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Intern Report: Destination, Egypt?
Ever since a formerly anonymous Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire a year and a week ago, the Arab Spring has blazed unceasingly, notably in Cairo’s Tahrir Square where, in the last year, the Egyptian people have managed to ouster their former Pharaoh, Hosni Mubarak. Just three weeks ago, the fourth most populous Arabic state held the first round of primaries for parliamentary...
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WatchWatch
Roads and Kingdoms dines al fresco in the street stalls of Rangoon with acclaimed cookbook author Naomi Duguid. And a monk.
Dec 23rd
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kelliestarr asked: You probably get asked this all the time, but are there any internships available?!
Dec 21st
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“Social media is huge for us. We’re starting out as a Tumblr, for example,...”
– From an interview about Roads and Kingdoms on AOL’s travel site Gadling. Y’all been warned.
Dec 21st
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17 Things You Should Know Before You Go to Burma
There are no ATMs. In fact, there is no legitimate way to secure cash once in the country. Bring American dollars, big ones (the larger the bill, the better the exchange rate), and change them over at the Scott Market in Rangoon, where the rates are generous. Make sure they’re crisp; if they can’t break skin, they ain’t worth shit in Burma. Seriously: nearly every foreigner...
Dec 20th
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Here's looking at you, kid: Where to Now? You... →
Awesome. Dashne Murad’s cousin reblogged us and recommended that we go to Kurdistan, because, among other things, “we will be welcomed and praised for being White”. Well, who doesn’t like that? Except for, you know, people who are not white. Nina-Krkic: “ Dashne Murad, revered by her people as “The Kurdish Shakira”. She doesn’t sing very well, but she’s probably the...
Dec 20th
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Where to Now? You Decide!
Hey sports fans, If you can believe it, Nathan and Matt gave their intern the responsibility of presenting the potential destinations for their upcoming trip, which is scheduled for late January or early February. In turn, the reader (that’s you), will decide where they’ll end up going. Questions, comments, concerns, previous experiences, preconceived notions, ungrounded prejudices, fact-based...
Dec 20th
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