Sp-ringing in the New Year
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- Written by: Annie Elle
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Celebrating holidays internationally is always a blast—and Persian New Year is no exception.
The Struggle for Feminism in the Middle East
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- Written by: Taylor Smith
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Taylor learns that gender equality is subjective to where you are in the world, not who you are.
How I Came to Possess a Magic Passport
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- Written by: Taylor Smith
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Taylor learns why you should never take your passport for granted.
The Hardest Travel Lesson is Learning to Say Goodbye
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- Written by: Taylor Smith
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Settling in abroad may not be mutually exclusive with routine. Taylor explains why.
Lessons of Marathon Training in a Muslim Society
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- Written by: Taylor Smith
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How training for a half marathon—by not training—teaches Taylor about adjusting to a new culture.
Painting the Future in a Syrian Refugee Camp
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- Written by: Taylor Smith
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Volunteering with a project that turns refugee girls' drawings into murals.
Overcoming Your Work Abroad Fears
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- Written by: Taylor Smith
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There's no greater barrier to travel than self-doubt. How to deal with uncertainty—even if you're headed to Iraq.
Alexandre Trudeau Gets Down to Basics
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- Written by: Tom Peacock
- Category: Why we travel
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Why young people need to experience the world firsthand.
Solo in the Hot Zone: Backpack Journalists
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- Written by: James Stairs
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War reporting for the plugged-in generation. It’s fast, mobile and to the point. It’s also deadly serious.
The World's Most Dangerous Places
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- Written by: Jeff Minthorn
- Category: Why we travel
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Robert Young Pelton has found his way into, and out of, more conflict zones than most can name.
Médecins Sans Frontières: First In, Last Out
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- Written by: Clare Byrne
- Category: Work Abroad
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Young Canadian volunteers with Médicins Sans Frontières talk about braving some of the world's worst conflict zones to deliver help where it's desperately needed.
Bigger and Better: An International Trading Game
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- Written by: Mike Fuchigami
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
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Toilet rolls, poisoned darts and Dead Sea muck: Humanitarian NGO volunteer, Verge correspondent and veteran traveller Mike Fuchigami on his version of international trade.
Dreaming up a Borderless World
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- Written by: Jeff Minthorn
- Category: Why we travel
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Doctors Without Borders Canada founder, Dr. Richard Heinzl has travelled to 75 countries (and counting.) He speaks with Verge about living life adventurously.