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After the Tsunami: Rebuilding Aceh

After the Tsunami: Rebuilding Aceh

The 2004 tsunami that slammed South East Asia has all but disappeared from the headlines here, but in the year since a group of UBC students has been working quietly to help people in Aceh, Indonesia, rebuild their homes and lives.
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Take a Grown-Up Gap Year: Part 1

Take a Grown-Up Gap Year: Part 1

A year of travelling with purpose is a great way to get out of a work rut. Expert Susan Griffith offers tips to help you prepare for taking time off from your everyday life.
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Must-See Global Eco Hotspots

Must-See Global Eco Hotspots

Attention eco-conscious travellers! This special destination section scans the map for the planet's top biological hotspots. From historical landmarks to reefs and forests, here are 13 eco hotspots you need to see—and ways you can make your travels contribute to their conservation.
Published in Beyond the Guidebook
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Getting a Shipboard Education

Getting a Shipboard Education

How to earn credits while sailing the open seas.
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Postcards from Pakistan

Postcards from Pakistan

How a young Canadian organized and funded his own journey to Pakistan where he volunteered in a refugee camp on the Afghan border.
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Backgrounder: Nepal

Backgrounder: Nepal

Nepal is a tiny country in the Himalayas squeezed between China to the north and India to the south. It is home to the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, and has long been the destination of choice for outdoor adventure travel.
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Malaria: The Goods on Bad Air

Malaria: The Goods on Bad Air

Long ago, Romans knew that something in the air around the marshy areas of Rome was making people sick and even killing them. 
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