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•  Traveler?s Diary or Diarrhea?
  The Traveler’s Guide to avoiding the big D Every world traveler needs to pay special attention to what he or she eats and drinks. Failure to do so can, in the worst case scenario, land you in the hospital or even your tomb, or perhaps just ruin your trip. We see Anthony Bourdain (No Reservatio...
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:29:30
•  Find Your Own Oasis in the Desert
  The news headlines emanating from a given country may be frightening, leaving the impression that crime, corruption, war and poverty pervade in every corner of that nation. I challenge that notion, because within countries there are different regions, and within regions there are different communiti...
  Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:50:05
•  Speak Argentinian in Five Minutes!
  Argentina is unlike any other Spanish-speaking country in Latin America, except for its close cousin, Uruguay. Its population is overwhelmingly white European, primarily descendants of Italian, German, Spanish and French immigrants, and thus its culture is a mix of these, plus what it inherited from...
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:17:40
•  The ?Anything Goes? Culture
  I was just thinking of ways to explain the philosophy of “anything goes” that prevails in virtually all of the developing world when my friend, Linda, a fellow expat Canadian living since forever in Cozumel (Mexico) gave me the perfect example. She woke up one morning to a full fledged  ...
  Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:35:22
•  Let?s be Honest ? Air Travel is Hell!
  Recently my wife and I sat around a table with two other couples who are good friends in Florida. The topic turned to air travel and the consensus was that it is hell. We all love discovering new places, but getting there has become more and more unpleasant over the years… Everybody’s a ...
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:43:19