By : Elisha Donkin “Why would you go there? You’re simply supporting the military,” a fellow traveler scolded when I mentioned I was going to the ...
Embracing LGBTQ+ travel
By : Varsha Patel Travel is not without its risks—we all know this. When that flight lifts off and you can’t quite shake the uncertainty of the rocky ...
Dancing and Reading In Buenos Aires
By : Deanna Altomara Buenos Aires isn’t just a world capital: it is also a world capital of books. Named as the UNESCO World Book Capital 2011, Bunos ...
“Support of the Cuban People” is Still Allowed Under Trump’s Travel Restrictions, and You Should Utilize It
By : Kenny Francoeur The Trump administration’s new Cuban travel restrictions went into effect on June 5th, the same day my two-week sojourn in ...
The Kyrgyz mountains from the back of a horse
By : Julia Thimberg Silfwerling “He says he will give you two horses if you marry his son,” Nargiza, our 22-year old translator says to me. She leans ...
Deep in the Amazon, a World Unknown and Unknowable
By: Brophy Tyree As we lowered through the clouds on our descent into Leticia, the world we were entering suddenly took on a new life and meaning. It ...
The Indochina Example: With Summer Travel in Full Swing, Responsible Tourism in Southeast Asia Matters Now More Than Ever
By : Abigail Faires “Great narrative journalism is about making sense of the universal truths of the world. It requires us to dig in deep, to root ...
Sabbatical Leave: A Quick Guide To Taking A Break
By : Ben Reeve As the world of work has moved away from the office-based 9-5 jobs and into a digital age of 24/7 connectivity, there has been a ...
Beyond Assumptions: Why Slovakia is Worth Getting to Know
photo via flickr By : Sarah Donnan Imagine, just for a minute, that you are a member of the Slovakian ice-hockey team. The nation watches you play ...
Five Tips to Travel More Responsibly This Summer
Photo via flickr By: Abigail Faires “Responsible tourism is about making better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit, ...
