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Travels in the World

NBC’s Surprisingly Interesting World Blog

October 24, 2009

Some people may not think of NBC as a place to search for interesting, off-beat travel stories, but have you ever been to their World Blog?
In their own words…
NBC News World Blog aims to provide a dynamic look at world events and trends — both big and small — from NBC News correspondents, producers, and bureaus around the world. Online entries — from text to video — will explore news events and how they are [...]

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Place of Smelly Waters

October 17, 2009

It was mid-August, and I arrived in Chicago as temperatures were skyrocketing. The shores of Lake Michigan were crowded with people soaking in the sun, watching the air show and taking a stroll along the waterfront path.
I had come to Chicago to see Where Are You Go – a documentary about our company’s epic cycling event in Africa. You can read more about the film in my post from a few weeks ago.
But the film [...]

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Silk Road Cemetery – Afghanistan

September 30, 2009

My last post covered some of the sources of misconceptions that travelers inevitably start their journey with. This current post is a nice contrast. Its a  recent blog I read on some Silk Route history brought to light in modern day Afghanistan.
When we think of Afghanistan, we probably think of war. The article on the Silk Route in Kabul is a great way for us to see another side of Afghanistan, and to get a [...]

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The Preconception Tourist and a Top 10 List you will Never See on this Blog

September 21, 2009

Like everyone else, I travel with many skewed images and ideas about a place before I ever travel there and I am often happily surprised by what I find. Preconception is defined as an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence. As it relates to travel and tourism, all tourists who travel,  outside of the “western” comfort bubble, leave there with preconceptions. It’s impossible not to.
There are lots of reasons for this, and many of them [...]

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