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World Travel Watch: Travel Insurance Now Required in Cuba, Maoists Shut Down Kathmandu and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

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Good Evening, Ladies and Gentlemen

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On what might happen when a travel writer takes the podium

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Introducing Choice Air

Introducing Choice Air iStockPhoto

Finally, in 2012, comes an airline where you don't pay for any services you don't want or need. Including smiles.

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Tags: Air Travel, Humor

Eight Great Travel Twitter Tweets for April

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

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Why I Walk

Why I Walk iStockPhoto

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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World Travel Watch: Strikes in Greece, Ongoing Protests in Thailand and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

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Interview With Bela Fleck: A Banjo Virtuoso in Africa

Interview With Bela Fleck: A Banjo Virtuoso in Africa Photo courtesy of Bela Fleck

David Frey asks the acclaimed musician about a new documentary and album

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The Photographer and the Philosopher

The Photographer and the Philosopher Jan Morris (REUTERS)

Pico Iyer explores the lives and work of writers Jan Morris and V.S. Naipaul, two "master portraitists" of place

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Five Great iPhone Apps for Travel Photography

On how to get the most out of your iPhone's camera when you travel

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9 Ways You Can Make a Difference as a Sustainable Traveler

9 Ways You Can Make a Difference as a Sustainable Traveler Photo by zaqi, via Flickr (Creative Commons)

Do you really need that "Omaha" coffee mug made in China? Eric Lucas thinks not.

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World Travel Watch: Drug Violence in Acapulco, iPad Ban in Israel and More

Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news

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Mapped—The Roads Between Us: A Journey Across Africa

Frank Bures's notes and impressions from his journey from Lagos, Nigeria to Dakar, Senegal

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Interview with Jeremy Weate: Off the Map in Nigeria

Frank Bures talks to the guidebook author about the challenges and rewards of travel in Nigeria

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Seven Lessons From the Great Volcano Shutdown of 2010

What should we learn from the historic grounding of thousands of flights?

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The Roads Between Us: A Journey Across Africa

The Roads Between Us: A Journey Across Africa Photo by Frank Bures

In a five-part series, Frank Bures explores the meaning of travel when arrival is not guaranteed

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