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A Warao child plays in the government water collection lids.
Paddling into the heart of Venezuela, Robin Esrock discovers beauty, bugs, and a bad case of jungle fever.
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The morning was nigh for a week long jungle adventure deep into the heart of Venezuela’s Orinoco Delta.
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Jakera (hello) to the shy, beautiful sisters who live with their parents near our small camp jungle camp / Photo Robin Esrock
Deep in the jungle, Robin Esrock discovers religious influence, and has his own spiritual moment with dolphins.
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.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} There may come a time when travel stops being fun. How will you know it’s time to go home?
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Cycling in Vietnam / Photo Shoot Into The Sun
It was eerily similar to swimming.
Water gushed through my helmet, down my hood, and into my face. My gloves and shorts were saturated, weighted sponges clutching my skin. Peeking out from worn sandals, my toes lapped up street water with each pedal stroke.
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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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While filming the final episode of Word Travels in Ethiopia, Robin meets an inspiring athlete using his power to give back.
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I call it the People Chain. It’s like Facebook, offline, with edge.
The idea is to get random contacts in random places and see where it leads you. Might be a palace, might be a dark alley, but knowing anyone here who knows anyone there usually leads everywhere.
Tags: Gonzo, Traveler, Making, Difference, One, Dream, Time.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} Matador is the world’s first interactive magazine for travel, lifestyle, and place.
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Matador members believe they can change the world, and they’re out there doing it every day.
Sure, we publish the same sorts of articles you find in print publications, but these articles are just window-dressing. The editor in me cringes, but it’s true.
But no matter what we write, the most important part of Matador is the community. Whenever I need a little stoke, I browse Matador member profiles. I’m always awed by the sheer human optimism in this remarkable community.
Tags: Inspirational, Matador, Travelers, 11-20.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} Paying locals for photographs has hideously backfired in Ethiopia, as Robin Esrock finds out on his latest adventure.
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It can get a little intense. / Photo Robin Esrock
I wake up to the sound of a women screaming in sexual climax.
Tags: Gonzo, Traveler, The, Trouble, With, Tourist, Money, Tribal, EthiopiaWhile every trip has the potential to include a traveler’s moment, it isn’t something that can be forced or expected.
Photo by Benjamin Orbach
As I waited for the monorail that would take me to my connecting gate at O’Hare Airport, the sun rose and painted red the lower edges of the Chicago sky.
It was the color of the elderly Sikh’s turban in Jaipur, the man who had sold me a bottle of water between handing out change to the pilgrims who passed his shop.
Tags: What, Would, You, Give, For, Your, Traveler, MomentSeeker: “Teach me the way to liberation.” Zen master: “Who binds you?” Seeker: “No one binds me.” Zen master: “Then why seek liberation?”
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The desire to travel can be motivated by a variety of desires. To see the world. To push our boundaries.
Perhaps to gain the ultimate truth: enlightenment.
But what is enlightenment? And how would we know it if we found it? For me, I’ve found a valuable guide in Zen Buddhism.
Tags: The, Traveler, Guide, EnlightenmentInternet cafes can be dangerous places. Here’s how to keep your information safe.
Photo by Mark Shandro
Whether sending email, uploading photos, booking flights and hotels, paying the bills back home, and checking the status of a bank account, travelers use the internet for a huge variety of tasks.
The ubiquity of internet cafes around the world has made this convenience possible.
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