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Gearing up

Making waking practically pleasant

Making waking practically pleasant

The clever Moshi Voice Control Travel Alarm Clock responds to nine voice-activated commands, including time, set time, alarm, and set alarm.
Explore Vietnam

Explore Vietnam

From the city to the sea, experience its diverse beauty.
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Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration
Basketmakers from Maine’s Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot tribes will be selling their handmade ash splint and sweetgrass baskets at the Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale...
The beauties so distant from the din

The beauties so distant from the din

Generations of Chinese poets and scroll painters have been seduced by the scenery of Guilin.
Father and son

Father and son

Alberto Rizzotti and his son Eric explored Japan. See the photos.
Explore Delhi

Explore Delhi

Take a photo tour of India's the commercial center.
Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

The melting pot in Singapore has something for everyone. Take a delectable tour of the city.

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Madrid, Spain

A semester in Madrid

Though BC senior Michael Polark studied Spanish for five years, he still found a daunting language barrier.
Hiroshima, Japan

On this earth - peace

In Hiroshima, Japan, the legacy of the atomic bomb is never far from people's consciousness.
Pravda to Prada

Pravda to Prada

Despite political upheavals and capitalist makeovers, Russia's charms remain unsullied from 20 years ago.
Asia

Old world, new horizons

From fava beans to flea markets, a hands-on immersion in an ancient land brings history alive for young minds.
A breathtaking trek

A breathtaking trek

Of all Ladakh's impressive features—its soaring peaks and desert terrain—none captures the region more completely than its people.
Longjaunt in Asia

Longjaunt in Asia

The Boston-based Longjaunt team takes you on a journey through Asia.
The lights of Tokyo

The lights of Tokyo

Discover the baseball scene in Tokyo, where the Red Sox opened the 2008 season.

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Pravda to Prada: Russia 20 years later

MOSCOW - As I slowly turned to take in the panorama - the Kremlin towers, Lenin’s Mausoleum, GUM department store, the domes of St. Basil’s Cathedral - I remembered standing here 20 years before. Determined to protest a nuclear test being conducted in Kazakhstan, we were permitted into Red Square on that gray morning provided we refrained from demonstrating. With ...

Japan

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Americans abroad on their perfect days

For college students about to experience a semester abroad, returning students who have taken our World Class survey (see end of story) share their ideas of a perfect day.

Working your way

My partner, Ron, and I had been spending our Sundays planning a travel year off, when - poof! - our budget fizzled with the global economy. Instead of giving up, we turned to an option inspired by the 1960s, when students reinvented their parents’ European tours by working in vineyards stomping grapes. For $20 to $28.50 each, we bought two-year ...

On this earth -- peace

HIROSHIMA, Japan - This city, which 64 years ago was destroyed by the world’s first atomic bomb, is one of those places, like Auschwitz or Pompeii, that’s become a one-word synonym for horror.

A semester in Beijing

Marlene McManus’s path to China began on a spiritual note. After taking a class on Asian religions, the Clark University junior found herself drawn to classes in Chinese language, which eventually led to her spring semester at Beijing Institute of Education in a language immersion program. McManus detailed her trip more fully on her blog: marleneabroad.travellerspoint.com/.