Latest Articles and Blogs
Travel around the world on an empty wallet? Yes, it is possible.
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Budget Traveller
Conquering Motion Sickness
Written by Jeff Minthorn
If you're one of those people who feels queasy on anything but roller skates, you'll want to read this.
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Travel Health
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How to Plan Your Gap Year
Written by Jeff Minthorn
Each year, more and more young Canadians are choosing to augment their education by taking time out to travel—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.
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Volunteer Abroad
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Backgrounder: Sudan
Written by Verge
The name Sudan is derived from the Arabic "bilad-al-Sudan" or "land of the blacks."
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Beyond the Guidebook
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Postcards from Pakistan
Written by Sean Guistini
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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Why we travel
Backgrounder: Ivory Coast
Written by Verge
The conflict between the Government of Republique Cote d'Ivoire and rebel forces has been in the news lately. Here's a bit of background about the situation.
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Beyond the Guidebook
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Women on the Edge
Written by Clare Byrne
Jen Buck and Josee Auclair lead an all-woman expedition team to the North Pole.
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Why we travel
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Written by Jeff Minthorn
Are headlines in the news giving you cold feet about the big trip you've been planning for months?
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Backgrounder: Nepal
Written by Verge
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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Beyond the Guidebook
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Don't Let School Get in the Way of Your Education: The Value of a Gap Year
Written by Stephen Baxter
Taking a "gap year", or year off, is standard in much of the world. The idea of a year off is just starting to catch on in Canada, and there are thousands of ways to to get out and go...
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Volunteer Abroad
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Plan to Work Abroad
Written by Jeff Minthorn
Many years ago, a good friend of mine who was then in his second year of med. school, organized a term working in a small rural medical clinic in Kenya.
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Work Abroad
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Malaria: The Goods on Bad Air
Written by Richard Desrochers
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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Travel Health
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