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US citizen guide to South American visas and reciprocity fees
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Quick guide to buying counterfeit and bribing police
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Josh Heller
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Letting your photo subjects come to you in Mexico City [VID]
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Old silver and old books--we've always loved both.
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How to piss off a German
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10 extraordinarily useful Italian phrases
Because "What a beard!" is a phrase everyone should use more often.
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How to: Tell the difference between Asian languages
Dumbing down culture and information to the point where it becomes trivia.
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Etiquette for 'splitting the bill' around the world
Etiquette for dining out.
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NewGusto is like Couchsurfing for dinner plans
A new site lets you turn ordinary dining rooms into freelance restaurants.
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Photo essay: How to make a Garifuna drum
The sound of the drum is used to establish the beat of the song and lead the singers.
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Celebrating Junkanoo in the Bahamas
For many Bahamians, Junkanoo is a part of their lives from an early age.
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What to tip your waiter (almost) everywhere in the world
This is what you should leave your waiter in 59 countries around the world.
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Dancing flashmob in crowded Mumbai train station [VID]
Well, this just makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
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How to piss off a Chilean in six easy steps.
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My affairs with Mexican slang
Chilapastroso. I fell in love with this mouthful immediately and without reserve.
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Notes on not (yet) making a living as a freelance writer in Phnom Penh
It was all part of the...
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The world's most turkey-shaped building [PIC]
And it's in Canada.
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Jason Wire
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How to: Say "Happy New Year" in 40 languages
40 ways to wish your friends and family a happy 2012.
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Prague and the unbearable truth of the lousy tourist
I wanted so badly not to be this thing I couldn’t seem to help myself from becoming.
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Canada's $100 bills now made of plastic
Look at all these innovative security features!
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10 extraordinarily useful German phrases
I thought it was an obscure sexual position. She actually meant, “meh.”
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Ellen Rabiner
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Ride a chicken to work in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Website on alternatives to private car use in Sao Paulo suggests riding a chicken to work.
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North Korean defectors: Escaping the reign of Kim Jong-Il
Portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il hang in every home.
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Road tripping around Iceland [VID]
A road trip through the otherworldly landscapes of Iceland.
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8 amazingly weird fake cities around the world
People can see Kijŏngdong from South Korea, so they know the city is completely deserted.
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A quick guide to speaking Kriol in Belize
“If it’s business, it’s English. But if I’m not getting paid...it’s Kriol.”
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Scenes from the real Mazar-e-Sheriff [PICS]
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The expat dilemma
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How 12-step slogans helped me in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, you’ve brought me back to basics.
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