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Reykjavik: A Layover
Somewhere in the suburbs of Reykjavik, my bus stops, the doors open, and I’m hit with a blast of arctic air; it is cold, very cold. Stepping out into the frozen void, seemingly abandoned in …
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Wuppertal: German Engineering at its Best
The year is 1900, and a certain Kaiser is visiting Elberfeld. What exactly was the highest authority in Germany doing in this working-class city near the Rhine? Well, he was inaugurating the world’s newest form …
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Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve: A Perfect Alternative to the UAE’s Urban Offerings
Dubai has never ranked high on my travel list. Most people come here either to shop or to lounge around on the city’s sandy shores like beached whales slowly roasting in the Arabian sun. Neither …
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Kalighat: An Introduction to India
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. But are a thousand words worth only one picture? In our media-saturated environment, we have become overly dependent on the visual medium. Our language …
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Airport Security and the Erosion of Soft Power
It was five in the morning at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. I had already passed through two security checkpoints on my way back to the States and now was standing in line for a third. A …
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Karlovy Vary: Spend a Day as a 19th-Century Aristocrat
One of the great things about travel is that it allows you to be someone you’re not. Feel like being an archeologist? Then grab your fedora and head for some ruins. Want to explore new …