Where the Country Road Leads
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Skipping Stones: An Award Winning Multicultural Magazine for Teens
As a world traveler, you recognize the importance of multicultural awareness among young people. As a teacher, parent, grandparent or...
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“Handy” Advice for World Travelers
When traveling abroad, be aware of seemingly innocent hand gestures that could be misconstrued or unintentionally offensive. Throughout...
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The Meaning of Travel
There are almost as many reasons to travel as there are travelers. Intrigued by the myriad motivations, we sought insights through the...
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Inspiring Travel Quotes
Some travel quotes are so compelling that they inspire us to pack a bag, spread our wings and set off on an excellent adventure. Here are...
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How to Communicate Through an Interpreter
As a world traveler, you’ve undoubtedly experienced the challenges of communicating through an interpreter. Here are some guidelines to...
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Photographing Indigenous Cultures
When I photograph indigenous people, I approach with one simple principle: finding a common denominator – something that unites us as...
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Uncommon Journeys By the Numbers
We are humbled by the trust that clients extend to Uncommon Journeys. When they return to travel with us again and recommend our tours to...
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Ten Consummate Travel Experiences
Statistics show that 85% of travelers go someplace they've already been. Ready for a break from the familiar? Eager to try something new?...
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Moments of Joy in Troubled Times
The COVID-19 pandemic. The war in Ukraine. Mass shootings. They upend our lives and test the limits of our spirits. But through it all,...
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Is It Burma or Myanmar?
If you’re looking for a definitive answer as to whether Burma or Myanmar is the correct name for the southeast Asian country, you’re not...
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A Tip for Packing Efficiency
There are two types of travelers: efficient packers and over-packers. The former doesn’t need our advice. The latter doesn’t want it....
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How to Poo on Holiday
We try to keep our blog refined, as befits our sophisticated readers. That being said, please indulge us stepping out of character to...
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Facts & Myths About Obtaining a Bolivian Visa
If you’re confounded by the requirements and process to obtain a Bolivian tourist visa, your confusion is justified. We travel to Bolivia...
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Magical Burma Through Our Lens
Recent images of a ravaged Burma have been seared into our consciousness. As distressing and gut-wrenching as they are, Burma is so much...
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Helping the Burmese Help Themselves
On February 1, 2021, the Burmese (Myanmar) military staged a coup, leaving death, destruction and poverty in its wake. The crisis has...
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Awakened by Midnight Chants…Timkat in Ethiopia
A single candle illuminates the shrouded figures of four small children, bronzing their faces and imbuing them with an angelic quality....
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Lost in Translation
From quaint grammatical infelicities to expressions lost in translation, unintentionally hilarious signs are a universal source of...
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Passport Application in Limbo?
Since the beginning of the the COVID-19 pandemic, passport application processing times have been severely delayed. To add to the...
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An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure.
Dehydration, especially when traveling to exotic destinations, is often ignored or mistaken for other maladies, from the flu to food...