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- By Troy Nahumko
- Category: Work Abroad
Europe may be the School of Hard Knocks for ESL teachers, but Troy Nahumko has some tricks to ease the trade.

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- By Bill Frederick
- Category: Budget Traveller
Bill Frederick kicks off Verge Magazine's new Travel Ethics column with a look at the counterpoint of competing values.

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- By Andrea Gourgy
- Category: Budget Traveller
Travel around the world on an empty wallet? Yes, it is possible.

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- By Jeff Minthorn
- Category: Travel Health
If you're one of those people who feels queasy on anything but roller skates, you'll want to read this.

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- By Jeff Minthorn
- Category: Volunteer Abroad
Each year, more and more young Canadians are choosing to augment their education by taking time out to travel—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.

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- By Verge
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
The name Sudan is derived from the Arabic "bilad-al-Sudan" or "land of the blacks."

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- By Sean Guistini
- Category: Why we travel
How a young Canadian organized and funded his own journey to Pakistan where he volunteered in a refugee camp on the Afghan border.

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- By Verge
- Category: Beyond the Guidebook
The conflict between the Government of Republique Cote d'Ivoire and rebel forces has been in the news lately. Here's a bit of background about the situation.