A Really Rustic Hideaway: Samaná Peninsula in the Dominican Republic
'Sticking off the northeast of Hispaniola like a strange little mutant crab claw, the Samaná Peninsula offers a taste of the Caribbean as...
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Travel Tips for the Indecisive Traveler
Who would have guessed that the answer for the wishy-washy traveler in all of us is actually not an app but good old-fashioned ingenuity,...
A Writer Who's Redefining Borders All Over Again
From Mexico to the world. Link
Marijuana's Machiavelli
'All sorts of cases come across his desk, from those involving police brutality to racial discrimination and even inmate deaths. But one...
Love Mountain Sports? You Have These Vets to Thank
They slept in the open in blizzard conditions; hiked up and down icy mountain ridges; and fired guns while racing downhill on wobbly...
In Texas, Oil is King. And She's Its Queen
There’s a saying in Texas: “What starts here changes the world.” It seems like a stereotypically oversize Texan attitude, but these days,...
A 'Zero' Grade for Half a Million Brazilians
Last year twice as many students scored 1000, a perfect score on the essay, and only 100,000 scored zero.
Carnaval's High-Energy Umbrella Dance
A surge of energy is pulsing across Brazil, building into a wave of celebration that crests today, the official last day of the annual...
Brazil's Favorite Snack
“You said you wanted me to take you to the most authentically Brazilian place I know,” he says. “What could be more authentically...
Top 5 Snow Gear Trends of the Season
What makes this year’s high-tech updates noteworthy, experts say, is that they cater to all performance levels — from wobbly beginners to...
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