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This story is a chance to watch over the author’s shoulder as she attends a wedding on the beach, with a real West Indies feast, dancing, and a bride in a bathing suit! By Susan M. Toy.
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A very different sort of Thanksgiving feast took writer Karie Hawkins Erenoglu by surprise during her visit to the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan.
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A terrible, chilling true-life story that will have you on the edge of your seat! From D. Richardson.
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After a one-month stint as a volunteer in a Kenyan orphanage, Canadian Alexandra Novis has found it heartbreaking to disengage with life in Africa.
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Slovenian travel blogger Marko tells of a trip to Cairo and the lessons he learned about what people will do for a living.
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Married just under two years, Terri Rimmer and her husband have to move to Oklahoma for his job. It’s a grim sojourn into togetherness and the center of the country.
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Mary Breen recounts the beginning of her adventure as a teaching volunteer in a Malaysian village located deep in a remote jungle. “Heart of Darkness” anyone?
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An ambitious climb to the top of the Statue of Liberty reminds writer Paige Walton that sometimes common sense arrives too late.
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Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow recreates her “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” fantasy one late New York night when (almost) no one is out on the town.
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“Nothing on Broadway could match the scene we watched from our hotel balcony that morning.”…read on to find out what Elynne Chaplik-Aleskow saw!
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Joy Huebert offers a ride to a hitchhiker in the wilds of British Columbia, and has a conversation with her that is both utterly normal and wildly outrageous.
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A.K. Cotham maintains her cheery disposition despite setbacks in her dream holiday in Oahu.
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John Joyce gives his version of the perfect trip to the nation’s capital, USA.
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Heed the first-hand advice of Helena MacLean the next time you have the opportunity to visit the monkey colony of Miyajima, Japan! This is a tale of narrow escapes, charming anti-authoritarianism, and deserved comeuppances.
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“If there’s anywhere in the world to be in love and heartbroken, Paris is probably the place” — these and other wise, wistful observations fuel Jodi Christie’s story of the heartache of falling in love and being apart.
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