Buzz Off!: Preventing Insect-Borne Diseases at Home and Abroad
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- Written by: Dr. Mark Wise
- Category: Travel Health
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There are tons of bugs out there. So how do you avoid getting bitten and other unpleasant side effects? Dr. Mark Wise has a few suggestions.
Malaria Misconceptions
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- Written by: Dr. Mark Wise
- Category: Travel Health
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Dr. Mark Wise dispels some common malaria myths. Essential reading if you're heading to the tropics!
Opening Dialogue in Tanzania
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- Written by: Tannis Hett and Tom Peacock
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
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The challenges of beating HIV/AIDS in Africa are enormous—but the spirit of its young people may be even greater.
Naturopathic Remedies for Travellers
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- Written by: Dr. Mark Wise
- Category: Travel Health
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Ginger for motion sickness? Soybean to prevent insect bites? Some advice on treating your ailments naturally the next time you travel.
Take a Grown-Up Gap Year: Part 1
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- Written by: Susan Griffith
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
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A year of travelling with purpose is a great way to get out of a work rut. Expert Susan Griffith offers tips to help you prepare for taking time off from your everyday life.
Africa SOMA - Meeting of the Minds
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
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An exchange programme gives kids from Nairobi's slums and Maasai children a chance to teach each other about the different ways of life within their own country.
Must-See Global Eco Hotspots
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- Written by: Verge
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
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Attention eco-conscious travellers! This special destination section scans the map for the planet's top biological hotspots. From historical landmarks to reefs and forests, here are 13 eco hotspots you need to see—and ways you can make your travels contribute to their conservation.
Pumpin' the Volume: District Six Records
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
- Category: Why we travel
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Former development studies student and District Six Records founder, Dave Guenette, has introduced North America to some of Africa's hottest musicians. It's not about charity: it's about music.
Picturing Progress in Zanzibar
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- Written by: Andrea Gourgy
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
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A youth project on the island of Zanzibar has young women in the community taking pictures. But what they are taking away from the project is infinitely more valuable.
Getting a Shipboard Education
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- Written by: Kate Daley
- Category: Study Abroad
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How to earn credits while sailing the open seas.
Cooking up Clean Air with Clean Burning Stoves
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- Written by: Kim Fisher
- Category: Why we travel
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A stove that can save lives and slow global warming? How the clean burning stove is doing just that.
Why you Need a Post-Travel Medical Check-Up
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- Written by: Dr. Mark Wise
- Category: Travel Health
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Just because you've made it home doesn't mean you are out of the woods! Dr. Mark Wise takes a look at a few of the more common post-travel health issues, and what to do about them.
Backgrounder: Sudan
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- Written by: Verge
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
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The name Sudan is derived from the Arabic "bilad-al-Sudan" or "land of the blacks."
A Chronological Look at the Life of Jane Goodall
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- Written by: Elizabeth LeReverend
- Category: Sidebars
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Backgrounder: Ivory Coast
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- Written by: Verge
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
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The conflict between the Government of Republique Cote d'Ivoire and rebel forces has been in the news lately. Here's a bit of background about the situation.
Malaria: The Goods on Bad Air
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- Written by: Richard Desrochers
- Category: Travel Health
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Long ago, Romans knew that something in the air around the marshy areas of Rome was making people sick and even killing them.
The Irrepressible Dr. Jane Goodall
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- Written by: Elizabeth LeReverend
- Category: Why we travel
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Why is the world's most famous conservation activist so optimistic?
Backgrounder: DR Congo
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- Written by: Verge
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Once known simply as Congo and more recently (from 1971-1997) as Zaire, the Democratic Republic of Congo is a vast central African country of immense natural resources.