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Managing Diabetes on the Road
Written by Mike Webster
Yesterday was your first day in the Greek Islands and you took full advantage of the vibrant nightlife in the beach towns of Santorini. Fortunately, your non-drinking travelling companion was there to get you back to the hostel safely. But today, strangely, your companion is still lying in bed and doesn't respond to your calls.
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Travel Health
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Picturing Progress in Zanzibar
Written by Andrea Gourgy
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.
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Volunteer Abroad
Be-witched in Ghana
Written by Sam Mednick
For North Americans, witchcraft is the stuff of books and movies. But in Ghana, its existence is undisputed. The question is what to do about it.
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Beyond the Guidebook
Getting a Shipboard Education
Written by Kate Daley
How to earn credits while sailing the open seas.
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Study Abroad
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A stove that can save lives and slow global warming? How the clean burning stove is doing just that.
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Why we travel
Casual Work Overseas Resources
Written by Susan Griffith
The most worthwhile sources of information are, without question, personal contacts and experienced travellers you'll meet on the road.
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Work Abroad
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Top 10 Casual Jobs Overseas
Written by Susan Griffith
Thinking about working abroad? Check out these options.
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How to Find Casual Work Overseas
Written by Susan Griffith
Have a budget for six months of travel but want to stay a year? Consider picking up a short-term job abroad.
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Work Abroad
There are a lot of helpful how-to books on travel writing (e.g. The Travel Writer's Handbook by Zobel and Butler). But my advice is to spend more time actually reading travel writers who inspire you.
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Work Abroad
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Six tips to get you started from veteran travel writer Julia Steinecke.
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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.
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Travel Health
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A Just Vision for Peace
Written by Andrea Gourgy
Victims of violence on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are taking peace into their own hands.
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Why we travel
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