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The Ultimate Guide To Planning A Destination Wedding

Planning a destination wedding can seem like a daunting task. Here’s what you need to know.

The Ultimate Guide To Planning A Destination Wedding

Photo by Tom Purves

Destination weddings have become increasingly popular in recent years, and a growing number of couples say they’d like to celebrate their special day in an exotic location.

Planning a destination wedding, however, can seem overwhelming, especially when so many details are being coordinated from afar.

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One Traveler?s Quest For The Ultimate Backpack

One Traveler?s Quest For The Ultimate Backpack

Illustration by Jacob Bielanski

The single greatest piece of advice I heard prior to my first vagabonding excursion was to pack my bag, then remove half the stuff and leave it behind.

As with all good advice, I only admired the lesson after I had failed to heed it. Lugging a heavy pack through border crossings and train stations, only then did I ask myself two questions:

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The Ultimate Vegan?s Guide To Finding Food On The Road

The Ultimate Vegan?s Guide To Finding Food On The Road

???You??re vegan? What do you eat? Can you eat rice????

I try to imagine a universe where rice isn??t grown, but hunted - the wild rice beast, a dangerous prey??

???Of course I eat rice. It??s a plant.???

???And ketchup? Can you eat ketchup????

There are a lot of people in the world who have absolutely no idea what being vegetarian or vegan really means. Some people think it means you don??t eat rice or ketchup. Some people think it means you DO eat fish and chicken. And there are people who think you??re a lunatic hell-bent on starving yourself to death.

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