a political act

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