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Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

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    Verge's Contributing Editor reflects on more than a decade of travel with purpose.
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Verge's Contributing Editor reflects on more than a decade of travel with purpose.
A Guide to Community Tourism Experiences

A Guide to Community Tourism Experiences

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What is community tourism, why are local communities embracing it and where can you go to join a community tourism project?
Keeping the Wild in Wildlife Tourism

Keeping the "Wild" in Wildlife Tourism

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With wildlife tourism, the distinction between what's ethical and what’s not isn’t always obvious. Here are some guiding principles for your next trip.
Q & A: The Last Tourist

Q & A: The Last Tourist

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Canadian filmmaker Tyson Sadler set out to explore the impacts of travel on the communities we visit. He hopes to spark difficult conversations about the way we travel.
The Ultimate Guide to Au Pairing

The Ultimate Guide to Au Pairing

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Category: Work Abroad
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    The Ultimate Guide to Au Pairing
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    How to find work—and thrive—as an au pair abroad.
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How to find work—and thrive—as an au pair abroad.
Tackling Uncomfortable Conversations Abroad

Tackling Uncomfortable Conversations Abroad

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    Uncomfortable Conversations Abroad
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    How do you navigate sensitive topics respectfully when local attitudes and beliefs are far different from your own?
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How do you navigate sensitive topics respectfully when local attitudes and beliefs are far different from your own?
Understanding and Navigating Privilege While Travelling

Understanding and Navigating Privilege While Travelling

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    Understanding and Navigating Privilege While Travelling
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    Being able to travel is a privilege we sometimes take for granted. How can we develop a keener awareness of how we’re perceived abroad?
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Being able to travel is a privilege we sometimes take for granted. How can we develop a keener awareness of how we’re perceived abroad?
Regenerative Travel: A Step Beyond Do No Harm

Regenerative Travel: A Step Beyond "Do No Harm"

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    Regenerative Travel: A Step Beyond "Do No Harm"
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    Reimagining the idea of travel to one that actively improves the places that people visit.
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Reimagining the idea of travel to one that actively improves the places that people visit.
The Future of Travel

The Future of Travel

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    The Future of Travel
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    Has the global pandemic hit the tourism reset button? Industry insiders weigh in on what post-pandemic travel could—or should—look like.
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Has the global pandemic hit the tourism reset button? Industry insiders weigh in on what post-pandemic travel could—or should—look like.
The Future of Tourism in Bali

The Future of Tourism in Bali

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Gone are the days of bustling beach crowds, surfer-saturated waves, and bumper-to-bumper motorbike traffic in Bali. Is this how tourism should be?
Yoga For Sale

Yoga For Sale

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A native of India weighs in on the cultural appropriation and commodification of an ancient Hindu spiritual practice.
Essential Guide to Responsible & Ethical Travel

Essential Guide to Responsible & Ethical Travel

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Overtourism and the problems it creates may make you feel like giving up your passport. But responsible travel experts say there's a better way.
How to Eat Planted-Based While Travelling

How to Eat Planted-Based While Travelling

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Your guide to making ethical eating choices while on-the-go.
How to Decrease Your Travel Footprint

How to Decrease Your Travel Footprint

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    How to Decrease Your Travel Footprint
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    Planning your trip for zero-waste travel.
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Planning your trip for zero-waste travel.
Postcards From the Centre of a Tourism Explosion

Postcards From the Centre of a Tourism Explosion

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    Armed only with selfie-sticks, masses of tourists jostle for "authentic experience" bragging rights.
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Armed only with selfie-sticks, masses of tourists jostle for their very own "authentic experience".
Are You Living Abroad Like the Locals, or Displacing Them?

Are You Living Abroad Like the Locals, or Displacing Them?

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In cities around the world, exploding tourism and expat cash are driving prices up, and locals out.
Ayahuasca Tourism: Shamans, Charlatans and Thousand-dollar Retreats

Ayahuasca Tourism: Shamans, Charlatans and Thousand-dollar Retreats

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Whether it's a quest for self-awareness, a cure for mental maladies or just the next big high, travellers are turning a traditional Amazonian healing ceremony into a multi-million dollar industry.
A Leg Up for Kilimanjaros Porters

A Leg Up for Kilimanjaro's Porters

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Operating on a shoestring budget, this non-profit is working to improve conditions for porters in Tanzania.
A Leg Up for Kilimanjaros Porters

A Leg Up for Kilimanjaro's Porters

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    A Leg Up for Kilimanjaro's Porters
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    Operating on a shoestring budget, this non-profit is working to improve conditions for porters in Tanzania.
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Operating on a shoestring budget, this non-profit is working to improve conditions for porters in Tanzania.
Photography & Care in Thailand

Photography & Care in Thailand

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Photographing with respect and transparency is primary to being a contributor and not just a kodachrome leech. 

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