If you only ever take one raft trip, make certain this is one that you consider. It’s a day trip on the Colorado River through Utah’s red rock formations in an area so awe-strikingly scenic that it’s been dubbed Postcard Alley. Everywhere you look, you’ll see another varnished cliff, another flat topped mesa, another weather-sculpted spire and another incredibly pure blue sky.
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Feature and above photo by M. V. Jantzen.
The American Empire still stretches around the globe. Learn how modern day colonists can best experience each destination’s unique bounty.
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The Tashkent post office / Photo Daniel Noll
As travelers, we have all visited post offices abroad.
We rarely relish these visits and often avoid them until the last possible moment. However, the post office provides an unusual opportunity for cultural observation and comparison.
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Recently, Brave New Traveler has received criticism for choosing to publish sponsored posts in our regular content. For those of you new to the site, or unsure what a ???sponsored??? post means, here’s a quick definition:
A sponsored post is an article that has been written expressly because a company has paid for content.
In most cases on Brave New Traveler, our sponsored posts have been written by myself or co-editor Tim Patterson, and have offered a critical eye on the service/product. At no time were we ???easy??? on them because they paid for the post ?? we tried to offer an objective look at the service/product, and leave the reader to decide if they wanted to check out the companies’ website.
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Several years ago I spent seven months living in France. The country of baguettes, berets and brie became my new home.
One day however, I was forced to return to the United States. I was happy to go home and see my family, drink Northwest microbrews and be with my friends again.
On my flight home however, something strange happened.
As we neared the Seattle airport, the sounds of the airplane went silent; for a moment I was left only with myself and the sensation of descending.
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