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Column: Traveler’s karma is gonna get you
While traveling, there are few concepts that I believe with more justified reasoning than the idea of "traveler's karma.
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Group prepares for 4,500-mile bicycle ride for a cause
Steely figures on skeletal bicycle frames glide past closed storefronts and sleepy exteriors of on-campus dormitories at U. Texas in the post-dawn stillness.
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Unrest in Thailand doesn’t faze study abroad students
Reports of political unrest and violent protests might be enough to deter some students from studying abroad in Bangkok, the epicenter of a seemingly relentless struggle for power in Thailand. But the political turbulence did not faze the 26 U.
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Advice from Paris for students studying abroad
Traveling to a new place, learning a different language, being out of your comfort zone and meeting new and foreign people may seem intimidating at first, but the experience of studying abroad is worth it. U.
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Student embarking on 4,000-mile summer ‘Journey of Hope’
Michael Hang, a U. Alabama-Birmingham sophomore, will have a summer he is likely to never forget. In June Hang will embark on a 4,000-mile cycling journey across the country in an effort to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities.
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Under the volcano: Icelandic ash brings myth into the modern world
“This is an extraordinary situation,” reads the Norwegian Air website, with the Scandinavian penchant for stony understatement.
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Travel tip: The virtue of planning ahead
We booked tickets to Italy months ago, fascinated by the thought of being in Rome on Easter, and equally — if not more — interested because of the ticket price. My friends and I spotted the deal on Skyscanner, and a few phone calls later, we were on our way to Florence and Rome.
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Crossing Borders: moving to the Middle Kingdom
While more than 1 billion people already call China home, economic boom and opportunity have lured many a post-grad away from the flailing U.S. economy. After a lengthy job search, 2009 Northwestern U. graduate Benjamin Haas gladly exchanged his declining dollars for a yuan paycheck.
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Biking across America: Students go the distance to fight Alzheimer’s
The beginning of the summer will find one U. Kentucky student with the back tire of his bicycle touching the Pacific Ocean, ready to embark on a cross-country bicycle ride to help raise money and awareness for Alzheimer’s disease.
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