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archives: In Depth

The 5 Most Sacred Cities For The Spiritual Traveler

Venture on your own pilgrimage to these sacred cities around the world. [...]

The Explorers Club: Travel’s Most Secret Society Revealed

Members include the greatest explorers of the 20th century. [...]

The First-Timer’s Guide To Magic Mushrooms

Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore. [...]

10 Extreme Cases Of Travelers Imprisoned Abroad

While most trips are hassle-free, an unlucky minority find themselves on the wrong side of a jail cell. [...]

10 Extraordinary Burial Ceremonies From Around The World

Not all cultures believe in burying the dead in the ground. [...]

How Travel Helps You See Past The Headlines

Tragedy in the media is all too easy to forget, unless you've actually been there. [...]

Can Tribal Tourism Actually Help Preserve Indigenous Culture?

There’s a fine line between human interest and human zoo. [...]

Violence In Kenya: Is This What Democracy Looks Like?

We’re in week three of a nation-wide civil uprising in response to the fraudulent December 27th Presidential elections in Kenya, and among the  [...]

The Shameful Truth About Sex Tourism

Every year, tourists flock to Southeast Asia, in hopes of netting the tropical ocean dream. Khaosan Road, Bangkok’s backpacker coconut cream p [...]

Hidden Hope: A Visit To A Sri Lankan Tea Estate

Television news bombards us daily with images of global destruction, famine, disease, and wars. No wonder we despair at the future mankind is forging [...]

Dark Tourism: Bearing Witness or Crass Spectacle?

.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} The practice of visiting sites related to death and suffering is  [...]

A History Of Why People Travel

Ever notice how when you sit still for a few hours without moving, you suddenly get up and find your legs are cramped, or asleep, or feel tense? Tha [...]

My Time With The Navajo Elders

.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} When you live with people who have lost everything, can you lea [...]

The Case For Documenting Death

.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} The stacked skulls at the site of the killing fields, Cambodia.  [...]

The Artifacts of Genocide

A film montage I shot during my visit to the Cambodian Killing Fields in early 2006. The song is called “Dusk” by Canadian artist Matthe [...]

Culture Hopping: Life Is The Essential Ingredient

Like a roasted pepper, you’re done: well cooked, charred on the outside, burnt, spent. But on the inside, hidden within the veil of life’ [...]

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