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¿Habla Español? How Language Enhances Travel

As travelers, we've all been there: you're in a foreign country, you don't speak the language, and you're trying desperately to make yourself understood—and comprehend what someone else is telling...

10 Feet of Bliss: Adventures on a Rustic Island

I don't remember whose bright idea it was to motorcycle around the entire Maderas Volcano that makes up the southern half of La Isla Ometepe, an island in Lake Nicaragua....

Finca San Juan: A little bit of paradise on La Isla Ometepe

[caption id="attachment_368" align="alignright" width="300"] Concepcion Volcano on La Isla Ometepe[/caption] Just where is La Isla Ometepe, you might ask? I myself had never heard of it until I began planning...

Peta and Ben: Building Sustainable Bamboo Housing

Nicaragua is not a wealthy country; according to the Moon Handbook to Nicaragua, it is the poorest of all Central American countries (and second-poorest in the Western Hemisphere). Having suffered...

Chile: Life in the Atacama Desert

It is still dark when the Colque family makes its way up the volcano, climbing steadily in the early morning hours. The air is cool and arid here in the...

Passage to India

The idea of volunteering in another country has long been considered the province of students and recent graduates; images of intrepid twenty-year-old Peace Corps workers in a remote Sierra Leone...

In the Shadows of Angkor Wat, Cambodia

At the age of 14, Ponheary Ly died and came back to life. At least, that’s how she describes it. The year was 1977, and the Khmer Rouge was on...

Thailand: One Day in Bangkok

If you’re traveling on a budget, Southeast Asia is a great place to do it. Once you get here, it’s easy to keep costs very low and have an amazing...

France: Finding Home in the Bordeaux Wine Valley

You simply have to love a place where a top local chef advises wine with breakfast. Thierry Marx, a Relais & Châteaux Grand Chef, reported to the Aquitaine tourism magazine...

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