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Ask The Readers: 311 More Films Guaranteed To Blow Your Mind

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Ask The Readers: 311 More Films Guaranteed To Blow Your Mind

The readers have spoken! Here’s the complete list of films (mostly) guaranteed to blow your mind.

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Summer’s the peak season for taking a trip. Every year, when the days start to heat up, it’s a perfect time to go somewhere new – whether to a sun-drenched beach on a distant shore, or a uniquely creative vision in a darkened theater.

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Interview: Camille Cusumano Wants You to Find The Zen Of Tango

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Interview: Camille Cusumano Wants You to Find The Zen Of Tango

Feature photo by Ana_Cotta / Above photo by Libertinus

For those who find Europe to be too expensive, Argentina—especially Buenos Aires—has become the Next Big Deal.

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Their vineyards are turning out good vintages, the architecture is Paris-lite, there is an abundance of culture and adventure, and it’s all there to be had for a fraction of the cost.

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Left Or Right? How Political Ideology Shapes Your Moral Worldview

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Left Or Right? How Political Ideology Shapes Your Moral Worldview

Portia Remnant

You’ve heard the rhetoric.You’ve seen the ads. You’ve chosen sides, and the other guy has, too. And it’s not your side.

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5 Things A Post Office Can Tell You About A Country

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5 Things A Post Office Can Tell You About A Country

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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How Changing Your Perspective Makes All Travel An Inner Journey

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How Changing Your Perspective Makes All Travel An Inner Journey

Photo Premasagar

Travel means many things to many people. But if you’re aware, every journey is a soul journey.

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Everyone knows what travel is. There’s not a lot to explain: you buy a ticket, go somewhere, have fun. End of story.

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10 Reasons You Know It?s Time To Go Traveling

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10 Reasons You Know It?s Time To Go Traveling

Feel like you need escape? Read these 10 reasons and see if it’s time to hit the road.

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Photo by Marc Sebastian

So you finally did it. You moved back home. You gave up on your dreams of being a lifetime traveler in exchange for a pension, a steady paycheck, and a stable home environment.

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Discover Amelia Island, Florida for yourself ~ You’ll be glad you did

Discover Amelia Island, Florida for yourself ~ You’ll be glad you did

Amelia Island is located just off the coast of north Florida in the Atlantic Ocean.  This part of the southern United States exudes much history and natural beauty.  Fort Clinch is a military base that dates back to 1847 and saw action in both the Civil and Spanish-American wars.  Amelia Island is now a vacation destination for anyone looking for coastal enjoyment and seclusion.  Fernandina Beach has a historic downtown that offers the visitor a multitude of shopping amenities ranging from surf shops to book stores.

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What Would You Give For Your Traveler?s Moment?

While every trip has the potential to include a traveler’s moment, it isn’t something that can be forced or expected.

What Would You Give For Your Traveler?s Moment?

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.

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How To Reconnect With Your Friends After The Journey

How To Reconnect With Your Friends After The Journey

Photo by Rileyroxx

When returning home from long trips abroad, I’m always surprised by how much has changed. Somehow, I seem to have a subconscious expectation that life was on pause ?? just waiting for me to come back and pick up where I left off.

Of course, that isn’t how it works.

I come back to find out that my circle of friends isn’t quite the same. Some people aren’t talking to each other anymore. Old couples have broken up, and new ones have formed. Old roommates have finished school and moved away.

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5 Ways To Protect Your Essential Travel Documents

Losing your passport or bank cards on the road sucks. Not having the numbers accessible sucks even more.

5 Ways To Protect Your Essential Travel Documents

Photo by Tom Purves

For most of us our day to day life takes place in our homes, apartments and offices.

Each of these locations contain pretty much everything we own, need to survive and identify who we are. Somehow though, when we travel we are able to condense all these ???essentials??? into one or two small bags, carry them on our shoulders and hoist them onto trains.

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