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Gray Areas Somalia had no government, and passport stamps didn't matter there. It was as if I was traveling in time to when borders were just suggestions.
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Haitian Dreams I traveled to Haiti with the best of intentions. I found myself at a cock fight, a dodgy casino, and, for many hours, a bar that overlooked a trash-strewn beach.
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Tour of Duty I tried getting into Iraq the easy way first, by applying for a tourist visa. I eventually found a work-around: Iran.
By Graeme Wood |
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The Serenader In Mexico, a street musician must deal with drunks, little sleep, and the cold. All for $12 a night.
By Steve Wilson |
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Mengele in Paraguay Like many Nazis, Mengele fled to South America after the war. In Paraguay, ghosts of Germany remain.
By Graeme Wood
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The Border I was in Cote d'Ivoire to interview a rebel commander of the civil
war-torn country's upper half. I was staying in Mali to the north. But
I learned that in Africa, such distinctions aren't always clear.
By Peter Chilson |
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A Game Journey Horse meat, moonshine, and musk. The French are dismissive of American cuisine, but getting to the primal roots of their food isn't so pretty. Our correspondent joins a wild boar hunt.
By Jason Wilson |
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Greetings From Abkhazia Abkhazia was the seaside playground of Stalin and Gorbachev. Today it's empty beaches, crumbled buildings, and diseased monkeys.
By Graeme Wood
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A Year in Japan In Japan, detail and nuance are expected and appreciated. A series of
illustrations featuring white-gloved taxi drivers, plastic-wrapped
fruit, sumo wrestlers, and pink cell phones.
By Kate T. Williamson |
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The Answer Was No Victor wanted to flee Cuba, but the only place he'd been was the
battlefields of Angola. “Do you think you’ll make it to Spain soon?” I
asked. He looked at me wearily.
By Alden Jones |
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Death of an Adventure Traveler On assignment in Thailand for an American travel magazine, I discovered that whitewater rafting and helicopter drops are nothing next to Mr. Benny's jewel smuggling and CIA translation work. I returned to find him...
By Rolf Potts |
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Crisis Is Magic In Colombia, I've toured a cocaine factory, flirted with anti-guerrilla
soldiers, eaten bad meat, and joined Ronald McDonald in saying "no" to kidnapping.
After a month here, I realize that sometimes things aren't as bad as they
seem.
By Emily Maloney |
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This Is Not a Cruise Is responsible travel possible on Semester at Sea? Well, reports our correspondent from the lido deck, yes and no.
By Alden Jones |
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A Lonely Heart in Bhutan The second worst travel experience I ever had was on a misbegotten trip to a marvelous place that I had returned to for all the wrong reasons.
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Grand Tour
Dispatches from around the world. |
A Day at the Beach
I wanted to know what it was like to run an amusement park in Wildwood, New Jersey; all I got were some insurance brochures and a bank keychain.
By Jesse Smith
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The Golf Courses of Berlin Why don't Germans sleep in double beds? Why does so much travel writing depend upon peculiarity and cliché?
By Michael Gorra
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Sixty Hours to Mexico City The flight to Mexico City only takes a few hours. That's no fun, so I took the bus. Sixty hours later...
By Justin Nobel
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The Quiet Italian Few locals live in Venice. The buildings are dark at night. But in the early morning, signs of city life can be found.
By Michael Gorra
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Island Life Île aux Aigrettes was the Dodo's last home. Now scientists are trying to spare other animals there the same fate.
By Mark Daffey
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The Museum of Contraception and Abortion Vienna's Museum of Contraception and Abortion, which Austrian schoolkids visit on field trips.
By Patti McCracken
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Seismic Center I came to Antarctica as a garbage man. Six years in, I was sent to groom runways in the desolate East.
By Jason Anthony
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Jurassic Tennis Long before tennis, there was Jeu de Paume. In Paris, some still play the 700-year-old game.
By Rolf Potts
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How to Eat a Pet As a child, I had tea parties for my guinea pig. As an adult traveling in Peru, I ate one.
By Lynn Levin
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What Happens in Burma... I was among 600 Americans who recently visited Burma from a cruise ship. Some say it wasn't the right thing to do. I disagree.
By Alden Jones
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On the Trail of Orangutans I traveled deep into the jungles of Borneo to confront my fears and meet an orangutan, face-to-face.
By Barry Neild
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A Walk in Florence A walk through the gardens, villas, and streets of Florence that inspired Henry James.
By Michael Gorra
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Le Musée du Fumeur A visit to a smoking museum in Paris, just as the French kick the habit.
By Rolf Potts
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