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Best Bag For a Two Week Trip – Ask Alex – Travel Question Wednesdays

This post is part of the Ask Alex, Travel Question Wednesdays weekly series. To see previous questions click here.  To submit your own; tweet it to @AlexBerger, ask it in a comment on this post or send it in by e-mail. A quick introductory note - When I began authoring VirtualWayfarer in July o…
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The Emergence of A Third Type of Hostel: The Official Party Hostel

Old vs. New Model Hostels In the past I've talked about two primary types of hostels which I've classified as "Old Model" and "New Model" hostels.   To re-hash these two types, Old Model hostels tend to only provide the bare basics.  If you traveled 10+ years ago, they're the type of hostel you…
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How “Howdy” Has Made Me A Better Traveler – Considering Cultural Identifiers and Their Value

Each time we interact with a stranger there’s a significant amount of uncertainty. When that interaction occurs between people from different backgrounds, cultures, and languages that level of unknown is magnified sign…
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