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Religions Collide on Sri Lanka’s Adam’s Peak

By Sherry Ott on May 12, 2011 in Asia, Photos, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka

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Footprints seem to mark the beginning of life for humans. We are born, and soon our little foot is being dipped in ink and imprinted on our birth certificates – marking our ‘official’ beginning. In...

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Myanmar: Watchdogs and the Watched

By Robert Schrader on May 10, 2011 in Asia, Myanmar, Photos, Southeast Asia

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A few days before my trip to Myanmar, I was made to browse through the U.K. edition of Travel + Leisure while waiting for an appointment in Bangkok. Coincidentally, I came upon a dreadful article...

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Sabah: Animal Welfare

By John Boivin on May 9, 2011 in Asia, Malaysia, Photos, Southeast Asia

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The bus ride from KK to Sandakan is not far in kilometres, but takes hours as we wind up and down the mountainous terrain. Borneo is gorgeous country. As the bus drives along a...

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Brunei: There’s No There, There

By John Boivin on May 7, 2011 in Asia, Brunei, Featured, Photos, Southeast Asia

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Tourists have been underwhelmed with Brunei for years. The guidebooks generally paint the picture of a dull place, with little to do. I want to take that with a grain of salt, as most guidebooks...

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Korea: The Undiscovered Country

By John Boivin on May 5, 2011 in Asia, Photos, Seoul, South Korea, Southeast Asia

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The long ride from downtown Seoul to Incheon airport offers plenty of time to contemplate. The 45-minute trip, punctuated by only a few stops, is fluid and uneventful. The Kubrick-esque polished floors and chrome, and...

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Westmoreland, Abrams and Petraeus, Views of War

By Claire Rogers on May 2, 2011 in Afghanistan, Asia, Events, Featured, Iraq, Laos, Middle East, Photos, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

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General Westmoreland’s Vietnam War To give you an idea about the misplaced bravado that marked the first years of the U.S. military in Southeast Asia, Life Magazine quoted General Westmorland about the prospects for the war: “We’re going...

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Foreign Policy Magazine: Making Food the Big Issue

By Danielle Nierenberg on May 1, 2011 in Africa, Asia, Egypt, Indonesia, North Africa, Photos, Southeast Asia

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Check out this month’s edition of Foreign Policy Magazine dedicated to food and agriculture.From an article about skyrocketing food prices worldwide, to a profile about food street carts in Egypt and Indonesia, the magazine explores how...

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It Rose Above the Sea

By Robert Schrader on April 30, 2011 in Asia, China, Photos, Shanghai, Southeast Asia

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It was only when I departed Shanghai for the last time that I realized how truly otherworldly a manifestation of human life the city is. What follows is the story of my departure.Her smile was...

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Robert Schrader is a travel writer and photographer who’s been roaming the world independently since 2005, writing for publications such as “CNNGo” and “Shanghaiist” along the way. His blog, Leave Your Daily Hell, provides a mix of travel advice, destination guides and personal essays covering the more esoteric aspects of life as a traveler.

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Religions Collide on Sri Lanka’s Adam’s Peak

Myanmar: Watchdogs and the Watched

Sabah: Animal Welfare

Brunei: There’s No There, There

Korea: The Undiscovered Country

Westmoreland, Abrams and Petraeus, Views of War

Foreign Policy Magazine: Making Food the Big Issue

It Rose Above the Sea

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