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Lao'd and Clear

Lao'd and Clear

Sometimes in life you experience a perfect moment. A moment you wouldn’t change a single thing about. A moment that becomes a memory that seems...

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Home Away from Home

Home Away from Home

"Every time, as I am stepping off the plane in Uganda, I get this overwhelming feeling that my soul is at home."

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A Grain of Truth

A Grain of Truth

“My dad recently told me the process of life is like sifting and winnowing— the method of separating the wheat grain from the chaff…”

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Hallmark'et Moments in Thailand

Hallmark'et Moments in Thailand

Traveler Susan was in the market for a week spent soaking up a culture very different from her own. A place filled with unrecognizable food and new...

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A Little Something to Mol'dova

A Little Something to Mol'dova

Traveler Sarah ventured to Moldova as part of a global pharmacy program with her university. When she wasn’t learning in the lab, she was learning...

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At a Speculaas for Words

At a Speculaas for Words

Traveler Sandie and her daughter traveled to the Netherlands for some mother-daughter time exploring a new culture. Between its flower-filled streets...

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Kenyan Pride

Kenyan Pride

Traveler Linda ventured deep into the grasslands of Kenya with the mane goal of seeing the “Big Five” with her own two eyes. She found herself looking high...

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Wheel World: Cambodia

Wheel World: Cambodia

Nothing says “exploring the streets of Asia” like the tuk-tuk...the open air rickshaw where local life passes by as you soak up the sounds and...

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Hoe'peful for the Harvest Ahead

Hoe'peful for the Harvest Ahead

Meet microloan recipient Elisa. Elisa lives in the Ecuadorean countryside with her husband, children and grandchildren. She has spent her entire 69 years of life farming...

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Rise and Shrine

Rise and Shrine

Shintoism is an ancient religion of Japan that continues to guide the Japanese way of life today.

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The "Smoke that Thunders"

The "Smoke that Thunders"

Standing at a height of 108 meters (354 ft) and width of 1,708 meters (5,604 ft), “the Smoke that Thunders” or Victoria Falls is the world's largest...

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An Un'SUN'g Hero

An Un'SUN'g Hero

Provence, in the southern Mediterranean region of France, sees over 300 days of sunshine per year.  The local way of life has been guided by the...

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Jump in Feet First

Jump in Feet First

What’s the most exciting way to experience a new culture? Jump in feet first.

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A Leba'nonstop Wanderer

A Leba'nonstop Wanderer

Some travel in search of new cultures, others in search of unique experiences, and others in search of fertile grasslands. Shepherds are Leba’nonstop travelers who...

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A Kenyan Khanga that Celebrates "A Mother's Love"

A Kenyan Khanga that Celebrates "A Mother's Love"

As a mother by heart and traveler by spirit, Traveler Karla spent a month in Kenya visiting her son who moved there and exploring the...

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A’Greece’iation for the World Around Us

A’Greece’iation for the World Around Us

For traveler Kayla, travel revolves around meeting the local people and being part of their every day life. From the streets of Makeni, Sierra Leone...

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Sea the Beauty of Indonesia

Sea the Beauty of Indonesia

Indonesia is home to some of the world’s most well-known batik fabrics. Many of its islands have motifs of their own— celebrating the local flora,...

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Going the Eggs'tra Mile

Going the Eggs'tra Mile

This Fry’day we want to scramble things up a bit and tell a different kind of tale. An eggs’otic tale of a group of people in Northern Thailand going...

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Tanz' of Memories from a Tiny Town

Tanz' of Memories from a Tiny Town

Traveler Patricia ventured to the remote town of Kisangani, Tanzania. This tiny town of 3,000 left Patricia with Tanz' of the biggest memories…

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Back to Australia's Roo'ts

Back to Australia's Roo'ts

The kangaroo, or “roo”, is a national symbol of Australia.  For Australian Aboriginal communities, the kangaroo’s importance took roo’t long ago and it remains strong today.

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The Sweet Incens'ations of India

The Sweet Incens'ations of India

Incense burning has taken place in India for thousands of years so let’s make scents of its story.  Used for both its sweet aroma and as a...

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From Totem to Tote

From Totem to Tote

After years of dreaming about the Alaskan wilderness, Traveler Erica was able to experience a piece of this totem-lly unique culture for herself and brought back a piece...

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Setting the Scene'gal

Setting the Scene'gal

After two trips to the country and recent plans to move there, traveler Kirsty sets the Scene’gal for you… “Senegal is my favourite place on...

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The A’stone’ishing Islands of Malta

The A’stone’ishing Islands of Malta

As a traveler by heart and geologist by trade, Aaron traveled to an archipelago shaped entirely by limestone and tucked away in the Mediterranean Sea...

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Bavaria for Your Nearest & Deer'est

Bavaria for Your Nearest & Deer'est

Traveler Christa has traveled all over the world—whenever possible, traveling by bicycle. But as much as she loves exploring new countries, she finds exploring her...

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Ama'zoning in...

Ama'zoning in...

Today we are Ama’zoning in on a story that takes place deep inside the Peruvian Amazon. A vibrant place filled with life from canopy top to rainforest...

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From Nep'all Corners of the Globe

From Nep'all Corners of the Globe

People often ask me why I am working in Nepal. I initially came to Nepal for a 3 month contracted job with plans to travel...

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A Living Legend

A Living Legend

“When the warm days of summer arrive in Provence, the air is filled with the song of the cicadas, or 'cigales' in French."

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An I'Día Worth Sharing

An I'Día Worth Sharing

In Mexico, today is Día de los Muertos (or “Day of the Dead”)—a holiday where families come together to have an open Día’lect with their...

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The Full Manti

The Full Manti

The dumpling is gnocchi your average food. Cultures all over the world have captured the essence of this pocket-of-dough and have turned it into their own.

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