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Faces From Afar: A Frightening and Fascinating Journey Through North Korea
Larissa and Michael Milne, shown here in their hometown of Philadelphia, sold nearly all their belongings in 2011 and embarked on a tour of the world. Along the way they visited the frightening but...
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Do We Really Need to Take Vacations to Space?
Is our world really not enough? Simple pleasures like swimming in the Adriatic Sea or hiking in the hills of Greece (in the upper right of the photo) will require staying on Earth. Photo courtesy of...
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A Short Bike Ride in the Peruvian Andes
Peru’s mountainous terrain is the landscape of dreams for climbers, hikers and cyclists. Photo courtesy of Flickr user slettvet. For those who grow dreamy-eyed at thoughts of high mountains, vacant...
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From the Slums of Lima to the Peaks of the Andes
The miserable sprawl and slums of north Lima make a poor first impression for tourists fresh out of the airport. Here, the author’s brother, Andrew, is shown 15 kilometers north of Lima, on the way to...
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No Place Compares to the Unrelenting Lifelessness of Peru’s Sechura Desert
The sight of the Sechura Desert highway vanishing in the dreary distance would crush cyclists if they weren’t assisted by a supreme northward tailwind. Photo by Alastair Bland. The cyclist who comes...
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Ecuador, Land of Malaria, Iguanas, Mangoes and Mountains
This sign just north of Tumbes is a clear sign, if the mangroves aren’t, that one is entering the muggy, and in some ways dangerous, tropics. Photo by Alastair Bland. We Enter Malaria Country The...
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Things to Do in Quito While Nursing Achilles Tendonitis
Quito, Ecuador, is a beautiful city both up close and from afar. This photo was taken from the towering slopes just west of the city, accessible by a chairlift. Photo courtesy of Flickr user jrubinic....
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Strange Ball in a Strange Place: Watching the Super Bowl in Ecuador
The Ravens edge toward the end zone during Superbowl XLVII as gringo residents of Cuenca, Ecuador watch in the Inca Lounge and Bistro. Photo by Alastair Bland. At the Inca Lounge and Bistro, dozens of...
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A Football Team With No One to Play Against
Footballer in the making? This young Ecuadorian seems drawn to the oblong shape and peculiar design of a football on a soccer field in the city of Cuenca. Photo by Alastair Bland. In Ecuador, from...
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Inside the Great American Baseball Road Trip
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ stadium, PNC Park, is one of the favorites in America and has become a strong tourist draw for ballpark fanatics. Photo courtesy of Flickr user daveynin. As 2013′s Major League...
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