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The Traveller's Parasite

Written by Albert Koehl

They're everywhere, often difficult to detect until it's too late, but when they strike, you'll know you've been had.

Published in Travel Health

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Dicing With Death in the Gobi

Written by Graydon Hazenberg

Canadian adventurer Graydon Hazenberg follows the trail of China's most revered traveller along the Silk Road.

Published in Beyond the Guidebook

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In Search of the Eagle Hunters

Written by Tony Girardin

In the most remote region of Mongolia, semi-nomadic herdsmen train golden eagles to help them hunt. Filmmaker Tony Girardin travels 1600 kilometres over the desert to meet one.

Published in Beyond the Guidebook

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The Reaction in Lhasa: Protest Against the Tibetan Railway

Written by Michael Buckley

Tibetans around the world spoke out against the July 2006 opening of the Beijing-Lhasa railway, but we heard little noise from within Tibet.

Tibet on the Rails

Written by Michael Buckley

Tibetans fear that their culture will get derailed as the new train from China begins service to their region.

Published in Beyond the Guidebook

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Backgrounder: Tibet

Written by Verge Staff

Nestled in the Himalayan Region of Pacific-Asia, the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) is governed as a territory of China.

Published in Beyond the Guidebook

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How to Survive Anything

Written by Jeff Minthorn

"Survivorman" Les Stroud has endured some of the harshest physical environments on earth. He speaks with Verge about the headspace you need to survive.

Published in Why we travel

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