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A billboard in Liberia during West Africa's 2015 Ebola outbreak.

Ebola & COVID: Communities Rising to the Challenge

A veteran of Doctors Without Borders' Ebola mission in Uganda sees some surprising similarities in our behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published in Work Abroad
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COVID Across Cultures

COVID Across Cultures

Returning home from Tanzania, I realized my need to travel was putting others at risk.
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Essential Guide to Responsible & Ethical Travel

Essential Guide to Responsible & Ethical Travel

Overtourism and the problems it creates may make you feel like giving up your passport. But responsible travel experts say there's a better way.
Published in Beyond the Guidebook
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The Broke Backpacker’s Guide to Scoring Free Accommodation

The Broke Backpacker’s Guide to Scoring Free Accommodation

From couchsurfing to house swapping, here's how to take the cost of accommodation out of your travel budget.
Published in Budget Traveller
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How to Volunteer Abroad for Free

How to Volunteer Abroad for Free

Hosting international volunteers requires a considerable amount of time and resources. But does that mean you have to pay to volunteer abroad?
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Thumbs-up to Belgrade

Thumbs-up to Belgrade

A first-time hitchhiker learns the subtle art of thumbing to Serbia. 
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A Vegetarian's Guide to Eating in China

A Vegetarian's Guide to Eating in China

A Mandarin-speaking vegetarian shares her secrets for navigating a meat-heavy land. 
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Contributing editor, Jessica Lockhart, and her partner in Akaroa, New Zealand.

What It's Like to be a Digital Nomad in the Time of COVID-19

I'm a Canadian working abroad in New Zealand. Here's how a global pandemic altered my life overnight.
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5 Classic Reads That Will Transport You Around the World

5 Classic Reads That Will Transport You Around the World

A travel reading list to help you through a pandemic.
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Faceplanting My Way Into an Overseas Emergency Room

Faceplanting My Way Into an Overseas Emergency Room

The downfalls (literally) of being a 54-year-old backpacker.
Published in Travel Health
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The writer, Dave Smurthwaite, with his family in France.

Don't Do This If You Want To Move Abroad

The most common mistakes that prevent people from realizing their dreams of living abroad. 
Published in Why we travel
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9 Ways to Travel Meaningfully From Home

9 Ways to Travel Meaningfully From Home

The COVID-19 pandemic has us confined to our quarters for the time being. We've come up with a few suggestions for how to keep that travel bug alive and well.
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