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Jaipur
Jaipur is beautiful, known as the Pink City due to the color of all of the buildings in its historic district. Of all the places I...
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Holi in Vrindavan
While I can't tell you how the tradition of throwing colorful powder began, it's what happens every year on Holi, an Indian holiday...
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Reverse Culture Shock
I remember going away to college for the first time and not visiting home again for a few months. It was the longest I’d lived away, and...
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Fiji Part II: Viti Levu
While I definitely enjoyed the pretty islands through the Yasawas, it was the bus tour through Viti Levu that I was really looking...
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Iceland
There's no arguing that the scenery is amazing, but honestly, my favorite things about Iceland are their batshit crazy folklore and...
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Rotorua
For the best overall cultural experience in New Zealand learning about Maori life and traditions, Rotorua is the town to visit. My first...